The Office of the Vice Provost for Education Equity announced the University programs that will be supported by Equal Opportunity Planning Committee funding in summer 2015 and academic year 2015-16.
Three hundred new Penn State Abington alumni were unleashed on the world at spring commencement, but they were urged to carefully balance achievement and humanity.
Supporting INVENT Penn State -- President Eric Barron’s vision of building a strong entrepreneurial ecosystem around campuses throughout Pennsylvania -- six Commonwealth Campuses have been awarded seed funding aimed at enhancing local partnerships and entrepreneurial environments.
Penn State Abington students will benefit from the campus' share of a $1.7 million grant aimed at increasing the number and diversity of graduates from the engineering major.
Nineteen Penn State alumni will be honored Oct. 21 for their outstanding professional accomplishments and given the lifelong title of Alumni Fellow, the highest award given by the Penn State Alumni Association.
Penn State Abington students gathered for a forum to process the trauma of recent world events: bombings in Beirut and Paris, the immigrant crisis, ISIS, Syria, and politicians espousing sometimes inaccurate stereotypes of religious and ethnic groups.
Strained relationships with law enforcement in many communities nationwide led a group of proactive Penn State Abington students to invite local police to campus so they could open a dialogue. They discussed race, traffic stops, and recent police controversies.
Damian Fernandez, CEO and head of school at the Ethical Culture Fieldston School in New York City, has been named chancellor of Penn State Abington, effective July 1, 2016. Fernandez will succeed Karen Wiley Sandler, who announced her intention to retire as chancellor of the Abington campus in June after more than 20 years of service to Penn State. Sandler will remain as chancellor until June 30, 2016.
The Penn State Abington community permanently honored prominent American and African-American architect Julian Abele who earned little recognition during his lifetime but whose work impacts the campus to this day. He designed the iconic Sutherland Building, which houses classrooms and offices.
