Joan Turns’ relationship with Shaver’s Creek Environmental Center goes back 30 years as a patron, volunteer and employee. She and her husband, Steve, decided to turn that passion into a financial commitment to the center.
In a survey of NCAA attendance figures for 17 sports during 2018-19, eight Penn State teams ranked in the top 10 in average home attendance, the most of any Division I institution nationally. Three Nittany Lion squads ranked No. 2 nationally in average home attendance.
PSECU, Pennsylvania’s largest credit union, recently committed $100,000 to support the Sokolov-Miller Family Financial and Life Skills Center at Penn State. The funding is intended to help the center maintain and enhance its popular online self-study curriculum, which is designed to strengthen Penn State students’ financial capability.
The Jonas Brothers will return to Happy Valley at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 4, with the Bryce Jordan Center serving as one of five stops recently added to the band’s upcoming “Happiness Begins” tour due to overwhelming fan demand and sellouts across the country.
Amanda Baird, who graduated in May with degrees in advertising/public relations and political science, took first place in the 2019 Project Yellow Light college radio competition. The contest calls for students to create a TV, radio or billboard public service advertisement to educate their peers about the dangers of distracted driving, including the dangers of smartphone distracted driving.
In April, Scott Sada, who graduated from Penn State Behrend with a plastics engineering technology degree, hit his 82nd double against Medaille to become the NCAA Division III all-time leader in career doubles. He would add eight more before the season ended.
The Smith Carillon Concert Series at Penn State Behrend has announced its 2019 performance schedule. All concerts begin at 7 p.m. and are free and open to the public. Free hot dogs and snacks will be served during the performances.
Penn State architecture alumna Patricia Kucker, who has spent the past 27 years in higher education administration, has been named the interim director of the Stuckeman School in the Penn State College of Arts and Architecture.
Penn State Behrend is leading a coordinated effort to protect and preserve Wintergreen Gorge, a Natural Heritage Area on and adjacent to the Behrend campus. The project will protect wildlife and make the existing trails more sustainable while improving public access to the gorge.
In tandem with the previously announced expansion of fee hours at the East, HUB, and Nittany parking decks, select parking areas at Penn State’s University Park campus will be reserved for permit holders 24 hours a day, seven days a week, beginning July 1.
More than 50 students from Warren County School District attended the inaugural Inspiring Bright Futures program May 22 at Penn State Behrend. The program brings high school students from rural populations to the college, so they can experience a higher education setting and participate in STEM workshops.
Jay Stauffer and his research group in Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences have received grants and commitments for grants totaling almost $500,000 to restore the logperch, a member of the darter family that is believed to only ever have inhabited the lower drainages of the Susquehanna and Potomac rivers.
Penn State is one of more than a dozen Pennsylvania institutions of higher education to sign on in support of the “Pennsylvania Values” campaign, which urges the Commonwealth to update the Pennsylvania Human Relations Act of 1955 to explicitly prohibit discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity.
With the 2018-19 intercollegiate athletics calendar winding down, Penn State remains among the nation’s top 10 in the Learfield Directors’ Cup standings. In the latest spring standings, the Nittany Lions are ranked No. 6. Penn State received Directors’ Cup points from NCAA championship participation by the men’s lacrosse and men’s tennis teams in the latest compilation.
For millions of people with conditions that make speech difficult or nearly impossible, it’s challenging to get an education, perform a job, or build the personal relationships that enrich our lives. That’s why Janice Light has spent more than 30 years building a program at Penn State that helps people with conditions like autism spectrum disorder, cerebral palsy, and Down syndrome learn to communicate despite troubles with speech.
