The Yahn Planetarium, which operated as the Erie Planetarium since 1959, relocated to Penn State Behrend in 2014 and has become a staple of the college’s School of Science. More than 11,000 visitors enjoyed a show at the planetarium in 2017.
John Champagne, professor of English and chair of the Global Languages and Cultures program at Penn State Erie, The Behrend College, has been named Penn State Laureate for the 2018-19 academic year.
Lanaziana Glover, left, and Weam Kathen, both seventh-grade students at East Middle School, work on building a tennis racket during the "Tennis Anyone?" activity at Math Options Career Day. More than 200 girls attended the Youth Education Outreach program at Penn State Behrend.
Gabriella McAllister, a seventh-grade student at Erie First Christian Academy, stands on eggs during the “Walking on Egg Shells” activity at Math Options Career Day. More than 200 seventh-and eighth-grade girls attended the outreach event at Penn State Behrend.
