The Penn State Alumni Association (PSAA) has announced a $20,000 matching commitment that will grow the scholarship endowment recently established in honor of 2024 Renaissance Fund honorees Roger Williams, retired PSAA executive director, and his wife, Karen Magnuson, retired assistant director of University marketing. In recognition of the Renaissance Fund’s 55th anniversary, the PSAA will match gifts of $550 or more to any named Renaissance Fund with an equal contribution to the Roger L. Williams and Karen L. Magnuson Renaissance Fund.
Jodi Gill, lecturer in criminal justice at Penn State Beaver, has been appointed to the National Constitution Center's Teacher Advisory Council for the 2024-2025 term.
A new articulation agreement between Penn State Beaver and Community College of Beaver County will make it easier for students who have earned their associates degree to continue to complete a bachelor’s degree.
Penn State University Libraries’ Teaching and Learning with Technology (TLT) has named 13 recipients of the 2024 Faculty Engagement Award with this year’s theme of “Generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) for Teaching.” Recipients will collaborate with TLT staff to identify potential uses, constraints and best practices for using generative AI for teaching purposes. Faculty will utilize available generative AI tools including Microsoft Copilot and Adobe Firefly to assist in content creation, course planning and content delivery.
Applications are now being accepted for the Technology Council of Central Pennsylvania (TCCP) Women in Mentoring program. Students, faculty and staff across all Penn State campuses have free access to virtual technology programming thanks to a partnership with TCCP spearheaded by Penn State Harrisburg, a longtime member of the council.
Penn State announced the recipients of the inaugural Commonwealth Campus Undergraduate Community-Engaged Research Awards, a new program designed for faculty who specifically support undergraduate student participation in research that aims to improve community well-being.
Penn State Beaver Assistant Professor of Computer Science Madhurima Ray has been elevated to senior member status in the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers.
For the second year in a row, Penn State Beaver will host the Beaver County Anti-Human Trafficking Coalition’s symposium. The symposium is designed for attorneys, law enforcement and social workers, but it is open to anyone who wants to learn more about the topic. Registration is required.
After 38 years at Penn State Beaver, Rajen Mookerjee, professor of economics, will retire June 28 and will receive emeritus status. Mookerjee joined Penn State in 1986 as an assistant professor of economics; he received early tenure and promotion to associate professor and attained full professor rank subsequently.
