A dozen students from the Global Boarders Living Learning Community at Penn State Behrend attended the “We Are the World” showcase, where they learned about sustainable travel and the importance of acting locally.
The Penn State Behrend wrestling team won its home opener against Waynesburg, taking eight of the night’s 10 matches. Heavyweight Matthew Caldwell, a freshman from Wheatfield, New York, earned his sixth pin of the season.
As part of our regular “We Are!” feature, we recognize 13 Penn Staters who have gone above and beyond what’s asked of them in their work at the University.
Seven Penn State campuses have created the Commonwealth Arboreta Network, a network that will inventory trees and plant life while sharing research and teaching resources, with the eventual goal of creating an arboretum at each of the University's 24 campuses.
The construction of a high tunnel at Penn State Behrend has extended the growing season for the Student Garden, which now provides fresh produce to the Lion’s Pantry and the Parade Street Fresh Food Farm Stand.
Seven Penn State faculty earned 2023-24 Teaching Transformation and Innovation Grants from the Schreyer Institute for Teaching Excellence to experiment, test or implement a teaching innovation that addresses an important instructional concern.
The Pennsylvania chapter of the American Institute of Architects has selected the Federal House project at Penn State Behrend for a 2023 Architectural Excellence Design Award.
Penn State Behrend’s swimming and diving teams defeated Penn State Altoona in an Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference dual meet on Dec. 2. Tim Compton and Dan Tanaskovic each won four events in the men’s competition. Jadyn Danylko and Marin O’Lone each won four events in the women’s meet.
The Graduate School, in partnership with the Graduate and Professional Student Association and the Graduate School Alumni Society, will host the University’s first Three Minute Thesis competition for the entire graduate student community in the spring 2024 semester.
Penn State Behrend swimmers Tim Compton and Camryn Watters set team records at the Fredonia Blue Devil Invite. Compton won the 200 butterfly and the 200 IM. Watters won the 200 backstroke.
