Penn State Behrend recognized more than 140 students for excellence in scholastic achievement and engagement at the college’s 74th Honors and Awards Convocation, which was held in McGarvey Commons.
Penn State Behrend’s competitive cheer team placed second at the NCA Collegiate Cheer National Championships, the highest-ranking competition for collegiate cheerleading.
De-stress Fest takes place at five branch libraries across the University Park campus and at 12 Penn State campuses across the commonwealth, offering free snacks, games, activities, art therapy and other stress-management options, which vary with location.
The Ross and Carol Nese College of Nursing at Penn State has been awarded a $2 million grant by the Bedford Falls Foundation, resulting in the creation of more than 30 scholarship awards each totaling $40,000.
As part of our regular “We Are!” feature, we recognize seven Penn Staters who have gone above and beyond what’s asked of them in their work at the University.
The Women’s Engagement Council at Penn State Behrend has selected Ann K. Scott, community outreach manager for Erie Insurance Group, as the inaugural recipient of the Mary Behrend Impact Award, which recognizes individuals who support and lift women in the Erie community.
The Penn State Behrend women’s track and field team won 14 events at the Behrend Invitational on April 16. The men’s team won 13 events — including six of the field competitions.
A new $1 million endowment created by the Kay Hardesty Logan Foundation will expand and extend Music at Noon: The Logan Series, which makes concert-level chamber music accessible to new audiences through a series of informal lunchtime performances at Penn State Behrend.
Nicole (Frisbee) Gailey, a 2010 graduate of Penn State Behrend, was honored as one of seven Penn State Alumni Achievement Award recipients at a ceremony on March 17.
The Penn State Behrend men’s volleyball team clinched the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference regular-season championship with a 3-0 win over Hilbert. The Lions will host the AMCC tournament and play in the semifinals on April 14.
