Courtney Nagle, an assistant professor of mathematics education at Penn State Behrend, is coordinating a two-year study of students who have difficulty with the transition from high school to university mathematics. The National Science Foundation is funding her research.
A two-year study coordinated by faculty members at Penn State Erie, The Behrend College, could help students who excel at math while in high school but struggle with the same material in college.
Josh Kolarac recently completed his junior year at Penn State Behrend where he has been a standout, both on the soccer field and in the newsroom. He has started as a defender the past two seasons for the Behrend men’s soccer team and has served as editor of the Behrend Beacon, the college’s weekly student newspaper.
Penn State Behrend holds two commencement ceremonies each academic year, in December and May. The December ceremony is held on campus in Junker Center; the spring ceremony is held in Erie Insurance Arena in downtown Erie. Guest tickets are not needed for either event.
The Smith Carillon Concert Series at Penn State Erie, The Behrend College, will return during the month of July to the college. All concerts begin at 7 p.m. and are free and open to the public. Free hot dogs and snacks will be served during the performances.
Nicole Krahe and Olivia Narciso earned degrees in Arts Administration from Penn State Erie, The Behrend College. Their capstone projects — a networking event and a pop-up exhibition — supported Erie artists and arts organizations.
Artists and other members of Erie's arts organizations mingle during "The Art of Gathering," a reception organized by Nicole Krahe, an arts administration major at Penn State Erie, The Behrend College.
Artists from Iraq, Korea and Ukraine offered craft-art demonstrations at an outreach program coordinated by Abagail Johnston, a senior in the arts administration program at Penn State Erie, The Behrend College.
Dancers learn salsa, rumba and traditional Indian dance steps at a program coordinated by Abagail Johnston, an arts administration major at Penn State Erie, The Behrend College.
