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Paul and Beverly Perreault endow new international fellows program

1/21/19

Paul and Beverly Perreault, of Park City Utah, have made a generous commitment of $1.08 million to establish the Perreault Fellows Program and Scholarship in Global Programs which will provide international internship opportunities to talented undergraduate students interested in becoming global leaders in their fields.

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Smeal’s Ghadar gives University’s largest #GivingTuesday gift

1/15/19

Fariborz Ghadar, Penn State Smeal College of Business professor of finance, William A. Schreyer Chair in Global Management, Policies and Planning, and director of the Center for Global Studies, supported Smeal's #GivingTuesday initiatives with what was the biggest gift to the University on that day.

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College of Agricultural Sciences to participate in Study Abroad Week events

1/8/19

For students who haven't yet reaped the benefits of international learning -- and even for those who have -- Penn State's Office of Global Programs will showcase education-abroad opportunities during Study Abroad Week, slated for Jan. 14-18 at various times and locations on the University Park campus.

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Spark Program helps students get jump on academic opportunities

1/8/19

Offered through University Libraries and the University Fellowships Office, the seven-week program runs from Feb. 5 to March 26 with sessions scheduled every Tuesday evening from 5 to 6:30 p.m., with dinner to be provided. There is no cost to students.

Study Abroad Week 2019 Penn State

Study Abroad Week 2019 set for Jan. 14-18 at University Park

1/7/19

Students are invited to learn about the ways they can take their education overseas during Study Abroad Week 2019, set for Jan. 14-18 at University Park. A variety of events presented by Global Programs and partner units will be held throughout the week to give students a deeper understanding of all things study abroad.

Ryan Morris named 2020 Schwarzman Scholarship

Penn State Berks student named 2020 Schwarzman Scholar

12/12/18

Ryan Morris, a first-generation college student who was a race car driver before attending Penn State Berks, has won a Schwarzman Scholarship, which will enable him to pursue a master’s degree in global affairs from the Schwarzman College at Tsinghua University in Beijing.

Penn State remains a top university in the nation for international experiences

12/10/18

The Institute of International Education’s “Open Doors” report shows Penn State holding strong in study abroad and hosting international students and scholars. The University continues to be among the top 15 in the U.S. in hosting international students, and among the top 20 in sending students abroad.

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Students participate in international language research

12/7/18

Seven students in the College of the Liberal Arts participated in the National Science Foundation PIRE program this year, which gave the students financial support to travel internationally to conduct language research.

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Project brings together agriscience educators from U.S., Malaysia

12/7/18

Preservice teacher candidates and current teachers from Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, Iowa, Wisconsin and Michigan learned about agriculture and agricultural education in July as part of the AgEd2Malaysia Human Development Project, a collaborative effort among Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia in Johor Bahru, Malaysia, and the Global Agriculture Learning Center at Hawkeye Community College in Waterloo, Iowa.

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