Penn State is planning a phased return over the summer semester to a full on-campus learning environment for fall 2021. The University’s priorities continue to be the health and well-being of its students, faculty, staff and local communities, and the plans for expanded in-person classes have the flexibility built in to quickly respond to changing pandemic conditions, if necessary.
The Penn State Abington Center for Career and Professional Development leverages virtual meeting technology to present events and trainings to support students as they build their networks and search for jobs and internships.
Penn State University Libraries invites creative Penn State students, faculty and staff to submit their best circus-themed creative writing to the short stories “A Night at the Circus”-themed writing contest, open for submissions Monday, March 1, through Friday, April 2.
Sharon Ann Holt, associate teaching professor of history at Penn State Abington, will give a virtual presentation titled “Science, Sympathy, and the World of Civil War Medicine” at noon on March 10 as part of Penn State Great Valley and Penn State at the Navy Yard’s NoonTimeU webinar series.
The Penn State Abington student organization hosted Nadya Tolokno, founder of the Russian feminist artist collective Pussy Riot, as part of its efforts to elevate discussions on campus regarding criminal justice reform, feminism, LGBTQ issues and race relations.
Students from 32 different countries study at Penn State Abington and have resources through the Center for Career and Professional Development and the Office of Global Programs to support them.
As of March 1 (the conclusion of the universal required re-testing period), the University is conducting random testing of between 1% and 2% of the University’s population of students and employees living, learning or working on campus as well as those who access campus.
Penn State Abington and the University are engaging in ongoing efforts to help create a safer and more secure Zoom environment while ensuring that our students, faculty and staff have access to events.
“This scholarship is important because it provides money for students of color to complete their Penn State degrees," a member of the Penn State Abington Black Student Union said.
Five women in industries ranging from global entertainment to pharmaceuticals to finance offered offered advice specific to women in the workplace, at the recent Women in Leadership event hosted by Penn State Abington.
