Nursing instructors at Penn State Behrend are using Oculus headsets and other virtual reality technology to expose students to a wider variety of patient-care simulations. The initiative was funded by the Schreyer Institute for Teaching Excellence.
As part of our regular “We Are!” feature, we recognize nine Penn Staters who have gone above and beyond what’s asked of them in their work at the University.
Penn State Commonwealth Campus Teaching Support provides professional development opportunities and support for faculty and staff to enhance teaching skills and improve student learning at Penn State's Commonwealth Campuses.
The Math Options Career Day youth program at Penn State Behrend showcases the real-life applications of “book math.” That means DIY tennis rackets and Barbies on a bungee cord.
The Penn State Behrend baseball team won the 2023 Eastern College Athletic Conference Division-III championship with a 6-4 defeat of Alvernia on May 19. Silvio Ionadi, a freshman from Pittsburgh, hit a triple with two outs showing in the fourth inning.
As part of our regular “We Are!” feature, we recognize 10 Penn Staters who have gone above and beyond what’s asked of them in their work at the University.
A new $50,000 scholarship endowment will honor Colten Brown, a Penn State Behrend graduate who died in 2021. Brown, who transferred to Penn State as a junior, quickly became known as “Mr. Penn State Behrend.”
Alicyn Rhoades, an expert in polymer engineering and a faculty member at Penn State Behrend, has been named vice chancellor and associate dean for research and graduate studies at the college. She will lead the strategy, planning and administration of research, graduate programs, and research and outreach centers at Behrend, where she has taught since 2012.
Forty new graduates of the nursing program at Penn State Behrend gathered before commencement for a pinning ceremony — a tradition that dates to the Crusades. This year’s program was held at the Ambassador Banquet and Conference Center in Erie.
Penn State Behrend awarded 632 degrees at the college’s spring commencement program. Dr. Ala Stanford, the founder of the Black Doctors COVID-19 Consortium, gave the commencement address.
