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Coffee cups in three sizes: small, medium and large

Coffee Cups

The Commuter Meal Plan features three price levels: $250, $500 and $1,000. The $250 level, which is new this year, offers flexibility for students seeking a small number of meals, snacks and/or beverages per week at Campus Dining locations.

The Young People’s Chorus of Erie, a youth outreach program of the School of Humanities and Social Sciences at Penn State Behrend, will hold open rehearsals next month for its 2019-20 season.

YPC Open Rehearsals

The Young People’s Chorus of Erie, a youth outreach program of the School of Humanities and Social Sciences at Penn State Behrend, will hold open rehearsals next month for its 2019-20 season. Open rehearsals give young people between the ages of 7 and 18 the opportunity to attend a rehearsal, meet the staff and learn about YPC Erie.

Darren Williams will discuss the science behind black holes on Thursday, Sept. 5, when Open House Night in Astronomy returns to Penn State Behrend.

Black Hole

Darren Williams, professor of astronomy and astrophysics at Penn State Behrend, will discuss the science behind black holes on Thursday, Sept. 5, when Open House Night in Astronomy returns to Penn State Behrend. His presentation, “How to See a Black Hole in Space,” will begin at 7:30 p.m. in Room 101 of the Otto Behrend Science Building. It is free and open to the public.

Scientific posters on easels line a large room, with windows on one side. People are grouped together in two or threes, discussing the research on the posters.

REU symposium 2019

Undergraduate students from across the United States presented their summer research projects at the Research Experiences for Undergraduates Symposium on July 30. 

Staff members at Penn State Behrend’s Centers for Teaching and eLearning Initiatives recently developed a 360-degree virtual tour of Metco Industries.

Metco Tour 2

Staff members in Penn State Behrend’s Centers for Teaching and eLearning Initiatives recently developed a 360-degree virtual tour of Metco Industries, a powdered-metals manufacturing company located in Saint Marys. The company produces various steel and bronze parts and employs nearly 150 people.

David Perkins, far left, Jodi Herman, and Jaimen Gallo, far right, are three members of Penn State Behrend’s Centers for Teaching and eLearning Initiatives, who recently developed a 360-degree virtual tour of Metco Industries.

Metco Tour 1

David Perkins, far left, Jodi Herman, and Jaimen Gallo, far right, are three staff members of Penn State Behrend’s Centers for Teaching and eLearning Initiatives, who recently developed a 360-degree virtual tour of Metco Industries, a powdered-metals manufacturing company located in Saint Marys. The tour is now used as part of QMM 593: Field Experiences in Manufacturing course, which is taught by Phil Jones, a lecturer in engineering, pictured in the middle right.