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A portrait of Penn State Behrend student Abhirath Baiju

Abhirath Baiju

Abhirath Baiju, a junior, is a Penn State Behrend-based financial literacy ambassador for the Sokolov-Miller Family Financial and Life Skills Center.

A photo of David Maynard, a Penn State Behrend pioneer alumnus.

David Maynard

David Maynard enrolled at Penn State Behrend in 1961. He went on to earn a degree in aerospace engineering at Penn State. Later, he helped support the Apollo 13 mission.

A portrait of Penn State Behrend student Abhirath Baiju

Abhirath Baiju

Abhirath Baiju, a junior, is a Penn State Behrend-based financial literacy ambassador for the Sokolov-Miller Family Financial and Life Skills Center.

A portrait of Penn State Behrend student Abhirath Baiju

Behrend student offers peer coaching in personal finance

Abhirath Baiju is a Penn State Behrend-based financial literacy ambassador for the Sokolov-Miller Family Financial and Life Skills Center. “Many students don’t focus on money management until problems come up,” he said. “That can lead to financial trouble they don’t see coming.”
Barb Anderson, a longtime volunteer at Penn State Behrend's Math Options Career Day, poses in McGarvey Commons.

Barb Anderson

Barb Anderson helped launch the Math Options Career Day at Penn State Behrend. "We wanted to encourage girls to think about math and science in a different way," she said.