Penn State Behrend track-and-field athlete Brandon Konieczki set a program record in the long jump at the All-Atlantic Region Track and Field Conference indoor championships, clearing a distance of 7.16 meters. Konieczki, a sophomore from Erie, won the event.
The Penn State Alumni Association will honor eight prominent young alumni for their outstanding professional accomplishments at the 2025 Alumni Achievement Awards Ceremony on March 28. The event will be livestreamed.
The Penn State Behrend baseball team split two double-headers against Eastern Mennonite in the team’s first action of the 2025 season. Daniel Boehme, a senior from Peters Township, opened the third game with a two-run double in the top of the first.
The winning picture in the 2025 Penn State Today winter photo contest was submitted by Dom Feola, marketing specialist in Penn State Outreach. The picture shows Jane, the resident sandhill crane at Shaver's Creek Environmental Center.
Penn State Behrend’s swimming and diving teams won the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference championships and placed second overall at the SUNYAC-AMCC meet in Buffalo, New York. Tim Compton and Camryn Watters were named Swimmers of the Meet.
Teaching and Learning with Technology, part of Penn State University Libraries, has announced that the virtual Symposium Lite will return the week after the in-person TLT Symposium from 1-4 p.m. on March 27.
Penn State Behrend is inviting prospective graduate students to learn more about the college’s master’s degree programs through free online info sessions, beginning Feb. 19.
The Penn State Behrend men’s volleyball team opened Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference play with two wins over Mt. Aloysius. The Lions finished with scores of 3-1 and 3-0. Kyle Hoffman, a junior from Carlton, had 26 kills.
Penn State Behrend and Penn State Harrisburg have received the new Carnegie Classification for “Research Colleges and Universities” — a designation awarded by the American Council on Education and the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching that recognizes institutions with at least $2.5 million in research and development expenditures from external and internal funding in an average year. Overall, Penn State retained its Research 1 (R1) standing, indicating the highest levels of research expenditures and doctorate production.
