Penn State Learning reopens for summer tutoring, workshops
6/12/19
Penn State Learning reopened its doors for tutoring on Monday, June 10, at its lab in 220 Boucke Building, with workshops to be held over three days in July.
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PSECU supports Penn State's financial literacy program with $100K commitment
6/12/19
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.
Jonas Brothers' 'Happiness Begins' tour coming to Bryce Jordan Center on Sept. 4
6/12/19
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.
Behrend trail project launches $690,000 Wintergreen Gorge restoration effort
6/11/19
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.
Reserved hours to change at select campus parking lots beginning July 1
6/11/19
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.
High school students create domes during Behrend Youth Outreach program
6/11/19
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.
Renovated Sbarro coming to University Park campus for fall 2019 semester
6/11/19
The Sbarro location in the HUB-Robeson Center at Penn State's University Park campus is currently closed for renovations and will reopen for the fall 2019 semester with an updated look and design.
Penn State researchers to boost endangered Chesapeake logperch population
6/11/19
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.
Palmer Museum announces intriguing exhibition on American lithography
6/11/19
The Palmer Museum of Art at Penn State has announced a third special exhibition for the summer, "George Miller and American Lithography," which opens June 18. The exhibition is selected entirely from the museum’s permanent collection and features 38 prints by an impressive roster of artists who worked with master printer George Miller to create some of their most memorable and recognizable works.
Faculty and students honored at college's annual awards banquet
6/11/19
The College of Earth and Mineral Sciences celebrated exceptional students and faculty for their academic excellence, service and leadership during its annual Wilson Awards Banquet held at the end of the spring semester.
2019-20 RIDEpass registration begins June 15
6/10/19
Transportation Services will begin accepting online applications for the 2019-20 RIDEpass reduced-fare mass transit program beginning Saturday, June 15.
'Art of Discovery' booth combines science and art at this year’s Arts Fest
6/7/19
From Thursday, July 11, through Saturday, July 13, Penn State's Art of Discovery booth at the Central Pennsylvania Festival of the Arts will feature free, hands-on activities and demonstrations that explore where science and art meet.
United Way's 'Big Cheese 5' event helps combat hunger in Berks County
6/7/19
Scores of United Way volunteers will descend on Penn State Berks on June 14 and 15 to participate in United Way's "Big Cheese 5" event. More than 1,000 volunteers will package 500,000 meals (mac-and-cheese and rice and beans) over the two-day event.
Penn State announces eight artist collaborations for the Campus Arts Initiative
6/7/19
The Campus Arts Initiative, a project of Penn State’s Strategic Planning Seed Grant program, has announced the first eight artist collaborators, which were selected from the more than 158 applicants who responded to a national open call.
Inaugural Drawdown Scholars class arrives at Penn State
6/6/19
Fifty-five undergraduate students from across the country have arrived at Penn State to take part in the first-ever Drawdown Scholars Research Experience for Undergraduates Program. Dubbed Drawdown Scholars, the students will spend eight weeks embedded in research programs across the University, with the aim of investigating positive solutions-orientated paths to take action on climate change.