Powered by a new engine, Behrend’s SAE Club team finished second in this year’s 38th annual competition, held June 8-9 at Eaton Corporation’s Marshall Proving Grounds track in Michigan. The team's vehicle, pictured, traveled 2,418 miles on one gallon of gas.
High school students and their families are invited to attend informal-yet-informative summer admissions events with faculty and other representatives of Penn State Erie, The Behrend College.
Students who excel at algebra and calculus while in high school often struggle with the same concepts in college. A two-year study by faculty members at Penn State Erie, The Behrend College, could help to close that "math gap."
Jodie Styers, a lecturer in math education at Penn State Behrend, is coordinating a two-year study of students who have difficulty with the transition from high school to university mathematics. The National Science Foundation is funding her research.
Courtney Nagle, an assistant professor of mathematics education at Penn State Behrend, is coordinating a two-year study of students who have difficulty with the transition from high school to university mathematics. The National Science Foundation is funding her research.
A two-year study coordinated by faculty members at Penn State Erie, The Behrend College, could help students who excel at math while in high school but struggle with the same material in college.
Josh Kolarac recently completed his junior year at Penn State Behrend where he has been a standout, both on the soccer field and in the newsroom. He has started as a defender the past two seasons for the Behrend men’s soccer team and has served as editor of the Behrend Beacon, the college’s weekly student newspaper.
Penn State Behrend holds two commencement ceremonies each academic year, in December and May. The December ceremony is held on campus in Junker Center; the spring ceremony is held in Erie Insurance Arena in downtown Erie. Guest tickets are not needed for either event.
Josh Kolarac recently completed his junior year at Penn State Behrend, where he has been a standout, both on the soccer field and in the newsroom. He has started as a defender the past two seasons for the Behrend men’s soccer team and has served as editor-in-chief of the Behrend Beacon, the college’s weekly student newspaper.
