Penn State Abington has announced the appointment of Christine Cicio as director of Continuing Education, effective Sept. 20. Cicio arrives at Penn State Abington with a demonstrated history of working in continuing education, community engagement and program development.
Penn State offers a variety of services and resources to help students who are facing financial challenges, including housing and food insecurity. Students are encouraged to learn more about available options and to reach out for support.
Penn State University Libraries placed first in the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions PressReader International Marketing Award competition for the Great Rare Books Bake-Off, a joint effort with Monash University Library in Australia.
As part of our regular "We Are!" feature, we recognize eleven Penn Staters who have gone above and beyond what's asked of them in their work at the University.
Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, the Equity Pedagogy Network increased its reach to four campuses, nine collaborating centers and units and also hosts 130 faculty with about 100 members involved in one of their working groups. Casually referred to as "the Network," the group aims to improve societal outcomes for all students and faculty via improved teaching and learning on equity, bias and diversity.
With goals to enable access to education, engage students, and foster and embrace a diverse world, the Penn State Equity Pedagogy Network works to support and enhance the racial equity work of faculty, staff and administrators across Penn State by developing a community for resource-sharing, collaborative inquiry and reflective practice.
This year's Penn State's Institute of Computational and Data Sciences -- ICDS -- seed grants support 14 interdisciplinary projects, including AI- and diversity-related initiatives.
