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2018 Black Alumni Reunion will #RaiseTheBAR: Q&A with Tracey Baker

7/12/18

The Black Alumni Reunion is scheduled for Sept. 21–23 at University Park. BAR is a biennial event that brings African-American alumni together for a weekend of fun and networking. This event is an opportunity to visit Penn State and reconnect with friends and meet current students.

Plastic mulch machinery

Vegetable equipment demonstrations coming to 2018 Ag Progress Days

7/6/18

Farmers looking to diversify by growing and marketing vegetables can get a good look at the equipment needed to launch a successful vegetable operation by attending Penn State's Ag Progress Days, Aug. 14-16. A new vegetable demonstration area will show visitors the latest equipment for planting, harvesting and irrigation.

YPC Erie Choir Camp

Young people find voices during choir camp at Penn State Behrend

7/3/18

Nearly 30 young people were enrolled in the Young People's Chorus (YPC) of Erie Camp, which was held in late June as one of more than 100 courses offered this summer as part of College for Kids at Penn State Behrend. This was the first time YPC Erie offered a course through College for Kids.

"Escape Room” was one of more than 100 courses offered this summer as part of Penn State Behrend's College for Kids program.

Students master escape plans at Behrend’s College for Kids

7/3/18

The "Escape Room” was one of more than 100 courses offered as part of Penn State Behrend's College for Kids, which celebrates its 25th anniversary this year. It also happens to be the largest year yet for the program; nearly 1,400 children between the ages of 6 and 14 are participating.

Sydney Rotko, at left, and Sammy Fellows, both students in the General McLane School District, work on programming the alligator they created as part of GE Girls @ Penn State Behrend.

Middle school girls program Lego robots during GE Girls camp

6/29/18

A total of 50 seventh- and eighth-grade female students attended GE Girls @ Penn State Behrend in late June. The program — one of just 20 in the world — is a weeklong science, technology, engineering and math camp where attendees are paired with female mentors from GE Transportation.

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