Colleen Kelsey graduated from Penn State Abington last week, but before she left for her home in Florida she reflected on the last four years and her goals for herself when she turns 30.
A second career entrepreneur who transformed her family's eldercare dilemma into a solution for seniors throughout the Philadelphia region shared her journey as the Penn State Abington fall 2014 commencement speaker.
The Penn State Abington community donated almost four tons of food to the hungry, and a video of the event spread the word throughout the Penn State extended family.
Penn State Abington continues to expand its area partnerships by collaborating with the Rydal Park continuing care retirement community, which hosts a public monthly discussion series featuring Abington faculty. The next event in the series, "Asteroids: Up Close and Personal," is on Dec. 16.
A global tech firm intent on reshaping its customer engagement model wanted honest feedback and fresh ideas. So a group of QAD executives, some of whom are Penn State Abington alumni, presented the challenge for the campus' fourth international business competition.
Hospice nurse Donna O'Neill will soon graduate from the Penn State Abington RN to B.S. program where she said she "was able to unite my education with real-world experiences. It brought the classroom to life.”