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Penn State Athletic Director Sandy Barbour

Penn State’s new athletic director is a familiar face in the Pac-12

7/26/14

In a Saturday afternoon (July 26) press conference, Penn State President Eric Barron introduced the University’s new athletic director, Sandy Barbour — a 30-year veteran in leadership positions within athletics departments at several major institutions. Barbour will begin her tenure as AD on Aug. 18.

Penn State track athlete Robby Creese

Fifteen Nittany Lions earn USTFCCCA All-Academic honors

7/25/14

A total of 15 Nittany Lion track and field athletes have earned All-Academic recognition from the United States Track and Field/Cross Country Assocation (USTFCCCA). The Penn State women's squad also earned All-Academic team honors, earning a cumulative GPA of 3.32.

Penn State swimmer Carolyn Fittin

Eighteen swimmers receive Scholar All-America honors

7/25/14

Eighteen members of the Penn State men's and women's swimming and diving teams have been named College Swimming Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) Scholar All-Americans,. Six members of the women's program received first team honors. The women also earned the Team Scholar All-America award.

Lacrosse trio win silver medals at FIL World Championships

7/25/14

The 2014 FIL World Championships concluded Saturday night at Dick's Sporting Goods Park in Commerce City, Colo. as Canada emerged victorious, 8-5, over the United States. Nittany Lion men's head coach Jeff Tambroni, 2006 graduate Greg Gurenlian and 2009 graduate Drew Adams represented the American squad that earned silver.

Glon tabbed to lead fencing program as new head coach

7/25/14

Wieslaw 'Wes' Glon, a 29-year veteran on the Penn State coaching staff, has been named the Head Coach for the Penn State men's and women's fencing teams. Glon led Penn State to the NCAA title this past year as the interim head coach.

Libraries appoint Social Sciences Data Curation Fellow

7/25/14

The University Libraries announced the appointment of Sarah Pickle as the Social Sciences Data Curation Fellow, a two-year postdoctoral fellowship offered by the Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR).

Esther Prins

Study shows that many Pa. college students are nontraditional

7/25/14

A study by Esther Prins, co-director of the Goodling Institute and the Institute for the Study of Adult Literacy, and her colleagues Cathy Kassab and Kimeka Campbell, challenges educators, researchers and policy makers to recalibrate their understanding of who college students are.

Members of the Penn State football team pose with a child at Penn State Hershey Children's Hospital

Football team visits Penn State Hershey Children's Hospital

7/25/14

Core value No. 1 for Penn State Football is ensuring that every member of the program has a positive attitude at all times. When the entire team boarded three buses on Wednesday (July 23) afternoon, head coach James Franklin and the Nittany Lions set out on a mission to make a visit to Penn State Hershey Children's Hospital one filled with positivity and enthusiasm.

Ag Progress Days "Kids Climb"

Science, fun merge for youth at Ag Progress Days

7/25/14

Hands-on activities designed to be fun, interactive and educational will expose young people to a variety of scientific fields at Penn State's Ag Progress Days, Aug. 12-14. Displays will engage young visitors in robotics, animal science and health, wildlife ecology and other topics, according to event organizers.

Cochran Fellowship Program participants

School of Hospitality Management lends expertise to Nigerian food service execs

7/25/14

Oluwatoyin Alabi, president and CEO of a catering company in Port-Harcourt, Nigeria, said one of the most valuable things he learned while studying with instructors in Penn State’s School of Hospitality Management (SHM) is how to maximize small spaces without compromising food safety. Now Alabi is determined to share what he’s learned with his team back home.

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