Travis Sheetz, the president and chief operating officer of Sheetz Inc., talked about the family-based culture of the company during a visit to Penn State Behrend’s Center for Family Business. “It’s important to me to still have the first generation involved,” he said, “but it can be challenging, because this used to be their baby.”
As part of our regular “We Are!” feature, we recognize 11 Penn Staters who have gone above and beyond what’s asked of them in their work at the University.
Artificial intelligence (AI) opportunities far outweigh the challenges for use at universities, according to Penn State Executive Vice President and Provost Justin Schwartz. He led a panel discussion on AI and its implications for higher education at the Board of Trustees’ Committee on Academic Affairs, Research and Student Life meeting on Oct. 19.
Trinity Prestash, a junior from Philipsburg, scored four goals in the women’s soccer game against Carlow. Penn State Behrend won the game, 7-0. The Lions are now 11-4-1 and are undefeated in Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference action.
The new $1.2 million Prischak Robotics and Automation Lab at Penn State Behrend is equipped with industry-grade collaborative robots, sensors, vision systems and manufacturing control systems.
The annual Harambee Dinner at Penn State Behrend included a community meal, Afro-Brazilian music and dance and a keynote talk by Jonathan Medina, whose “Dream Bigger” initiative has supported students at more than 1,000 universities.
“Hiring is not as straightforward as it used to be,” a recruiter at Penn State Behrend’s fall Career and Internship Fair said. “We are having more personalized conversations.”
The Penn State Behrend women’s tennis team placed second at the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference championship, at the Oxford Athletic Club in Wexford. Pitt-Greensburg won the title, 5-0. The Lions finish their season with an 8-4 record.
Recently tenured and promoted Penn State faculty across the University were honored Oct. 2 through Penn State’s Promotion and Tenure Recognition Program, now in its 21st year, during a private event held in the Paterno Family Humanities Reading Room on the second floor of Pattee Library at the University Park campus.
