Meet the Air Force veteran and Penn State Abington student who marched 11 miles on Veterans Day (11-11-16), setting out before dawn to symbolize the darkness that leads dozens of veterans to commit suicide each day in the United States.
Leaving the Caribbean to play soccer at Penn State Abington wasn't easy for goalkeeper Jose Arroyo. But his dreams fuel the aspiring architect. With the support of his new coach and teammates, he quickly learned to balance life as a student-athlete with playing for the Puerto Rican national team.
Penn State alumni Weiliang Lei, energy engineering, 2012; Endrit Ali, computer engineering, 2012; and Andriy Bokalo, electrical engineering, 2013; in April launched Wastekon, a company that designed a website to link reusable materials to collectors, or those in need.
Following last week’s presidential election, students, faculty and staff across the University have been organizing informal gatherings, round-tables and panel sessions to discuss this year’s election, related media coverage and the results. Here is a look at some of the discussions that have happened and are scheduled to take place.
The Penn State Alumni Association honored 24 outstanding alumni in October with the Alumni Fellow Award, the highest award given by the Alumni Association. Watch their acceptance speech videos online, and hear how graduating from Penn State impacted the honorees’ lives and careers.
The Penn State Abington cross country teams closed out their season at the conference regionals as the basketball teams prepare to play their first games.
Penn State Abington students met with recruiters from 92 employers at the the fall Career Expo. In the weeks before, the campus Career Development Center (CDC) prepped them for success.
