Twelve Penn State alumni will be honored for their outstanding professional accomplishments and named Alumni Fellows, the most prestigious designation given by the Penn State Alumni Association.
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.
The Penn State Behrend women’s soccer team won the Herb Lauffer Memorial Tournament, defeating nationally ranked John Carroll,1-0. Nicole Croushore, a senior from Smithton, scored the goal.
A summer course in Toronto shifted students’ views of government and politics in that country — and also at home. “It gets them to think more about what other countries do better, or differently,” said Robert Speel, associate professor of political science at Penn State Behrend.
The American Chemistry Council has awarded $100,000 to researchers at Penn State Behrend, where a team of polymer scientists is exploring the lower limits of microplastics and their potential impact in the environment, including Lake Erie.
Penn State Behrend’s College for Kids featured more than 100 summer youth courses, including “Forensic Files,” which taught science through a series of staged crime scenes.
Penn State has announced the selection of 23 faculty members for the Penn State Emerging Academic Leaders program for fall 2024. This initiative highlights individuals who have demonstrated exceptional potential for academic leadership and innovation within their fields.
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.
Jobs and the economy are among the most important issues for voters during the 2024 presidential election, with interest rates, the cost of consumer goods and job availability at the tops of people’s minds. Penn State News spoke with Kenneth Louie, associate professor of economics, Penn State Behrend, to learn more about the current state of the U.S. economy and the issues that the presidential candidates will need to address as they continue on the campaign trail.
A snow-themed class put a new spin on Penn State Behrend’s College for Kids, a six-week summer-enrichment program. Students stitched their own winter hats and built igloos with marshmallows.
