"This pandemic is going to change many things about the way we do business," said Rod Troester, associate professor of speech communication at Penn State Behrend. Many companies, for example, likely will continue to use Zoom and other video conferencing software.
A virtual "spirit week" is lightening the mood for students in Penn State Behrend's secondary math education program. But it's also a teaching technique.
Penn State Behrend's April 18 admissions open house will be offered entirely online, with customized web pages and more than 40 Zoom meeting rooms. The college also is offering virtual tours and individual online meetings with admissions counselors, financial aid representatives, faculty members and coaches.
Each year, Penn State honors several students for the highest levels of academic excellence, outstanding leadership and meritorious service. The 2020 student award recipients exemplify best practices and achievements among Penn State students, reflecting the University's mission of teaching, research and service.
Celeste Makay, a senior majoring in environmental science at Penn State Erie, The Behrend College, has been named recipient of the 2020 Ralph Dorn Hetzel Memorial Award.
Floor tape and drawer labels have made the materials lab at Penn State Behrend safer for the students and faculty members who work there. The lab was reconfigured during a three-day "Kaizen" program in late 2019.
A new endowment named for Dave Niland, the longtime coach of the Penn State Behrend men's basketball team, will support student-athletes for generations to come.
Jay Amicangelo, a professor of chemistry at Penn State Behrend, adopted several new teaching techniques when Penn State moved to a remote-learning environment. He plans to continue using the new tools when face-to-face classes resume at the college.
As the coronavirus pandemic continues to impact communities throughout Pennsylvania, Penn State staff members are fighting food insecurity by donating to food banks and organizations across the state.
In response to the growing coronavirus pandemic, orders from the state government and recommendations from global public health organizations, Penn State will hold its spring 2020 commencement ceremony via livestream on May 9. The virtual ceremony will recognize all Penn State undergraduate students and all graduate students in the Penn State Graduate School.
