Penn State Undergraduate Admissions offers visit programs to prospective students throughout the summer, with Spend a Summer Day providing the best opportunity to explore Penn State’s academics, student life and campus communities.
Michael Bichnevicius, a recent graduate from the Penn State Department of Mechanical Engineering, was awarded a National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship to spur the impact of his future work, which explores how heat transfer can be optimized through additive manufacturing.
Students Nicholas Kremp, Stephanie Earle and Kaléi Kowalchik presented research posters at the 2019 Northeast Regional Honors Council Conference in Baltimore, and were accompanied by Michael Evans, assistant chief academic officer and associate teaching professor of nursing, and honors program coordinators Todd Adams, assistant professor of philosophy, and Meg Hatch, associate professor of biology.
April 11-14 conference. hey were accompanied by Dr. Michael Evans, M.S.Ed., RN, ACNS, CMSRN, CNE, assistant chief academic officer and associate teaching professor of nursing, nd onors program coordinators Dr. Todd Adams, assistant professor of philosophy, and Dr. Meg Hatch, associate professor of biology.
For just the second time in Penn State history, all four University candidates to the Goldwater Scholarship program were named as awardees.
Students of Penn State Fayette, The Eberly Campus, presented undergraduate research conducted in collaboration with Aris Karagiorgakis, assistant teaching professor of psychology, at the 2019 Undergraduate Research Exhibition at University Park in April, as well as at the National Conference on Undergraduate Research in Atlanta earlier this semester.
Twenty-one Penn State students traveled to Nashville to team up with the NFL Environmental Program during the 2019 NFL Draft. Over three days, students engaged with visitors to help reduce waste through proper recycling and composting methods. The students also met with various NFL leaders for 'fireside chat' sessions to discuss career advice and opportunities.
Penn State student-athletes continue to excel in the classroom and surpass Division I national averages, according to Academic Progress Rate data released today (May 8) by the NCAA.
The Syrian refugee crisis was just beginning in 2012 when, on a whim, Lydia Williams she picked up a book called “The Syrian Rebellion” by Fouad Ajami. It changed her life. Now a senior political science major at Penn State Harrisburg, Williams traveled to Turkey this year to study the plight of the refugees through the Turkish Heritage Organization Summer Research Program.
Penn State University Libraries awards recognized three outstanding undergraduate thesis authors as well as one graduate student and nine undergraduate student researchers, all exhibiting exemplary scholarly research methods and communication at University Park campus presentations this spring.
As part of our regular "We Are!" feature, we recognize six Penn Staters who have gone above and beyond what's asked of them in their work at the University. Thank you Kristin, Janet, Doug, Meghan, Mackenzie and Kim — and to everyone who helps make Penn State such an incredible community. We Are!
Penn State University Libraries awarded its Undergraduate Research Award: Excellence in Information Literacy to students at nearly all undergraduate Penn State campuses in April, honoring 97 undergraduate students as well as eight graduate students participating in their respective campus-wide research exhibition events.
Global Connections will transfer ownership of some major programs to Global Programs, leaving it free to become a volunteer-only organization focused on hosting multicultural events and classes.
Proposals are now being accepted for the 18th annual Division of Undergraduate Studies Conference, scheduled for 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sept. 26 at the Penn Stater Conference Center Hotel.
Ryan Morris, a first-generation college student who, at the age of 18, was a National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR) driver, has big plans after commencement on Saturday, May 4.
Not only does Mark Dawson work at Penn State Berks, but he will graduate with two of his six daughters, Dakota and Hunter, on Saturday, May 4, during the college’s 2 p.m. commencement ceremony.
