Research & Outreach

Research and Publications

Penn State Behrend emphasizes research as a major component of the undergraduate experience and provides nearly $250,000 in funding for such research opportunities each year. School of Humanities and Social Sciences students collaborate with professors on research, publications, and projects that make a difference in the real world.

Outreach Centers

Students also have an opportunity to learn and work in the college’s outreach centers, which provide valuable services to the community.

• CORE: Susan Hirt Hagen Center for Community Outreach, Research and Evaluation
• GEAR: Greater Erie Arts Rentals
• The Institute on the American Dream
• Janet Neff Sample Center for Manners and Civility
• PARC, Prevention of Aggression Resource Center
• The Public Policy Fund at Penn State Behrend
• Young People's Chorus of Erie