A series of seed grants from the Office of the Vice President for Commonwealth Campuses has provided Penn State campus leaders with the support to implement transformative initiatives and best practices that have been successful at other University campuses.
Leilani and Kevin Fox met as Penn State Abington students. Two decades later, with flourishing careers and young children, they maintain connections to the campus and Penn State through friendships and volunteer work.
First-generation college student Michael Quinn has found opportunities and success at Penn State despite the academic challenges he faced in high school.
Roger Brindley, vice provost for Penn State Global; Andrea Dowhower interim vice president for Student Affairs; and Renata Engel, vice provost for online education, share resources available for individuals who have been impacted by the earthquake in Syria and Turkey, as well as ways to help with the rescue and recovery.
The Barnes & Noble College grant will help defray digital courseware access fees for financially distressed Penn State Abington students, and a second grant for $1,000 will support financial literacy programs.
The Schreyer Institute for Teaching Excellence announced the inaugural recipients of its spring 2023 Advancing Equity and Inclusion grants. The aim of the grant program is to enable change at a broad level and focus on a program, department, division, college or campus.
A Penn State Abington engineering major is flourishing academically and laying the groundwork for the future by capitalizing on opportunities open to undergraduates, including research and presenting at professional conferences with the support of his faculty mentor.
Research demonstrates that more than 50 percent of students are offered permanent employment at their internship sites. Penn State Abington Career and Professional Development staff have supports and guidelines ready to assist you..
Accurate reporting on causes of death has direct impacts on mortality data, policy making, and setting priorities in public health. A Penn State-led project aims to educate coroners, medical examiners, and others in the death certifier community in Pennsylvania about the reporting of accidental overdoses due to substance use to help local governments better respond to public health issues.
