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President Barron shares leadership message on El Paso and Dayton shootings

8/5/19

Over the weekend, two mass shootings in America occurred just 13 hours apart, taking the lives of many innocent people and injuring more. To the communities of El Paso, Texas, and Dayton, Ohio, — the sites of those tragic events — we offer hope for their healing. To the family and friends of those who lost their lives, we express our deepest condolences, and to those who were wounded, we wish them a quick recovery.

Juliane Besters-Dilger, vice president for academic affairs, University of Freiburg; Eric Barron, president, Penn State; Hans-Jochen Schiewer, rector, University of Freiburg; and Rod Crane, interim vice provost for Global Programs, Penn State

Penn State, University of Freiburg commit to strategic partnership

7/24/19

Penn State and the University of Freiburg have signed an agreement for a large-scale joint venture to support research in living materials — embracing biological principles to develop infrastructure for a more sustainable society. The signing took place during Penn State President Eric J. Barron’s visit to Freiburg, July 22-25.

Dennis Davin, Pennsylvania Secretary of Community and Economic Development

Heard on Campus: Pa. secretary of economic development praises Penn State

6/17/19

Pennsylvania Secretary of Community and Economic Development Dennis Davin spoke to higher education leaders gathered at Penn State on June 17, praising institutions of higher education like Penn State for their role in driving economic development across Pennsylvania and the United States.

Penn State President Eric J. Barron.

President Barron to lead national discussion on university research impact

6/13/19

Penn State President Eric J. Barron will host higher education leaders from across the country next week as part of the Association of Public & Land-Grant Universities (APLU) 2019 joint summer meeting for the Commission on Economic & Community Engagement (CECE) and Council on Research (CoR).

maple harvest festival

Next on WPSU's 'Digging Deeper': A look at the renovated Shaver's Creek

5/15/19

Penn State President Eric J. Barron will discuss the nearly completed renovations at Shaver’s Creek Environmental Center and highlight what’s happening there this summer during the next episode of WPSU Penn State’s “Digging Deeper” at 10:30 a.m. and 6 p.m. on Sunday, May 19, on WPSU-TV.

Warren Washington

Penn State to celebrate naming of building after science pioneer

5/14/19

Acclaimed climate science pioneer Warren Washington made history at Penn State in 1964 by becoming the second African-American to earn a doctorate in meteorology nationwide. It’s only fitting that his name adorn a building at Penn State’s Innovation Park, the first to be named for a University innovator and pioneer.

Students hold balloons spelling out the word engage

Barron discusses impact of community engagement efforts across state and beyond

5/3/19

Penn State’s community engagement efforts — including continuing education courses offered at 1,000 companies across the state, a public broadcasting network with one of the largest geographic coverage areas in the country, preservation of 86,000 miles of waterways that flow into the Chesapeake Bay, and collective student volunteer hours totaling 3.9 million hours each year— impact the lives of citizens and help to make Penn State a modern land-grant University, according to Penn State President Eric J. Barron.

A Millennium Scholar working in a lab

New research shows promise for success of underrepresented scholars in STEM

4/25/19

With the goal of preparing scholars from underrepresented groups to succeed in graduate and professional programs, Penn State, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC) and the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC) partnered to develop undergraduate programs aimed at increasing retention and academic performance of historically racially underrepresented undergraduates in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) fields.

Welcoming the Other

'Welcoming the Other' event to encourage dialogue, recognition of shared values

3/22/19

On Wednesday, March 27, Penn State and State College-area leaders will facilitate “Welcoming the Other,” an event aimed at building bridges within the community, opening up dialogue around negative rhetoric and violence against immigrants and refugees, and examining the meaning of our national motto, "E pluribus unum" — From many, one.

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