Penn State Abington athletics roundup
3/20/19
Penn State Abington club cheerleaders capture a title, athletes of the week, and the latest scores.
Students
Students
Architecture graduate student selected for prestigious women's shadowing program
3/20/19
Madhubala Ayyamperumal, a Penn State graduate student who is pursuing degrees in architecture and architectural engineering, was selected from a pool of more than 200 applicants from across the globe to attend Skidmore, Owings and Merrill’s Women’s Initiative Shadowing Program in Chicago earlier this semester.
IST professor authors three book forewords for world-renowned philosopher
3/20/19
Frank Ritter, professor in the College of Information Sciences and Technology, has written three forewords for a recently published trilogy of books authored by world-renowned philosopher and cognitive scientist Paul Thagard. Thagard’s books, “Brain-Mind,” “Mind-Society” and “Natural Philosophy,” have been incorporated into a series on cognitive models and architectures that Ritter edits for Oxford University Press.
Things to Do at Penn State: March 21-28
3/20/19
This week's cultural highlights include the return of the Maple Harvest Festival, "Saturday Night Live" comedian Michael Che at Penn State Behrend, the Alumni Association's City Lights in Philadelphia event and a commemoration of the 40th anniversary of Three Mile Island at Penn State Harrisburg.
Dynamic female business leaders to headline 2019 Powerful Women conference
3/20/19
Registration is still open for the 2019 Powerful Women Paving the Way Conference, scheduled for April 11-12 at the Nittany Lion Inn on Penn State's University Park campus. The event, which is hosted by the Penn State Smeal College of Business and its student-run Women in Business Organization, will commemorate its 11th year with engaging speakers and valuable networking opportunities.
Spring break trip contributes to efforts to alleviate malnutrition in Honduras
3/20/19
Thirteen students from three campuses observed National Nutrition Month in a fitting way: traveling to Honduras for a spring break service learning trip through Healthy Niños Honduras, a Pennsylvania-based organization that focuses on helping children with malnutrition.
2019 Penn State student award recipients announced
3/20/19
Each year, Penn State honors several students for the highest levels of academic excellence, outstanding leadership and meritorious service. The 2019 student award recipients exemplify best practices and achievements among Penn State students, reflecting the University's mission of teaching, research and service.
Submissions now open for annual Materials Visualization Competition
3/20/19
The 11th annual Materials Visualization Competition (MVC11), a scientific visual and artistic competition, is now accepting submissions. The deadline for submissions is April 5
Ahmed earns Frisbey International Student Award
3/20/19
Noorein Ahmed, a senior and Schreyer Honors Scholar in health policy and administration in the College of Health and Human Development at Penn State, has been awarded the 2019 Ardeth and Norman Frisbey International Student Award for undergraduates.
Iffert named 2019 Hetzel Award recipient for leadership
3/20/19
Jack Iffert, Schreyer Scholar and senior in civil engineering in the College of Engineering at Penn State, has been named recipient of the 2019 Ralph Dorn Hetzel Memorial Award.
Griswold recognized with Jackson Lethbridge Tolerance Award
3/20/19
Kaytlynn Griswold, doctoral student in industrial organizational psychology in the College of the Liberal Arts at Penn State, is the recipient of the 2019 Jackson Lethbridge Tolerance Award.
Nolf, Ogle honored with 2019 McCoy Award
3/20/19
Penn State students Jason Nolf, a wrestler and kinesiology major, and Emily Ogle, a soccer player and kinesiology major, have been selected as the 2019 recipients of the Ernest B. McCoy Memorial Award.
Next on WPSU's 'Digging Deeper': Guiding tough, honest conversations
3/20/19
Penn State President Eric J. Barron will highlight how a Penn State undergraduate center explores difficult topics through facilitated dialogue during the next episode of WPSU Penn State’s “Digging Deeper” at 10:30 a.m. and 6 p.m. on Sunday, March 24, on WPSU-TV.
Crow named recipient of 2019 Eric A. Walker Award
3/20/19
Kelsey Crow, senior double-major in biology and psychology at Penn State, has been named the 2019 recipient of the Eric A. Walker Award.
Registration open for Lavender Graduation; students invited to register
3/19/19
Registration is now open for Lavender Graduation, a ceremony which celebrates the achievements of undergraduate, graduate and professional students in the LGBTQ+ community from all Penn State campuses.