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Penn State Abington chancellor to retire

Karen Wiley Sandler, chancellor at Penn State Abington, transformed the institution into four-year baccalaureate college, added programs and NCAA Division III membership while ushering in an era of managed growth and budget stability.
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$50K awarded to Abington for maker/innovation space

The Invent Penn State seed funding competition awarded $50,000 to Penn State Abington to advance development of a maker/innovation space, enhancing the entrepreneurial ecosystem at the college and the surrounding community. It will create a vibrant community resource that combines maker and co-working areas with an innovation and idea hub.

Committee on Institutional Cooperation names five as fellows

The Committee on Institutional Cooperation's Academic Leadership Program has gained five additional fellows from the Penn State ranks. The CIC is the academic consortium of the Big Ten universities plus the University of Chicago. Through its leadership program, participants who have demonstrated exceptional ability and administrative promise are aided in further developing their leadership and managerial skills.
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Abington graduates largest class

Three hundred new Penn State Abington alumni were unleashed on the world at spring commencement, but they were urged to carefully balance achievement and humanity.