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Nominations sought for Schreyer Institute awards

12/10/13

Nominations to honor outstanding faculty with the Atherton and Eisenhower awards, and the Alumni/Student Award for Excellence in Teaching from the Schreyer Institute for Teaching Excellence can now be submitted online.

HESE Greenhouse project

Students solve real-world problems through social entrepreneurship

12/9/13

Penn State student Yixin Sun’s life changed when she began working with the University's Humanitarian Engineering Social Entrepreneurship (HESE) program last year. The program opened her eyes to what social entrepreneurship could accomplish, the sophomore from Beijing said. It also helped put her daily life into perspective. HESE students work with community partners to identify challenges and develop solutions. Today it engages hundreds of students from across the University, about half of whom are engineering students.

NCAA-record crowd watches Penn State down Pitt in Pa. Wrestling Showcase

12/9/13

The Penn State Nittany Lion wrestling team, three-time defending NCAA champions, welcomed intrastate rival Pittsburgh to a sold-out Bryce Jordan Center on Sunday (Dec. 8) and came away with a rousing 28-9 victory. Despite a developing snow storm, the dual meet was wrestled in front of 15,996 fans, setting a new NCAA all-time dual meet record and a new record for a Penn State Athletics event in the BJC.

Student design showcase set for Dec. 12

12/9/13

Engineering students will display their solutions to industry-posed problems at the Student Design Project Showcase at 1 p.m. on Dec. 12 at the Bryce Jordan Center on the University Park campus of Penn State.

Researcher Rona Halualani speaks about Penn State's diversity and inclusion efforts while presenting a slideshow

Diversity, inclusion analysis shows University-wide progress

12/9/13

Results from an unprecedented, self-driven assessment of Penn State’s diversity and inclusion efforts ranked the University among the top 20 higher education institutions in the nation. The exhaustive University-wide external analysis over the past year also noted that Penn State still has work to do, like many other institutions across the country.

New option in IST master's program prepares students to counter cyber-attacks

12/9/13

In today’s interconnected society, information systems are vulnerable to a myriad of threats such as unwanted intrusions, illicit insider corruption or dissemination of data, and unexpected losses from natural or man-made disaster. As a result, government and industry need to hire individuals who have the knowledge and training to combat the onslaught of cyber-attacks. To meet that demand, Penn State’s College of Information Sciences and Technology (IST) has created a new option within its Master of Professional Studies (MPS) in Information Sciences program that is designed to prepare graduates to work in the areas of cybersecurity and information assurance in the federal government or private sector.

Libraries host De-stress Fest

12/9/13

For finals week, Penn State University Libraries are hosting a De-stress Fest, beginning Saturday, Dec. 14 through Wednesday, Dec. 18.

Daniel R. Hagen

Hagen named executive director of University Faculty Senate

12/9/13

Daniel R. Hagen, professor of animal science at Penn State, has been appointed executive director of the University Faculty Senate, effective Jan. 1, 2014. A faculty member in the College of Agricultural Sciences for 35 years, Hagen previously completed three terms on the University Faculty Senate, serving as chair in 2011-12 and immediate past-chair in 2012-13.

Police report burglary on campus

12/8/13

A burglary was reported to have occurred in the University’s Shunk Hall, a residence hall, at approximately 1 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 8. The suspect is described as a college aged white male, approximately 6 feet, 2 inches tall with a slender build, with short curly dark hair. The suspect was wearing a dark black sweatshirt, unknown color pants and was wearing wire-rimmed eyeglasses. He was carrying a light-colored backpack with dark trim.

Penn State junior guard dunks during an exhibition game against Northwood

Men's basketball hosts Marshall on Military Appreciation Day

12/6/13

After three games on the road, the Penn State men’s basketball team returns to the Bryce Jordan Center for a 4 p.m. Saturday game against Marshall. The Nittany Lions (6-3) have dropped each of their last two and look to right the ship before playing three of their next four games at home.

Integrity monitor cites University's momentum in newly released report

12/6/13

The University is displaying its "growing leadership in compliance" and continues its "serious, good-faith effort to embrace and adopt" change, according to the latest quarterly report tracking Penn State's progress in meeting the goals of the Athletics Integrity Agreement (AIA) signed by Penn State, the NCAA and the Big Ten Conference.

Starbucks Gives Back

Starbucks' student employees give back

12/6/13

Student employees at Starbucks raise funds for the Wounded Warrior Project and Relay for Life, while helping customers get their drinks faster.

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