Penn State student organizations and units at campuses across the commonwealth will offer events in honor of National Women’s History Month in March. The theme this year is "Women Who Advocate for Equity, Diversity and Inclusion."
Matthew White, a former faculty member at Penn State Behrend, will discuss the evolution of Erie-based Whitethorn Games, which has released more than 25 titles, as part of Behrend's Speaker Series on Feb. 21.
Penn State Behrend’s swimming and diving teams won the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference championships in Rochester, New York, on Feb. 17. The women’s team also won the Allegheny-Empire Championship.
Five Behrend students will dance at THON, Penn State’s 46-hour dance marathon. “The feelings you get at THON are life-changing,” dancer Grace Warsitz said. “I don’t think I will ever see anything quite like it anywhere else.”
Penn State Behrend’s 4x400 relay team set a school record at the SPIRE Indoor Games in Geneva, Ohio, finishing in 3:23.85. The Lions placed fourth in a field of 20 teams.
A new series of on-campus and online events will offer prospective graduate students information about Penn State Behrend’s master’s degree programs, which include courses in Erie and at the Regional Learning Alliance in Cranberry Township.
Three students at Penn State Behrend’s Black School of Business developed a digital customer loyalty program and a social media strategy for The Juice Jar, a small Erie café.
Jon Wolff, a 2013 Penn State Behrend graduate, oversees a $5 million budget as a global events manager for Lenovo. “I like putting a strategy in place and then seeing it come to life,” he said.