Penn State Behrend's Math Options Career Day brought nearly 180 middle-school students to the college on May 10. A series of hands-on workshops throughout the program exposed students to how math is used in various career fields.
Penn State Behrend awarded 660 degrees at the college's spring commencement ceremony, held May 6 at Erie Insurance Arena. "Commencement is the most anticipated event of the academic year -- one the entire Behrend community looks forward to as much as graduates and families do," Chancellor Ralph Ford said.
Penn State President-elect Neeli Bendapudi met with student leaders during a March 29 visit to Penn State Behrend. Bendapudi is traveling the commonwealth as part of a listening and learning tour, with visits to each Penn State campus.
Penn State Behrend celebrated the “topping off” of the new, $28.2 million Erie Hall as a 1,200-poud beam signed by hundreds of students, faculty and staff was set into place.
The March 14 STEAM Fair at Penn State Behrend featured 75 hands-on activity stations, with 3D doodle pens, a wind tunnel, remote-control LEGO robots and an Easter egg zipline. More than 1,300 people attended.