Brittany Anderson, a World Campus graduate who earned degrees in accounting and finance, served as the student marshal for the Black School of Business at Penn State Behrend’s December commencement.
David W. “Dave” Grzelak, a Penn State alumnus and retired chairman and CEO of Komatsu America Corporation who was closely connected to Penn State Behrend, died Dec. 26 at his home in Chicago. He was 73.
Penn State Behrend’s basketball teams stayed active over the semester break. The men’s team competed in the Smokey Ballenger Classic, at Otterbein University in Ohio. The women’s team traveled to Tennessee for the Music City Classic, at Welch College.
A new partnership with the Eagle’s Nest Leadership Corporation will expand Penn State Behrend’s Open Lab model of learning to neighborhoods on Erie’s east side. Behrend faculty members and students will provide training and workshops in financial literacy, entrepreneurial thinking, STEM learning and other skills.
Penn State Behrend awarded 230 undergraduate and graduate degrees at the college’s fall commencement ceremony. The Dec. 16 program, which was held in Junker Center, featured an address by Joseph W. Snyder, retired president and co-founder of Process and Data Automation.
At the conclusion of the University's six-year fundraising effort, “A Greater Penn State for 21st Century Excellence,” Penn State Behrend had much to celebrate: The college had raised more than $75 million — an amount well above the original Behrend campaign goal of $52 million.
Titus Fuller earned scholarship funding for good grades and the completion of core courses at a community college. He’s now completing a degree in industrial engineering at Penn State Behrend. RaiseMe scholarships provide up to $7,000 in funding for students who transfer from community colleges to a four-year college or university.
The Women in Engineering day program at Penn State Behrend features a series of hands-on workshops, including scale-model pipelines, lava lamps and LED flowers.
Penn State Behrend wrestler Kyle Trim, a heavyweight, won five matches at the Rochester Institute of Technology Invite. Zach Dellinger, a freshman from Williamsville, New York, won twice.
