A required design course for first-year engineering students culminated in the Cardboard Regatta. Students developed fundamentals such as hands-on design and technical skills as they worked on teams to build a boat strong enough to support an adult using only cardboard and plastic sheeting.
Penn State Abington engineering students designed and built a trebuchet using skills they acquired in their coursework. They tested it by launching pumpkins across a campus field.
Located in the Lares Building, the LionShare Pantry and Market at Penn State Abington provides students nonperishable food and gift cards to alleviate food insecurity.
