Each year, Penn State honors several members of its faculty and staff for the highest levels of academic excellence, outstanding leadership and meritorious service. The 2013 Faculty/Staff Award recipients reach across campuses, colleges and administrative units and exemplify best practices and achievements among Penn Staters reflecting the University's mission of teaching, research and service. The honorees will receive their awards at a ceremony at noon Monday, March 25, at the Nittany Lion Inn.
A Penn State Abington initiatives to support international and multilingual student populations turned its focus last week to the unique challenges and adjustments facing Chinese undergraduates during the latest installment of the Global Awareness Dialogue Project (GADP).
Find a mentor...where does one even begin? For many, it’s a nerve-wracking concept, akin to a blind date. The annual Diversity Alumni Mentoring Luncheon gives Penn State Abington students a jump-start on developing these critical relationships.
The Penn State Abington community celebrated the diverse talents and successes of its students at the annual Awards and Leadership Dinner last week. Families and friends applauded the scholars and the student leaders who succeeded academically in areas such as public service and campus diversity.
In the weeks leading up to his official appointment on May 12, Eric Barron and Penn State’s first lady, Molly Barron, have crisscrossed the Commonwealth, hearing from students, faculty, staff and community leaders at Penn State’s campuses. In every case, Barron said, he has been struck by the commitment to excellence in education, to student success and to the surrounding community.
A conversation about last month's protests in Ferguson, Missouri, are the type of discussions that happen frequently at Abington, a byproduct of the campus' diverse population. A faculty member challenged the community: "What do we do? You are the best and the brightest. What do we do?"
A second career entrepreneur who transformed her family's eldercare dilemma into a solution for seniors throughout the Philadelphia region shared her journey as the Penn State Abington fall 2014 commencement speaker.
