Two Penn State Abington faculty met with members of Pennsylvania's congressional delegation during Social Science Advocacy Day to demonstrate the value of the social sciences directly to policymakers.
A new look and feel will greet visitors to Penn State’s Commonwealth Campus websites beginning June 21. The refreshed websites, which apply to each of the University’s Commonwealth Campuses, are the result of in-depth research on user needs and best practices, resulting in modern, mobile-friendly and engaging sites that highlight the power of Penn State’s campus communities.
Students from Penn State Abington and a German university competed to develop a solution to a business challenge presented by a firm in the Philadelphia region. The sponsoring company will make international internship opportunities available to the students on the winning team.
Four Penn State campuses — Abington, Berks, Lehigh Valley and Mont Alto — awarded Penn State’s inaugural Open and Affordable Educational Resources (OAER) Champion Award during the spring 2022 semester. A collaboration between Penn State University Libraries and the University-wide OAER Working Group, the OAER Champion Award is a pilot initiative recognizing excellence, innovation and impact in OAER at Penn State campuses.
The Penn State Abington team's work at the Summer Institute for Equity in the Academic Experience group facilitates the goals of an anti-racist, inclusive, diverse and equitable campus climate.
P.J. Capelotti, professor of anthropology at Penn State Abington, focused his recently published 25th scholarly book on the iconic South Carolina roadside attraction "South of the Border."
Proposals from nine Penn State Abington faculty and staff received up to $5,000 each in funding for a variety of initiatives including those that support student success.
Penn State Abington student Jessica Peskin led Hillel, the organization devoted to engaging students in Judaism, through a period of growth that started, surprisingly enough, during the pandemic. Peskin booked speakers on timely Jewish topics, engineered a trivia game show, a magic show, and coordinated with Hillel at University Park to host actor Josh Peck, co-star of the hit sitcom "Drake & Josh."
The director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at Penn State Abington, Aneesah Smith, has been named to the 2022 Pride Power 100 list by City & State Pennsylvania, a nonpartisan multimedia news firm, as one of the most influential figures in the state's LGBTQ community.
