Penn State University Libraries invites Penn State students, faculty and staff to submit original short stories or poetry centered on the theme “Written in the Stars” to the spring short stories writing contest, accepting submissions from Feb. 24 to April 4.
The Penn State Behrend women’s swimming and diving team won the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference title, its first since the 2018-19 season. Two swimmers — Marcella Puglia and Barbie Cessar — end their collegiate careers as three-time champions in individual events.
Five Penn State Behrend students danced at this year’s THON, which raised a record $13.7 million to support families that are battling childhood cancer. “This was likely one of the hardest things I will ever do in my lifetime,” said Jennifer Gustafson, the Behrend group’s executive director.
A $250,000 endowment created by Larry and Charlotte Neizmik will create scholarships for students in the economics program at Penn State Behrend. Larry Neizmik earned an MBA at Behrend and teaches in the economics program.
The Penn State Board of Trustees Committee on Finance, Business and Capital Planning advanced a proposal to rename Penn State Behrend’s Federal House, where a major renovation and expansion project is creating a new home for the Susan Hirt Hagen Center for Community Outreach, Research and Evaluation.
With an extra year of NCAA eligibility, several Penn State Behrend student-athletes are back in competition – this time as graduate students. “It gave them a chance to lead,” said Brian Streeter, senior director of athletics.
The Kotchegna Dance Company will perform high-energy drum-and-dance numbers as part of the Rhythms of Life Series at Penn State Behrend. The Feb. 16 performance, which begins at noon in Bruno’s Café, is free and open to the public.
Penn State Behrend runners posted eight personal-best times at the Reggie Thomas Collegiate Classic at Tiffin University on Feb. 12. Samuel Hetrick, a sophomore from New Bethlehem, won the 60-meter sprint. Olivia Nola, a freshman from Erie, won the 3,000-meter race.
The LiveOn Student Success Grant provides need-based recipients at Penn State approximately $12,000 across four years to help bridge the cost of campus room and board.
Clydesdales and flag-waving patriotism are common in Super Bowl commercials, said Arpan Yagnik, assistant professor of advertising at Penn State Behrend. Ads that twist or subvert those approaches often stick with us long after the big game.
