The first half of Penn State Behrend’s game against the College of New Jersey brought a combined four shots. The second half had 23. Cameron Eckberg, a senior from Westmoreland City, scored the lone goal for the Lions, finding the net in the 65th minute.
A $3 million gift from Samuel P. "Pat" Black III and Sumi James-Black will help attract and retain businesses in Penn State Behrend's Knowledge Park. A $3 million match from Penn State will double the gift's impact.
Penn State Behrend will host a series of info sessions for students who are interested in the college’s five master’s degree programs. The sessions, which begin Sept. 15, will be offered in-person and on Zoom.
Penn State Behrend’s soccer teams opened the 2021 season with wins at the Herb Lauffer Memorial Tournament. The men’s team defeated Baldwin Wallace, 4-1, in the title game; the women’s team defeated Wooster, 3-1.
Penn State’s latest COVID-19 vaccination report shows that a majority of students living at Penn State Behrend – 76%, as of Sept. 7 – have provided proof of vaccination. In addition, 89% of full-time employees at Behrend have indicated that they are fully vaccinated.
Applications are now being accepted for the Graduate Certificate in Financial Engineering, which is offered online through Penn State World Campus in partnership with the Penn State Behrend Black School of Business, an AACSB–accredited institution.
The office of Community and Workforce Programs and the Industry 4.0 Center of Excellence at Penn State Behrend will offer free training in Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Access and related programs that position workers for opportunities in the Industry 4.0 environment. Classes begin Sept. 13.
The Smith Creative Writers Reading Series at Penn State Behrend will feature five poets and prose writers, including Amy Hempel, who has taught fiction writing at Harvard and Bennington. The readings, which will be hosted on Zoom, begin Sept. 2.
A forestry management project underway at Penn State Behrend will remove approximately 290 dead or diseased trees from the Behrend campus and Wintergreen Gorge. A select number of higher-value trees within the project area also will be harvested to open the forest canopy and offset the cost of the project.
At Penn State Behrend’s Innovation Commons — one of 21 innovation hubs embedded within Penn State campus communities — students, industry, faculty and community members collaborate to solve real business challenges and deliver solutions that improve lives, support student career success, and spur economic development.
