Mary Behrend once gave her oldest grandson a piece of advice about speaking in public: “Keep it short,” she said.
On Oct. 24, Richard Sayre told the audience gathered for the unveiling of the new student-designed Mary Behrend Monument at Penn State Behrend that he was reminded of his grandmother’s words and would honor their spirit, but wanted to share two anecdotes that illustrated her lifelong commitment to giving.
Penn State is working with Green Dot to offer bystander intervention training to teach people the skills to step in and diffuse potentially problematic situations. As part of that, a student group at Penn State Behrend has been asking students to sign green dots saying what they would do.
Thanks to all who participated in our September Photo Challenge! Throughout the month of September, we received 74 submissions via Instagram, which led to five finalists and our eventual winner: Instagram user @ben_jamin2. Check out his winning photo of his friends and him "hanging out" in Wintergreen Gorge.
It’s been 28 years since game four of the 1987 World Series, but Tom Lawless remembers it like yesterday.
