Penn State Abington seniors representing a range of diverse perspectives and experiences celebrated their remarkable and unique journeys at Cultural Graduation.
Growing up two miles down the road from Penn State Abington, Joe DiMaria realized that the college’s NCAA Division III student-athlete experience was the perfect fit for his passions: baseball, teaching and his hometown.
Penn State Abington, the University's most diverse campus, hosts Cultural Graduation each semester to honor students of color, first generation and LGBTQ+ graduates who overcome unique obstacles to earn their degrees.
Yngvild Olsen, Director of the Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT) at the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), presents about how fentanyl is driving overdose deaths.
Miglena Ivanova, a third-year doctoral student in developmental psychology and a Prevention and Methodology Training (PAMT) predoctoral fellow, won the Best Poster Award for her work: “Profiles of Co-Occurring Internalizing and Externalizing Problems and Adolescent Substance Use.”
Yngvild Olsen, Director of the Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT) at the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), presents about how fentanyl is driving overdose deaths.
