Need a holiday gift for your favorite Penn State Behrend student or alum? You’re in luck—for a brief time, the donation level to place an engraved paver in the walkway of the Mary Behrend Monument has been discounted by more than half.
As editor-in-chief of the journal Freshwater Science, Penn State Behrend Professor Pam Silver sought out young and diverse voices. "They still want to save the world," she said. "You can help mentor them to direct that energy to things that are important."
Political analyst Elise Jordan debated former presidential candidate Howard Dean during a Penn State Behrend Speaker Series event, which focused in part on the tone of today’s politics. “People immediately brand someone who thinks differently as the enemy,” Jordan said. “That’s easier than having an actual conversation, and seeing where you can find common ground.”
Penn State Behrend’s basketball teams opened their 2018-19 seasons hoping to build on the college’s athletic success during the fall semester – including a best-ever showing by the men’s soccer team in the NCAA Division III tournament.
Penn State Erie, The Behrend College student Billy Santoro had his DNA tested at a campus bone marrow drive. When he matched with a teen in need in Louisville, both of their lives changed forever.
The Penn State Behrend Concert band will celebrate the college's 70th anniversary by performing music written in 1948. The Nov. 15 concert is free and open to the public.
The Penn State Behrend women’s volleyball team lost to McDaniel in the quarterfinals of the Eastern College Athletic Conference championships. The team swept Wilkes in the tournament’s first round.
Twenty percent of all students at four-year colleges do not have sufficient access to safe and nutritious food. The Lion's Pantry at Penn State Behrend has become a lifeline for students who otherwise would go hungry.
A highlight-reel bicycle kick in the 102nd minute lifted the Penn State Behrend men’s soccer team over host John Carroll in the second round of the NCAA Division III soccer tournament. The goal broke a two-overtime tie and carried the Lions into the Sweet 16 round of the tournament for the first time in program history.
Nearly 150 high-school students attended Penn State Behrend’s 13th annual “Women in Engineering Day” program. The event’s “MacGuyver”-style workshops encourage girls to think creatively and learn from their mistakes, while introducing them to engineering fields and careers.