Stand for State believes that everyone deserves to be safe and everyone plays a role in watching out for each other's safety. This video explores how the 3 D's -- direct, distract and delegate -- can deescalate an unsafe situation and explains how to turn red dots (unsafe situations) on campus into green dots (a choice to help someone). It challenges students to look out for their friends and to find opportunities to add green dots to the map.
"During my first semester, I was so nervous I didn't want to move, not even sneeze. But it is the single step of trying something new, sitting next to someone you don’t know or joining an organization that opens doors to growth and friendship." - Charlena Frank, Penn State Abington Student Government Association president.
General engineering majors from Penn State Abington and Brandywine developed a mobile robot to inspect storm water pipes in nearby Horsham Township. This field test demonstrates some of its capabilities. The township saved about $60,000 by working with the students instead of purchasing a robot.
Filmmaker Martin Zied, a Penn State Abington alumnus, developed the documentary "Voice Messages" to examine the ways we use our voices to entertain, ascertain, seduce and reduce.
With the Invent Penn State effort, the University is looking to leverage its locations, expertise, research and technology to foster entrepreneurship across the Commonwealth.
Students from Penn State Abington and other colleges in the region sent out a powerful message of support during 2016 Suicide Prevention Night at the Ballparks. Fans crowding Citizens Bank Park saw the video prior to the Philadelphia Phillies/Atlanta Braves game.
