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Peck, Herrera named recipients of 2017 Kopp International Achievement Award

Kyle L. Peck, professor of education in the College of Education and research fellow, co-director for the Center for Online Innovation in Learning; and Andy Herrera, director of educational equity and diversity programs at Penn State Erie, The Behrend College; are recipients of the 2017 W. LaMarr Kopp International Achievement Award.
Crystal Farrell and Rachel Finnegan participate in a virtual reality applications session.

Women in Computing

Crystal Farrell, left, and Rachel Finnegan, both eleventh-grade students at Harbor Creek High School, were two participants in a virtual reality applications session, part of the first Women in Computing Day, held March 24 at Penn State Behrend.

Participants in the “Driving Digital Innovation” public forum pictured.

Strategic Planning Forum 2

University Professor of Information Sciences and Technology John Yen, far left, Jenni Evans, Professor of Meteorology and Director of the Institute of Cyber Science, center, andMary Beth Rosson, Professor and Associate Dean of Graduate and Undergraduate Studies in the College of Information Sciences and Technology, were three participants in the “Driving Digital Innovation” public forum, held Thursday, March 30, at Penn State Behrend.

Mecca Jamilah Sullivan pictured.

Mecca Jamilah Sullivan to visit Penn State Behrend April 13

Sullivan will read excerpts from her short story collection “Blue Talk and Love” on Thursday, April 13, when the 2016-17 edition of the Creative Writers Reading Series returns to Penn State Behrend. Her 6 p.m. reading and the reception preceding it are free and open to the public. Both events will be held in the Larry and Kathryn Smith Chapel.
Mecca Jamilah Sullivan pictured.

Mecca Jamilah Sullivan

Mecca Jamilah Sullivan will read excerpts from her short story collection “Blue Talk and Love” on Thursday, April 13, when the 2016-17 edition of the Creative Writers Reading Series returns to Penn State Behrend.

Tiffany Beers

Tiffany Beers

Tiffany Beers '02, a senior innovator at Nike, holds 40 utility patents and three design patents for her work in Nike's Innovation Kitchen. Among other projects, she helped develop the Nike Hyperadapt 1.0, the Nike Flywire, Nike Flyweave, and the Kobe 7.

Jenni Evans, Professor of Meteorology and Director of the Institute of Cyber Science, pictured at the “Driving Digital Innovation” Strategic Planning Forum.

Strategic Planning Forum 4

Jenni Evans, Professor of Meteorology and Director of the Institute of Cyber Science, was one of the panelists at the “Driving Digital Innovation” Strategic Planning Forum, held Thursday, March 30, at Penn State Behrend. The forum included an overview of the implementation process for the Strategic Plan and outlined ideas and initiatives under consideration that relate to "Driving Digital Innovation."

An overview image of the "Driving Digital Innovation" public forum held Thursday, March 30, at Penn State Behrend.

Strategic Planning Forum 3

The latest installment in a series of public forums focused on implementing the University’s multi-year Strategic Plan was held Thursday, March 30, at Penn State Behrend. The session included an overview of the ongoing Strategic Plan implementation process and outlined ideas and initiatives under consideration that relate to "Driving Digital Innovation."