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MBA student outside the Penn State Great Valley campus in Malvern

Tailored to professionals, Great Valley’s MBA offered across Philadelphia region

8/8/18

Working adults across southeastern Pennsylvania can receive an AACSB-accredited Master of Business Administration from Penn State — customized to their needs and conveniently located to work or home. In addition to their campus in Malvern, Penn State Great Valley now offers its MBA in Abington, Philadelphia, and Reading.

Charles Ormsby

Data science expert to teach at Penn State Abington

7/23/18

An international data science expert will teach a course this fall with Penn State Abington Continuing Education on maximizing data performance. Charles W. Ormsby III will train business people to organize and interpret the data their organizations collect and make robust business decisions. The course runs Thursdays, Oct. 4-Nov. 15. Registration is required.

We Are!

Sending a 'We Are!' to these Penn Staters

7/2/18

This week we say thank you to Susan Sanders, Cheryl McCloskey, Mary Dubbink, Marcia Delia, Rebecca Schultz, David Pack and Tracey Accordino — and to everyone who helps make Penn State such an incredible community. We Are!

Newcombe Foundation

Newcombe Foundation awards $25,000 for Abington student scholarships

6/20/18

The Charlotte W. Newcombe Foundation has awarded a grant of $25,000 to Penn State Abington as part of the Newcombe Scholarships for Mature Students program. The award is for students age 25 or older who are pursuing their first bachelor’s degrees, have completed at least half the requirements toward their degrees, and have unmet financial need. Penn State Abington will match the funds 1:1, for a total impact of $50,000 in scholarships during the 2018-2019 academic year.

Tourism, Health, Wellbeing and Protected Areas book cover

Faculty edit, contribute to book on tourism, health and protected lands

6/20/18

Penn State faculty members edited and contributed to the newly published book, “Tourism, Health, Wellbeing and Protected Areas,” which focuses on global evidence that shows parks and other protected areas contribute to a healthy society and therefore increases the importance of cultural and nature-based tourism.

Glenn Sterner

Penn State researchers hope website humanizes, helps others affected by opioids

6/19/18

“Share Your Opioid Story” is an initiative designed to raise public awareness of the impact of the opioid epidemic in Pennsylvania and empower Pennsylvanians affected by the epidemic to talk openly about the effects of opioid addiction. Stories of individuals, family members and friends affected by the epidemic can be found — and shared — online at shareyouropioidstory.com.

Abington boat sculptures

Ship ahoy! Abington students sail sculptures inspired by iconic films

6/7/18

A group of first-year art majors at Penn State Abington literally sailed into summer. Enrolled in a foundational sculpture course, the students constructed 6-foot replicas of iconic ships and submarines, which they launched on the campus duck pond for their final exam.

HemoGo

Student entrepreneurs compete for $30,000 in funding on 'The Investment'

5/21/18

Sherveen Karbasiafshar is a biology student at Penn State. He, along with five other undergraduates, created HemoGO — a smartphone application designed to assist people who want to check their complete blood count on the go. HemoGO is one of six Penn State student startups working with the Pennsylvania Technical Assistance Program to compete for a pool of $30,000 in the annual Inc.U competition show “The Investment,” airing at 8 p.m. May 24 on WPSU.

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