The internationalization and diversity of Penn State Abington stand are among Dr. Sandler's legacies. She worked to build the population of international students, supported visiting scholars including a residency by a Tibetan monk and artist. She also encouraged the development of more courses with required travel components.
Penn State Abington welcomed the class of 2020 into the family this week. The events head off first week nerves by arming freshman with some important things: new friends and practical information, such as finding the advising office and picking up parking tags.
With Penn State’s recent announcement of the next six communities to receive seed-grant funding through its Invent Penn State initiative, the University’s economic development effort has grown to include 13 hubs for innovation spread across Pennsylvania.
Twelve Penn State undergraduate students from the University Park, Abington and Lehigh Valley campuses, representing eight research teams, presented their research at the Pennsylvania Capitol April 5 as part of the Undergraduate Research at the Capitol Conference.
This spring Penn State expects to award 13,604 diplomas to students University-wide. Following is a compilation of commencement ceremonies and speaker information for Penn State’s 24 locations.
One size fits all applies to beanies and bracelets, but finding a college that’s the right fit isn’t always that easy. So a Penn State student organization selected senior Melissa Aguilar to share why she chose Penn State Abington and how she flourished there.
A ceremonial ribbon cutting with Penn State President Eric Barron marked the opening of the Happy Valley LaunchBox, a State College-based business startup program that is part of the statewide Invent Penn State initiative.
