"A Greater Penn State for 21st Century Excellence" concluded on June 30, raising more than $2.2 billion for the three key imperatives of a modern land-grant institution: opening the doors of higher education to students from every background; creating transformative experiences for both students and citizens; and impacting the larger world through research, outreach and service. While the nearly $844.5 million raised for the last imperative advanced a wide range of priorities across the University, the campaign focused attention on three opportunities for impact: economic development, resource security, and human health.
The Penn State Behrend men’s soccer team recently built a three-game win streak with victories over Houghton, La Roche and Hiram. The team hosts Alfred State on Wednesday, Oct. 12.
The Speaker Series at Penn State Behrend will begin Wednesday, Oct. 12, with a program featuring former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch. The program will be moderated by Lena Surzhko Harned, an associate teaching professor of political science and associate director of the Public Policy Fund at Penn State Behrend.
The Penn State Behrend women’s soccer team scored a season-high seven goals against Mt. Aloysius on Oct.1. Trinity Prestash, a sophomore from Phillipsburg, and Mia Zec, a junior from Cranberry Township, each scored two.
More than 1,100 students attended Penn State Behrend’s fall Career and Internship Fair on Sept. 21. They met with recruiters from more than 160 companies, including Toyota, ExxonMobil and Bausch & Lomb.
The fiction writer Chinelo Okparanta, winner of the O. Henry Prize and a finalist for the New York Public Library’s Young Lions Fiction Award, will open the Smith Creative Writers Reading Series at Penn State Behrend on Oct. 6.
Students reflect on the teaching style of Courtney Nagle, associate professor of mathematics education at Penn State Behrend and a recipient of the 2022 Milton S. Eisenhower Award for Distinguished Teaching.
In observance of the American National Standard Institute’s World Standards Week in October, Penn State University Libraries is planning an afternoon of activities Oct. 12 with the theme “Imagine a World Without Standards.” The event will focus on the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, which project to address social imbalances, develop a sustainable economy and slow the rate of climate change.
Fifty middle-school students attended Penn State Behrend’s weeklong STEAM camp, which offered hands-on science, technology and engineering workshops. The program, a partnership with Wabtec Corp., is being replicated across the country.
The Penn State Behrend women’s tennis team swept Mt. Aloysius on Sept. 24, earning a second Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference victory. The team hosts La Roche on Friday, Sept. 30.
