Faculty members in Penn State Behrend's Black School of Business have published 32 books and book chapters since 2017. “Publishing is an important aspect of our faculty’s work,” said Greg Filbeck, the school's director. “It amplifies their expertise, extending the benefits of their research and perspective beyond our students, to the broader business community.”
The Penn State Behrend men’s swimming team set 12 school records in a Jan. 29 dual meet at Nazareth. The women’s team set eight records. The teams will return to the pool Saturday for a Senior Night dual meet against Gannon.
Penn State Behrend’s spring Music at Noon concert series begins Feb. 8 with a performance by Boyd Meets Girl, whose repertoire stretches from Bach to Beyonce. Two additional concerts will follow.
The spring schedule for the Smith Creative Writers Reading Series at Penn State Behrend will feature poets, prose writers and students in the college’s Bachelor of Fine Arts program. The readings, which begin Jan. 27, are open to the public.
Broadcaster Ovilee May discussed her career in esports during a Jan. 24 Speaker Series program at Penn State Behrend. “I’m a grinder,” she said. “I go hard all day. I’m a workaholic gremlin who wants to do everything.”
The Penn State Behrend men’s basketball team has won its last 11 games — the team’s longest winning streak since the 2015-16 season. The women’s team has won its last six.
Penn State University Libraries’ Open Publishing unit recently launched ROAM (short for “Repository of Open and Affordable Materials”), a newly expanded online publication service for openly licensed educational materials authored by Penn State faculty from all disciplines and campuses.
Presented by the Penn State Materials Research Institute, the Materials Spotlight Series connects industry and Penn State faculty and students for a series of presentations designed to create connections and spark discussions. The first edition of the 2022 Materials Spotlight Series, “The Future of Plastics,” will be held from 2 to 3:30 p.m. Jan. 27 on the virtual platform Gather.Town.
Philonise Floyd, the brother of George Floyd, visited Penn State Behrend on Jan. 17 as part of the college’s annual celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. “If you can make federal laws to protect a bird, as we did for the bald eagle, then you can make laws that protect people of color,” he said.
Penn State Behrend wrestler Joe Newara, a senior from Harborcreek Township, won by pin at the Empire Collegiate Wrestling Conference Championships at Ithaca College. It was his 11th win of the season. Penn State Behrend men's and women's basketball teams are on a winning streak.
