Penn State Behrend alumnus Justin R. Bloyd and his company, RB Sigma, LLC, have made a gift of $25,000 to the college's Student Hardship Fund. Bloyd also gave $10,000 to the Black School of Business, where he has served as an Executive in Residence.
The Intrieri Family Student Managed Fund lost some value when the COVID-19 pandemic upended the financial markets. In the weeks since, however, the team that controls the fund has recovered half its losses.
Joel Hunt, associate teaching professor at Penn State Behrend, has been named music director for the Gem City Jazz Ensemble. The band specializes in swing, jazz, funk and big-band charts.
Penn State Behrend’s Learning Resource Center continued to support students in the remote-learning environment. Within a week of the online transition, 70% of the center’s tutors were working through Zoom.
Five Penn State Behrend faculty members have been recognized with the college’s annual Excellence awards as well as the Benjamin A. Lane Outstanding Service Award.
With Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf’s announcement today (May 22) of additional counties moving to yellow phase over the next two weeks, students residing in those counties can now begin scheduling a move-out date from their on-campus residence halls. A number of Penn State campuses will also begin scheduling students for move out.
Penn State Behrend recognized 110 students for outstanding academic achievement at the college’s annual Honors and Awards Convocation, which was presented virtually for the first time in its 71-year history.
Three Penn State Behrend students recently received the University Libraries' Undergraduate Research: Excellence in Information Literacy Award for their work with Behrend faculty members.
Eva Tucker Jr., a longtime faculty member at Penn State Behrend and a leader in the Erie community, died April 30, surrounded by his family. He was 84.
Penn State Behrend awarded 674 undergraduate and graduate degrees as part of the University's spring 2020 commencement program, which was livestreamed on May 9. The college is planning an in-person celebration once public health guidelines again permit large gatherings.
