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Former director of student aid Anna Griswold honored for career achievements

7/3/18

Anna Griswold, who retired from Penn State in March as assistant vice president of Undergraduate Education and executive director of the Office for Student Aid, was recently honored by the National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators for her contributions to the field of student aid.

Hannah Kohler portrait

'Punching up': Students find value in fellowships process

6/28/18

Penn State student Hannah Kohler was in the same position as many other rising seniors: She was thinking about the big questions of the future and wasn’t certain where her path would lead. Students such as Kohler are exactly who Caitlin Ting, interim director for the University Fellowships Office, is looking for.

During a research poster session at a Physics Conference, Kelsey Shaffer demonstrates a lightning fractal effect in 3D by using a smartphone.

Future engineer certain to rock the world and transform lives

6/26/18

Kelsey Shaffer is an ambitious undergraduate student who serves in the Army National Guard. A mechanical and nuclear engineering double-major and president of Penn State Schuylkill's Engineering Club, her penchant for service and problem-solving extend from her country to the classroom.

Penn State joins the Common Application for 2018-19

6/21/18

Starting this fall, students applying to Penn State will have the ability to do so through the Common Application, an additional application method that the University’s Undergraduate Admissions Office is adding to its application lineup.

Alejandro Cuevas at IEEE Symposium

IST alumnus earns Distinguished Paper Award at international conference

6/19/18

Alejandro Cuevas, a 2018 graduate of the College of Information Sciences and Technology at Penn State, was part of a research team that received a Distinguished Paper Award at the recent Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Symposium on Security and Privacy. Cuevas earned University travel and research grants to complete his work in Switzerland.

Brian Davis - Old Main bell tower fall 2017

Life-changing text alert puts Penn State student on path to success

6/11/18

Brian Davis found out that he was accepted to Penn State while practicing parallel parking in his hometown of Philadelphia. This spring he graduated with a bachelor's degree in African-American studies, with minors in international studies, sociology, and civic and community engagement. “Penn State has impacted my life in so many ways,” he said.

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