Pennsylvania Sea Grant is offering three paid summer internship opportunities for undergraduate students seeking to gain experience in the areas of outreach, education and economics. Applications are now being accepted.
“If you have even a kernel of confidence, some thought deep inside of you that says, ‘I think I’m good at this one thing,’ listen to that voice,” said actor and writer Brendan Hunt at a recent Penn State Behrend talk. “Listen to all the other stuff, but be sure you listen to that voice, too. Because that’s you.”
Taura L. Barr, associate professor of clinical nursing at Ohio State University’s College of Nursing, will be the speaker at the Penn State Ross and Carol Nese College of Nursing's 2023 joint Jean Vallance Lecture in Nursing Innovation/WE LEAD Inspirational Leader Speaker Series on Friday, March 31, at the Wyndham Garden State College. The lecture will be offered in-person as well as via webinar.
Penn State Behrend’s new Erie Hall offers expanded fitness, recreation and wellness space. “I think it will inspire more students to work out," said Kelly Wilson, the college's new campus recreation manager.
The Penn State Behrend women’s basketball team completed a regular-season sweep of Penn State Altoona with an 88-56 win on Feb. 11. The team travels to Alfred State on Feb. 15. Behrend’s volleyball, track and field, tennis, bowling and wrestling teams also were in action last week.
Five Penn State Behrend seniors will represent the college at this year’s THON, the 46-hour dance marathon that benefits Four Diamonds at Penn State Health Children’s Hospital.
Roger Brindley, vice provost for Penn State Global; Andrea Dowhower interim vice president for Student Affairs; and Renata Engel, vice provost for online education, share resources available for individuals who have been impacted by the earthquake in Syria and Turkey, as well as ways to help with the rescue and recovery.
Five months before contractors hung the siding on Penn State Behrend’s new Erie hall, they tested strips of it on an architectural mockup — a 10-foot-tall model that was built to test the colors and fit of the materials that had been selected.
The Penn State Behrend swimming and diving teams defeated Wells in a dual meet at the Junker Center on Feb. 4. The men’s team won 14 of the 16 events. The women’s team finished first, second and third in five of the 15 events.
Penn State University Police and Public Safety is reminding all students, employees and visitors to familiarize themselves with the University’s official Active Attacker Response Program, to learn more about how to react when encountering a potentially life-threatening situation in any environment.
