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Pam Silver, distinguished professor of biology and interim dean for academic affairs at Penn State Behrend, received the 2018 Distinguished Service Award from the journal Freshwater Science.

Political analyst Elise Jordan debated former presidential candidate Howard Dean during a Nov. 13 Speaker Series program at Penn State Behrend.

The Penn State Behrend women's basketball team finished second in the Creative Imprints Tip-Off Tournament, which the Lions hosted. 

Melissa Lichtinger ’13, who graduated with degrees in Marketing and International Business, is currently a Peace Corps volunteer teaching English and American culture.

Jason Pettner, a 2018 Black School of Business graduate, and two classmates—Ben Lowery and John McDermitt—trained teachers at more than forty high schools to incorporate basic financial awareness in their lesson plans.

Marketing alumna, Susan Sherwood ’01, has worked at Asbury Springhill in Erie since 2010 and she absolutely loves her job.

Penn State Behrend senior Billy Santoro donated bone marrow to Matthew Walker, a teenager with leukemia. A year later, they met for the first time.

Billy Santoro, a senior at Penn State Behrend, hugs his new friend Matthew Walker. Santoro donated bone marrow to Walker after submitting a DNA sample at a public-awareness campaign at the college.

Joe Festa ’18 is one of the creators of Proof Kitchen.

This past summer, Sean Wither interned with Delaware North, a global food service and hospitality company that supports several of the country’s professional sports teams.