Each year, Penn State recognizes outstanding faculty and staff with annual awards in teaching and excellence. These awards highlight many of the faculty and staff who go above and beyond.
With Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf’s March 25 “Stay at Home” order, Penn State is updating the status of its Abington, Brandywine and Great Valley campuses.
Penn State alumna Theresa Anne Colligon manages the University of Pennsylvania's Clinical Vaccine Production Facility at the Center for Cellular Immunotherapies.
Following a March 19 announcement by Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf to end physical operations at many businesses statewide, Penn State Executive Vice President and Provost Nicholas P. Jones shared the following message with the University community.
Based on evolving federal guidance and statewide mitigation plans announced by Gov. Tom Wolf around the growing coronavirus pandemic and the global efforts underway to stop its spread, Penn State has extended the remote-delivery period for all classes through at least the spring semester. Examinations will also be administered remotely. Additionally, spring commencement ceremonies will be postponed while the University explores options for celebrating the achievements of our students.
Penn State Abington campus will be closed from March 12 through April 3 following an announcement from Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf. During a news conference on March 12, Wolf, joined by Pennsylvania Secretary of Health Dr. Rachel Levine, announced aggressive action to slow the spread of coronavirus in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, where Abington campus is located.
As the outbreak of the novel coronavirus grows internationally and across the country, Penn State is urging its faculty, staff and students to be vigilant and to continue to exercise good judgment to stay as safe as possible. In addition to the risk to their personal health, travelers should be aware of the elevated risk to other members of the community — including individuals with compromised immune systems and the elderly — should they become infected and return to campus.
The twice-yearly Career Expo provides opportunities for Penn State Abington students and alumni to network with businesses, including Fortune 500 companies, for internships and full- and part-time positions.
