The former Penn State Abington student developed the social media app Ramen so Penn State students can connect with each other by campus and then over academics or even games such as Among Us.
Users of the Ramen - For Colleges app must verify their account with their psu.edu email, and then they can access groups based on their graduation year, major, classes, or other interests.
As the Feb. 15 return to in-person instruction approaches, all Penn State students at all campus locations are reminded that they must have a negative COVID-19 test result from a University-provided test on file prior to, and within 72 hours of, their return to their campus community. Now is the time to order tests to receive results in time.
After considerable debate at its first meeting of the semester, the Penn State Faculty Senate voted to implement an optional, opt-in alternative grading system for the spring 2021 semester. The 79-62 vote reinstates Senate Policy 49-70, which established the alternative grading system previously implemented during the spring and fall 2020 semesters to provide flexibility to undergraduate students adversely impacted by the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.