Penn State business graduate Chris Trinh is the literal man with a plan for his future, with a long-term goal to be a professional photographer for Getty Images, the international provider of stock images, or for his friends in the Trans-Siberian Orchestra rock band.
Sometimes life hits like a tsunami or slowly sucks one under like quicksand. At Penn State Abington, the Counseling & Psychological Services (CAPS) staff helps students through challenging times.
A study by a Penn State Abington faculty member concluded that using a virtual-world technology to support student collaboration expanded the course's scope by improving engagement and facilitating team collaboration.
The surging popularity of a cappella groups including Pentatonix and Straight No Chaser benefits barbershop choruses. On March 5 the public is welcome to experience these dynamic layers of unaccompanied four-part harmonies when the Country Gentlemen Barbershop Chorus of Bucks County performs a free matinee concert at Penn State Abington.
Pradip Bandyopadhyay, division head of science at Penn State Berks, is working to help a future generation of engineering students to succeed. In 2015, he was invited to collaborate on a proposal titled “Sustainable Bridges from Campus to Campus: Retention Models for Transitioning Engineering Students.”
As is typically done at the February meeting of the Penn State Board of Trustees, a presentation on room and board rates for the upcoming academic year was presented today (Feb. 23), to the Committee on Finance, Business and Capital Planning.
