HanBin Lee, a 2014 graduate of Penn State Behrend, was recently honored as one of 11 Penn State Alumni Achievement Award recipients. He is the first Korean person to receive the honor, which recognizes alumni 35 years of age and younger.
HanBin Lee, a 2014 graduate of Penn State Behrend, was recently honored as one of 11 Penn State Alumni Achievement Award recipients. He is the first Korean person to receive the honor, which recognizes alumni 35 years of age and younger.
Oleksiy Goncharenko is a Ukrainian politician, member of the Ukrainian parliament, member of the Ukrainian delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, and Vice President of the PACE Committee on Migration, Refugees and Internally Displaced Persons.
He is a member of the "European Solidarity" group in Parliament and head of the caucuses "For a Democratic Belarus" and "For a Free Caucasus."
After the start of the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, Oleksiy Goncharenko joined the country’s civilian Territorial Defense Forces for the first month. Не has fought against Russian propaganda and publishes widely in international media to bring the truth to the world about Ukraine.
Students presenting:
Rachel Gerzevske: Rethinking Image Protection in the Time of AI
Eric Oelhaf: Generative AI in Russian Information Warfare: Concepts, Threats, and Trends
Kaylee Harrison: Breeding Fear Through Russky Mir: Russia’s “Anti-Imperial Campaign” in Post-Colonial Territories of the Global South
Distinguished speakers in the area of criminal law.
Elizabeth Hirz, Erie County District Attorney: First woman District Attorney in Erie County. Been with the Erie District Attorney’s office for over 20 years and has prosecuted a wide array of criminal cases, including homicides and major felonies.
Attorney Patricia Kennedy, Former Chief Public Defender for Erie County: Over 30 years of legal experience, including 11 years as the Chief Public Defender in Erie County. She was appointed as the Public Defender in Erie County.
As Russia shows more signs of turning into a consolidated totalitarian police state, Putin’s government turns up its hostile rhetoric toward the “collective west.” Discussion with Dr. Fred Hoffman and Dr. Lena Surzhko Harned.
Oleksiy Goncharenko, a member of Ukraine’s parliament, visited Penn State Behrend on April 24. His visit was coordinated by the Public Policy Initiative.
Oleksiy Goncharenko, a member of Ukraine’s parliament, visited Penn State Behrend on April 24. His visit was coordinated by the Public Policy Initiative.
Josiah Burkett, a senior from Edinboro, received the Thomas H. Turnbull award, which honors a Penn State Behrend student who has contributed to the college community through qualities of character, scholarship, leadership and citizenship.
The Penn State Behrend softball team won the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference regular-season championship with a sweep of Pitt-Greensburg on April 28. The Lions will host the AMCC tournament, which begins May 9.
