As part of the EDTHP 115A: Competing Rights: Issues in American Education course, Penn State Behrend students hosted a forum with Erie Mayor Joe Schember, pictured here. Schember outlined some the strengths and challenges facing the Erie School District.
Dereck Majors, Hailey Roberson and Julia Benim, pictured left to right, are three students enrolled in EDTHP 115A: Competing Rights: Issues in American Education. The Penn State Behrend course helps students understand how schools are influenced by politics and society.
Tarana Burke, founder of the "Me Too" movement, spoke at Penn State Behrend on April 17. "My family gave me an incredible sense of self, and an ability to recognize injustice," she said. "But they didn't give me the tools to do anything about it."
Faisal Aqlan, at right, an assistant professor of industrial engineering at Penn State Behrend, uses high-end CAD/CAM/CAE software to design and simulate manufacturing processes.