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Short story dispensers placed regionally at five Commonwealth Campus libraries

Penn State University Libraries’ Short Edition short story dispensers are now at five of its Commonwealth Campus library locations, including, clockwise from left, John D. Vairo Library at Penn State Brandywine, Penn State Harrisburg Library, Berks Thun Library and John M. Lilley Library at Penn State Behrend. With its placement this semester of five additional short story dispensers, the University Libraries now has 10 short story dispensers University-wide, including one with community partner Schlow Centre Region Library, making it both the first and largest university partner with Short Edition worldwide. 

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Red Folder initiative

The Red Folder, distributed to Abington faculty and staff, identifies possible signs of student distress in academic, psychological, and physical domains as well as listing safety risk indicators.

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Photo of the Week: Abington

Students and faculty from Penn State Abington studied in Ireland over spring break, exploring the creation of art through the nation's culture, history, and physical landscape. Another group took a deep dive into language, literature and culture in Spain while others studied business ethics in Malta. Students selected for Alternative Spring Break traveled to a Native American reservation in South Dakota and Washington, D.C., to work with those in need.