Penn State Abington student Kira Charles is a survivor, overcoming many obstacles, including coping with a disability and a near-fatal illness. The Penn State Abington junior wants to support others with disabilities by changing public policy.
A powerful lecture by attorney, author and human rights activist Bryan Stevenson moved some Penn State Abington students to tears and fired up others to initiate change in the world.
The lush greens and earthy tones transfixed the faculty and students who decamped to Ireland as part of a semester-long study of the creation of art in response to a place, in this case the Emerald Isle.
As Penn State University Libraries launches into its third University-wide Libraries Short Stories writing contest, previous Penn State authors’ winning works now have twice the potential to be printed and read across Pennsylvania, with the University Libraries’ installation of new Short Edition story dispensers at five of its Commonwealth Campus libraries.
The Penn State University Fellowships Office earlier this academic year nominated three outstanding students for the highly competitive Harry S. Truman Scholarship.
