Third Coast Percussion will perform “Perpetulum” and other selections during a free lunchtime concert at Penn State Behrend’s McGarvey Commons on Wednesday, Feb. 5. The performance, which is free and open to the public, is part of Music at Noon: The Logan Series.
Plain and simple, the 2020 Census is a count of every individual living in the country of the United States of America, as of April 1, 2020. This year’s census will be the 24th since the nation’s founding. This year’s installment will be the first to allow individuals to respond by phone or online.
On Feb. 3, all students, faculty and staff members at every Penn State campus location will receive an email to take the Penn State Community Survey to share their attitudes and experiences of community, diversity and inclusion at Penn State. Every 100 survey takers will have a chance to win an Amazon or Starbucks gift card.
The winning writers of Penn State University Libraries Short Stories’ “Brunchin’ Around” fall 2019 contest have been announced. Representing seven Penn State campuses, the latest writing contest challenged Penn State students, faculty and staff across the commonwealth to unleash their best original short stories or poetry on the theme "Brunchin’ Around."
Penn State Behrend's next Open House Night in Astronomy will focus on astronaut photography and the "Overview effect" -- the renewed sense of responsibility that comes with seeing Earth from a distance.
The Penn State Behrend men’s track and field team won five events at the Edinboro Invitational. Phoenix Myers, a junior from Erie, won the mile run, finishing in 4:27.44. Jenna Shelton, a senior from Cabot, placed second in the 800-meter women’s race, finishing in 2:20.57. She qualified for the All-Atlantic Region Track & Field meet.
Penn State Behrend senior Julia Cecchetti built her own robotic dog. Now she's working on a static-fire, liquid-fueled rocket engine. "It's the most challenging engineering problem you can take on," she says. "I love that."
In 2019, critics tried to disinvite 37 speakers, including Vice President Mike Pence, according to the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education. That's not a new phenomenon, said Greg Lukianoff, the president of the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education: In 2000, Old Dominion University tried to block a talk by Mr. Rogers.
Penn State Behrend wrestler Michael Binni, a sophomore from Canonsburg, won by major decision against Thiel and by forfeit against Pitt-Bradford. He wrestles in the 125-pound weight class.
Penn State Go, the official all-in-one mobile app, is available to download in the Google Play Store and Apple App Store. Penn State Go delivers single sign-on access to features including Canvas, Penn State email, shuttle bus tracking, campus maps, grades, class schedules, tuition bills via LionPATH, LionCash+, library services, Starfish academic advising, and more.