Associate Librarian Alexia Hudson-Ward has been selected by Penn State’s administration to be a 2014–15 CIC Academic Leadership Program (ALP) Fellow. She is among five faculty selected by Penn State to attend this program that addresses the challenges of academic administration at major research universities.
The Penn State Abington community celebrated the diverse talents and successes of its students at the annual Awards and Leadership Dinner last week. Families and friends applauded the scholars and the student leaders who succeeded academically in areas such as public service and campus diversity.
Pierce Salguero, assistant professor of Asian history at Penn State Abington, spent last semester in the Humanities Writ Large initiative at Duke University. As a visiting faculty fellow, he immersed himself in the North Carolina campus community -- teaching, learning, examining, and discussing concepts to enhance the experiences of Abington students.
Ryan Jacobs' experience in Abington Undergraduate Research Activities (ACURA) led him to an internship at world-renowned cancer research center and continues to impact his future as he graduates next month.
A collective, silent exhale seemed to fill the Penn State Abington auditorium at the conclusion of "The Luckiest Kid," a play that examines the violation of boundaries between a teacher and her student. And as the playwright hoped, it sparked conversations about sexual abuse.