Abigail Preletz, a criminal justice major at Penn State Abington, decided to create a what she calls a "blessings box." She purchases personal care items such as masks, hand sanitizer, feminine hygiene products, toothpaste, deodorant and snacks, pops them into airtight bags, and fills cardboard boxes that she distributes for free.
Margo DelliCarpini, vice provost for strategic educational partnerships and dean of the College of Education and Human Development at The University of Texas at San Antonio, has been named chancellor of Penn State Abington, after a national search. DelliCarpini will start in her new role Jan. 4, 2021.
Penn State released its preliminary coronavirus testing results for the period of Sept. 11 to 17 on its COVID-19 dashboard today (Sept. 18). Among students tested at the University Park campus whose test results have been received, Penn State received 306 positive results from its on-demand testing and 14 positive results from its random testing program.
Their 40-year-plus love story started at Penn State Abington. The Randi Roloff Fair Memorial Educational Equity Scholarship will memorialize this special time in their lives.
"Penn State Abington is proud of our esteemed 2020 award winners for their achievements both in their careers and in their communities," Andrew August, interim chancellor, said.
In an era of remote teaching and learning, PaSSS program leaders have translated the robust, multi-faceted experience into a format which students could complete from home, and the results have been inspiring.
The goal of the four-week summer program is to increase retention among a diverse group of Penn State Abington engineering students by enhancing their academic preparedness.
Penn State released its coronavirus testing results for the week of Sept. 4 to 10 on its COVID-19 dashboard today (Sept. 11). Among students tested at the University Park campus, Penn State received 260 positive results from its on-demand testing and 28 positive results from its random screening. Random screening of employees has returned one positive result for University Park thus far for the week.
Penn State Abington Interim Chancellor Andrew August offers remarks about the current national climate and what the Abington community can do to think, reflect, and take action.
Penn State has updated its public COVID-19 dashboard with on-demand testing and random screening results from the period of Sept. 4-6, as well as new results from the prior week. These numbers are evolving as it can take up to 48 hours for test results to be received, which then are validated and uploaded.
