Holocaust survivor Erwin Froman will discuss his experience later this week when he visits Penn State Behrend on Remembrance Day, Thursday, April 12, for a special lecture. His talk begins at 11 a.m. and will be held in room 180 of the college’s Jack Burke Research and Economic Development Center.
An unidentified man observed as college teams presented their findings at the Penn State Abington business challenge. As the second group spoke, Stephen Hynes, a 1990 graduate, decided it was time to ditch the 'Undercover Boss'-ish anonymity he wanted when he sponsored the competition.
A revamped student organization housed in the Harold and Inge Marcus Department of Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering is gaining exposure for providing the next generation of engineers and business leaders with opportunities to build industry relationships and explore the importance of collaboration between the engineering and business sectors.
Lori and Traci Tapani, sisters and co-presidents of the precision sheet metal fabrication company Wyoming Machine, will speak at Penn State Behrend on Nov. 12 for the School of Engineering’s Fall 2015 Speaker Event.
On Oct. 24, students, faculty, staff and alumni at Penn State Behrend dedicated a monument to Mary Behrend, whose gift of her family's property made the college possible. The project originated with students who were concerned that Behrend's gift was not visibly acknowledged on campus. "Without this land, we would not have met and had the experiences we did," said Brennan Zanella, a 2013 graduate.
In “Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory,” Wonka promises visitors to his factory a “golden ticket to imagination and adventure.” For one afternoon this November, the Choirs of Penn State Behrend promise the same thing.
A new student-designed monument commemorating Mary Behrend’s 1948 gift of her Glenhill Farm to Penn State will be unveiled Oct. 24.
To prepare students for work on digital platforms, Penn State Behrend has developed a new major in digital media, arts and technology. The program — Penn State's only undergraduate degree in these subjects — combines the broad perspective and critical analysis of traditional liberal arts study with the technical skills required to work in digital media.
Penn State Behrend will host two graduate program information sessions this fall; anyone interested in learning more about master’s degrees is encouraged to attend.
Five students will represent Penn State Behrend’s Black School of Business at the 2016 Chartered Financial Analyst Institute Research Challenge. They will produce a detailed financial report and valuation of Dick’s Sporting Goods, the nation’s largest sports apparel, footwear and equipment retailer, and present their findings to a panel of high-profile financial analysts.
During the late evening hours on Sept. 27, the moon will pass through the center of the Earth’s shadow, yielding a rare total lunar eclipse. This will be the last opportunity to see a total eclipse of a super moon until 2033. Astronomers at Penn State Behrend's Mehalso Observatory will mark the occasion with telescopic observing of the eclipsed moon beginning at 10 p.m. The program is free and open to the public.
With the bed made and the clothes folded away, members of Penn State Behrend's class of 2019 brought out their posters and trophies and throw rugs and keepsake photos. That's the stuff that makes a new room feel like home.
Jessica Schubert, a doctoral candidate at Binghamton University, State University of New York, focuses her research on the development and maintenance of OCD, particularly the role that disrupted circadian timing of sleep plays in the severity of obsessions and compulsions. She will discuss this research when the Colloquium Series in Psychological Sciences and Human Behavior returns to Penn State Erie, The Behrend College, on Friday March, 27.
Cory Scherer will discuss evolutionary-based research on sex differences in jealousy and present findings on why widowers are at an advantage with regards to dating when the Colloquium Series in Psychological Sciences and Human Behavior returns to Penn State Erie, The Behrend College on Thursday, Feb. 19.
Dr. Meaghan Johnson remembers how college is a time for change and growth. It’s one of the reasons she enjoys working alongside that age group so much. Johnson, who is in her second year of residency at St. Vincent Hospital in Erie, chose to use one of her residency electives to work at the Health and Wellness Center at Penn State Erie, The Behrend College. Penn State Behrend is a familiar setting for Johnson. She received her undergraduate degree in business management from the college in 2005.
