Penn State Behrend’s 2023-24 academic year will begin Saturday, Aug. 23, with the college’s Academic Convocation. The program, which begins at 9 a.m. in Junker Center, is mandatory for all new Behrend students.
The Run for Women 5K run/walk returns to Penn State Behrend on Aug. 24. The annual event, which is sponsored by the Women’s Engagement Council at Behrend, is designed to build community among women at all fitness levels.
The first cohort of Student Wellness Ambassadors at Penn State Behrend included, from left, Madi Alexander, Davy Friedrich, Jade Reynolds, Ethan Callaghan, Aden Debebe and Anna Abbasi.
The Run for Women 5K run/walk returns to Penn State Behrend on Aug. 24. The event, which is hosted by the Women’s Engagement Council, is designed to build community among women at all fitness levels.
The winning picture in the 2025 Penn State Today summer photo contest was submitted by Shrinishtaa Srinivas, an undergraduate student studying film and communications at Penn State Harrisburg. The submitted caption reads: "This photo, taken in late summer 2024, shows blooming tropical hibiscus flowers in front of the Vartan Plaza fountain at the Harrisburg campus. I took the picture for my COMM 215 basic photography course."
The winning picture in the 2025 Penn State Today summer photo contest was submitted by Shrinishtaa Srinivas, an undergraduate student studying film and communications at Penn State Harrisburg. The submitted caption reads: "This photo, taken in late summer 2024, shows blooming tropical hibiscus flowers in front of the Vartan Plaza fountain at the Harrisburg campus. I took the picture for my COMM 215 basic photography course."
Photo submitted by Mary Krupa, conservation interpreter at Shaver's Creek Environmental Center. The submitted caption reads: "Jane, a sandhill crane, walks the trails at Shaver's Creek Environmental Center on July 24, 2025. Jane is an ambassador animal at Shaver's Creek's Klingsberg Aviary, where she helps to educate and inspire conservation action. Jane takes regular walks supervised by staff and students in the center's wildlife education program."
Photo submitted by Jason A. Reuscher, research and instruction librarian at Penn State Schuylkill, of ripening blackberries on the Schuylkill campus, July 24, 2025.
Photo submitted by Todd C. Pontius, general chemistry lecturer in the Eberly College of Science. The submitted caption reads: "This photo depicts Happy Valley as a storm passes through. There was a quick and turbulent downpour that hit Medlar Field, which gave way to a vibrant rainbow and a gorgeous evening as the storm moved along the Mount Nittany ridge."
Photo submitted by Jordan DeLauer, an undergraduate student studying electrical engineering at Penn State Behrend. The submitted caption reads: "A loving pair of barred owls on the edge of the Behrend campus. This pair of barred owls began sharing a nest together at the start of the summer and would spend their time hunting together, preening each other, sharing food and sharing affection."
