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Penn State to offer application fee waiver to veterans, active service members

11/6/17

Penn State, as a member institution of the Coalition for Access, Affordability, and Success, will offer an application fee waiver for members of the United States armed forces. Penn State will allow veterans and current service members to apply for free through the coalition’s online application; the waiver will be available in 2018 for students applying for the 2019-2020 academic year.

Danielle Joliet

U.S. Army veteran and award-winning Penn State graduate earns national attention

5/10/17

ABC’s "Good Morning America" featured Penn State graduate Danielle Joliet on May 10 as part of the GMA Class of 2017. Joliet, a U.S. Army veteran and graduate of the Penn State College of Education, is also the recipient of the Penn State Outstanding Adult Student Award. This success did not come to Joliet without challenges — the wife and mother of two is a recovering alcoholic who found a way to turn her life around and help others do the same.

Wallace Frost Jr.

Air Force veteran finds much more than he expected at Fayette campus

4/7/17

After retiring from a 19-year U.S. Air Force career spent working on the electronics systems of intercontinental ballistic missiles, Wallace Frost Jr. enrolled at Penn State Fayette, The Eberly Campus to become something he had long wanted: a petroleum engineer. Little did the Uniontown native know that enrolling at the Fayette campus would bring him several other things he desired: love, marriage, and fatherhood.

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Penn State graduate personifies dedication to country, alma mater

5/3/16

Mandy Eagler personifies what it means to be dedicated to country and alma mater. Her story of Penn State pride comes full circle this week, as Eagler, a veteran and World Campus student, will graduate at Penn State Shenango while also serving as a student commencement speaker. It's a well-deserved honor for a soft-spoken Penn Stater whose compelling story is now being shared on the national stage.