The Penn State Abington Class of 2016 is the largest and one of the most distinguished in the college's history: 55 graduated with distinction (including a "Wheel of Fortune" winner!), five valedictorians, five Schreyer Honors College medal recipients, and four earned concurrent degrees.
Students from Penn State Abington, Brandywine, Hazleton, Lehigh Valley, Schuylkill, Worthington Scranton and York showcased 36 posters and exhibits of their scholarly research at the sixth annual Penn State Regional Undergraduate Research Symposium at the campus in Center Valley.
It's an informal Penn State Abington tradition for graduates to support current students on their career paths so alumni frequently recruit here. Meet three recent graduates who shared advice for success at the spring career expo.
A Penn State Abington entrepreneur's solution to one of life's knottiest problems, tangled earbuds, took him to the White House Science Fair this month where he shared Rap-It-Up with the president and connected with other young inventors. Don't miss his interview on CBS Philly.
The nationally ranked Schreyer Honors College announced its acceptances for the Class of 2019 from a record total 3,721 applications received for the incoming freshman class. The accepted Schreyer Honors College Class of 2019 includes Scholars from 32 states and 12 countries. The final class count of 300, represents only 8 percent of the initial applicants.
Penn State senior Ramya Gurunathan has been selected to receive a prestigious Churchill Scholarship, a highly sought-after program that allows American college students to pursue graduate studies in engineering, mathematics or the sciences at the University of Cambridge. Gurunathan is only the second Penn State student to win the Churchill Scholarship since its inception in 1963.
A recent conference at the Penn State Center in Philadelphia highlighted the resources the University and its collaborators offer southeastern Pennsylvania. Presenters tackled community involvement in sustainability as well as urban agriculture, environment and health issues.
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.
Six Penn State faculty members have received the 2013 George W. Atherton Award for Excellence in Teaching. They are Charles Elavsky, assistant professor of communications in the College of Communications; Mikhail Kagan, assistant professor of physics at Penn State Abington; Kathy Meehan, senior instructor of human development and family studies at Penn State Brandywine; Debra Miller, instructor of social sciences and education at Penn State Lehigh Valley; Cindy Parsons, senior lecturer of mathematics in the Eberly College of Science, and Peter Wilf, associate professor of geosciences in the College of Earth and Mineral Sciences. The award, named after Penn State's seventh president, honors excellence in teaching at the undergraduate level.
Penn State Reads, a new common reading program for first-year University Park campus students, is designed to provide a shared experience among new students, encourage intellectual engagement within and beyond the classroom, stimulate critical thinking, and foster a deeper connection to Penn State's mission and core values. The book "Beautiful Souls: The Courage and Conscience of Ordinary People in Extraordinary Times”" by author Eyal Press has been selected for the 2013-14 Penn State Reads program.
