education

Student, 'Educate: 20/20' founder, sees education as more than means to a job

4/25/13

Rachel Thor, a fifth-year senior from State College, Pa., says her goal upon entering college was to be "fully alive" the whole time. Her senior project in the bachelor of philosophy intercollege program culminated in a monthlong road tour with other education entrepreneurs searching to change the narrative around education.

Call for proposals issued for Diverse Literacies Conference

4/23/13

Penn State Lehigh Valley, in conjunction with the Lehigh Valley Writing Project, is pleased to announce a call for proposals for the sixth annual Diverse Literacies Conference, scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 28, at the Bear Creek Resort in Macungie, Pa.

World Campus ranks highly in U.S. News online education report

1/15/13

Penn State's online campus, the World Campus, ranked in the Top 25 for its online undergraduate and graduate programs among the hundreds of higher education institutions included in U.S. News & World Report's 2013 Best Online Education Program Rankings released Tuesday (Jan. 15).

World Campus ranked No. 2 for online graduate engineering programs, No. 5 for online graduate computer information technology programs, No. 16 for online bachelor's degree programs, No. 19 for online graduate business programs and No. 25 for online graduate education programs.

Teachable moments lead to a career in law

12/3/12

Penn State Law student Joy Simpson '15 has devoted her career to helping young people fulfill their dreams. One day she decided to follow her own.

Affirmative action education expert to discuss SCOTUS case

9/25/12

Liliana M. Garces, counsel of record for the amicus brief filed with the U.S. Supreme Court by the American Social Science Researchers in the affirmative action case Fisher v. University of Texas at Austin, will speak at noon on Monday, Oct. 1, in the Garden Room of the Pasquerilla Spiritual Center on Penn State's University Park campus.

Workshop on sustainability and STEM to be held on Sept. 13 and 14

9/4/12

The Penn State Center for Sustainability, the Department of Mathematics, and the Eberly College of Science Center for Excellence in Science Education present a workshop on Multidisciplinary STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) Engagement through Sustainability Education Sept. 13-14, on Penn State's University Park Campus with invited guest Thomas Pfaff, associate professor of mathematics and co-director of Multidisciplinary Sustainability Education Project, Ithaca College.

Youth water educators invited to 'Dive Deeper'

8/3/12

Educators who teach youth about water resources can get useful information to help plan their curricula by attending "Dive Deeper," a youth water education summit to be offered Sept. 27 by Penn State Extension.

Department of Chemistry holding free public lecture series

7/23/12

Through Aug. 2, the Penn State Department of Chemistry is holding "Education for Everyone!" -- a free public lecture series, which is a part of the 22nd biennial Conference on Chemical Education. This international event, with free lectures open to the public as well as special sessions for registered participants, is the largest gathering of chemistry educators in the world, bringing together more than 1,200 teachers committed to inspiring tomorrow's leaders in the sciences. The lecture series is open to the public and is being held at Eisenhower Auditorium on the University Park campus.

Regional Medical Campus Orientation

6/29/12

Mt Nittany Medical Center June 29, 2012

Science-U Summer Camp 2012

6/28/12

A look at the Jr. Sleuth Summer Camp, part of Penn State's Science-U summer camp series designed to introduce children to a variety of sciences through fun and educational experiments.
Eberly College of Science.

Spring commencement at Penn State York

Children explore career options at University Park

Researchers conduct writing study for adolescents with disabilities

4/24/12

Writing is a marker of academic achievement across almost every subject area in American education. Students with disabilities often have underdeveloped writing skills, and students with emotional and behavioral disorders (EBD) often struggle with the self-regulation necessary for writing. A new study by Penn State researchers indicates that struggling middle school students with EBD can improve their writing skills when taught with the Self-Regulated Strategy Development (SRSD) instructional approach.

Informational conferences for veterans set in York and Lancaster

3/22/12

Penn State York and Penn State,The Lancaster Center are offering a free informational conference, Duty to Degree: Informational Conference for Veterans, on Saturday, April 14 in York, and Saturday, April 21 in Lancaster. The program is designed for veterans interested in learning more about their military benefits and the educational opportunities available.

Topics to be covered at each conference include benefits, financial aid, academic choice, career information, and admission options. Attendees can also meet with veterans who have successfully managed the challenges of becoming successful students and the graduates who have gone on to fulfilling careers.

PSU4PA: Penn State helping teachers support military families

2/6/12

Children of deployed U.S. military members face a number of stressful issues, and teachers in Pennsylvania's schools often need to lend special support to those children and their families. Penn State and Operation: Military Kids provide teachers and others who work with military families with the training they need to address these unique challenges. Learn how Penn State is guiding teachers as they help children cope on the home front. Penn State for PA (PSU4PA) tells the stories of Pennsylvania residents whose businesses and communities have been transformed by Penn State teaching, research and service.