Steve Bugajski, chief information officer for U.S. Steel; Brad Postema, chief investment officer for Erie Insurance Group; and Dan Levstek, president of MDL International, have been named executives in residence in the Black School of Business at Penn State Behrend.
Penn State Behrend will host its Penn State Day admissions open house for prospective students on Saturday, Sept. 28. All participants will receive an application fee waiver — a $65 value.
Entomologists at the Lake Erie Regional Grape Research and Extension Center hope to slow the spread of the spotted lanternfly before the species reaches Erie County. More than 70 percent of the grapes produced in Pennsylvania are grown here.
National Coffee with a Cop Day is Oct. 2, and Penn State police officers are celebrating by giving away coffee and snacks at 22 campuses across Pennsylvania.
The Penn State Behrend men’s golf team placed fourth at the Guy and Jeanne Kuhn Invitational, hosted by Allegheny College. Mark Peters, a senior from Mercer, led the team with a two-day score of 153. The college’s soccer, volleyball, tennis and water polo teams also were in action last week. Here are the highlights.
Robotics courses are among the most popular at Penn State Behrend's College for Kids. "Robotics helps these kids learn how to be critical thinkers and problem-solvers," instructor Paul Semrau said. "They surprise me every day with the things they come up with."
In honor of the 50th anniversary of the holiday, Penn State Behrend has created the Sustainability Series, a new, yearlong series of events, which will culminate with the 50th anniversary of Earth Day on April 22, 2020.
Patricia Yahn traveled the world, carrying her sketch pad and camera onto the Concord, the Queen Mary and the Orient Express. Yahn, who died Aug. 28, also was a mentor to young artists at Penn State Behrend, which staged a retrospective of her work in 2017.
Doug Ramspeck will read examples of his own ‘micro stories’ along with his poetry on Thursday, Sept. 26, when he visits Penn State Behrend as part of the college’s Creative Writers Reading Series. His 6 p.m. reading and the reception preceding it are free and open to the public.
The Penn State Behrend men’s soccer team scored nine goals over two games at the Herb Lauffer Memorial Tournament. The team will face St. Vincent on Sept. 6. The college’s cross-country, golf and volleyball teams also were in action last week. Here are the highlights.
