The Penn State Behrend men’s tennis team won the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference championship on April 21, defeating Penn State Altoona, 5-4. The win earned Behrend its third consecutive championship.
Penn State Behrend has been awarded $2.5 million in federal funding to develop a battery-testing facility in the college’s Knowledge Park, where a planned Center for Manufacturing Competitiveness will support the transition to battery-powered heavy-haul equipment in the rail, marine and mining industries.
KYOCERA AVX has started construction of a 49,000-square-foot manufacturing and design center in Penn State Behrend’s Knowledge Park. The facility will annually produce more than 1.2 million high-precision crystal oscillators for use in aerospace, military, autonomous vehicle and commercial drone applications.
Jenna Seigworth, a senior at Penn State Behrend, has been distinguished with the 2024 John Roe Sustainability Impact Award for her outstanding leadership in sustainability efforts. Seigworth's deep-seated commitment to a greener, more equitable world has positively impacted both the Penn State Behrend community and the surrounding Erie area.
The Penn State Behrend men’s tennis team split a double-header with Penn State Altoona on April 14. Both teams were named co-champions of the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference regular season.
Penn State's Rock Ethics Institute has announced the winners of the 2024 Stand Up Awards for Undergraduate Ethical Leadership: Triniti Freeman, a nursing major at Penn State Schuylkill; Vancie Peacock, a biological engineering major at Penn State University Park; and Jenna Seigworth, an English major at Penn State Behrend.
Penn State Sustainability has announced the 2024 recipients of its sustainability awards. These accolades, including the John Roe Sustainability Impact Award, the Student Sustainability Advisory Council Tree Award, and the Pennsylvania Environmental Resource Consortium Campus Sustainability Champion Award, commend the extraordinary contributions of students in spearheading sustainability initiatives.
The 2023-24 Speaker Series at Penn State Behrend will conclude with a talk by Jotham Austin II, a novelist, podcast host and botanist at the University of Chicago.
Nearly 50 clients of the Sight Center of Northwest PA visited the Yahn Planetarium at Penn State Behrend to learn about the April 8 total solar eclipse. They used Braille star maps and AM-radio frequencies to track the moon’s path.
A number of Penn State campuses hosted watch events and educational activities surrounding the solar eclipse on April 8. One campus — Penn State Behrend — fell within 100% totality of solar eclipse.
