Penn State campuses across Pennsylvania were sites of celebration and recognition May 5-7 as the University awarded more than 14,000 degrees during spring commencement ceremonies held statewide. Revisit the excitement of commencement with this gallery of photos from Penn State's Commonwealth Campuses.
Penn State Behrend has begun the second phase of a comprehensive trail-improvement project in Wintergreen Gorge, a Natural Heritage Area on and adjacent to the Behrend campus. The $544,000 project will extend an ADA-accessible trail and address erosion on the trail system, which is used by hikers, trail-runners and mountain-bikers.
Dr. Ala Stanford, a health policy adviser who was named a "Top 10 CNN Hero" in 2021, will give the commencement address at Penn State Behrend’s spring commencement ceremony on May 5. The program will begin at 6:30 p.m. at Erie Insurance Arena.
Twelve student research teams presented their work at Penn State Behrend’s Business Showcase on April 24. Their projects included a feasibility study for an online insurance platform, the development of websites for the Erie Times-News and the Financial Literacy Network and new virtual reality and TinkerCAD applications.
The 19 interdisciplinary research teams that received funding include more than 75 researchers who are affiliated with 10 colleges and research units across seven Penn State campuses.
Two wins over Penn State Altoona moved the Penn State Behrend softball team to the top spot of the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference. The Lions will host a double-header against Alfred State on May 6.
A new research program for students will be launched this coming fall: The Vice President for Commonwealth Campuses Undergraduate Student Research Fund aims to support student-led projects in different fields. Participants will acquire hands-on experience in research, scholarship, and artistic efforts. They will be responsible for creating their own research problems, study proposals, methodologies, and presenting their findings.
More than a dozen students in Associate Professor of Political Science Robert Speel’s politics and government course visited the U.S. Capitol, where they met with members of Congress, attended briefings at foreign embassies and visited the U.S. Supreme Court.
A total of 237 Penn State undergraduates presented during the Undergraduate Exhibition from April 10-12, showcasing their research, projects and performances during a virtual and in-person event.
The Penn State Behrend men’s tennis team won the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference championship with a 5-0 sweep of Penn State Altoona on April 23. The Behrend team did not give up a match point during the two-day tournament.
