Penn State has been named No. 1 by College Magazine in its ranking of the “10 Most Powerful College Networks,” citing the University as top among institutions whose graduates “continue to shape their school’s reputation through career success, fame, and mentorships.”
The Penn State Abington campers and elementary education majors added a simple service component to the agenda this year. Campers donated items including school supplies, books and winter clothes for children enrolled in Abington’s partner schools.
Penn State Abington senior Mary Roche said her experience in the Disney College program was worth melting for — literally because the days were long and hot but she wouldn't have traded it for all of the magic in the world.
Penn State’s 20 Commonwealth Campuses located across Pennsylvania not only educate more than 31,000 students, but also drive substantial community impact as employers. With more than 3,700 full-time and 4,000 part-time employees, Penn State campuses remain vital to the economic health and development of the regions they serve.
A Penn State Abington expert on law enforcement in America stressed to local residents, police and elected officials the importance of an ongoing and transparent dialogue.
Penn State Abington and Brandywine engineering majors used a mobile telepresence robot — an iPad attached to a self-balancing vehicle — to collaborate with students at the University of Maine.
Penn State Abington announced the appointment of Deb Solfaro as director of athletics effective Aug. 1. Salfaro brings experience as an NCAA athlete, coach and collegiate athletic administrator to Abington's NCAA Division III program including stints at Mansfield and Boston universities.
Today (June 20) in the Capitol Rotunda, Penn State announced the awarding of six additional $50,000 seed grants to jump start entrepreneurial activities across the Commonwealth and celebrate its 13 newly launched entrepreneurship programs in Pennsylvania that are expected to spur economic development, job creation and student career success.
