Two initiatives for transfer students eased Mark Tyler’s transition from community college to Penn State Abington: a $2,000 RaiseMe scholarship and the STEM Inc. Inclusion and Innovation program.
The full-semester study abroad experience in Paris was a game changer for a Penn State Abington student who is the first in her family to attend college.
Penn State Abington students attended the diversity networking event prior to the fall Career and Internship Fair so they could connect with recruiters in a more intimate atmosphere. The campus Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion and Career and Professional Development hosted the event, which was sponsored by Enterprise Holdings.
Penn State Abington students who attended workshops and networking practice events to prepare for the annual Career and Internship Fair reported positive interactions with recruiters at the event.
Explore more than 100 years of music by Ukraine’s most celebrated contemporary composers at a free concert at Penn State Abington on Wednesday, Nov. 9.
A $5,000 grant supported visits by Penn State Abington elementary and early childhood education majors to three independent bookstores in Philadelphia that center their collections around traditionally marginalized populations.
Boni Wozolek, assistant professor of education, is the first cabinet-level director of diversity, equity, and inclusive excellence at Penn State Abington. She is charged with enhancing an equitable environment for faculty and staff and bridging the academic and student experience.
Chancellor Margo DelliCarpini announced the appointment of Boni Wozolek, assistant professor of education, as Penn State Abington’s first cabinet-level director of diversity, equity, and inclusive excellence.
New University President Neeli Bendapudi met with Penn State Abington students, faculty, staff, and stakeholders this week. Meeting Bendapudi was emotional for some faculty and staff at Abington, the most diverse campus in the Penn State system, since the new president is the first woman and first person of color to lead the University.
Aneesah Smith (center), director of diversity, equity and inclusion at Penn State Abington, celebrates National Coming Out Week with students on the Sutherland Plaza. Events were sponsored by the campus' Queer Student Alliance, ODEI and Abington Campus Entertainment
