The director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at Penn State Abington, Aneesah Smith, has been named to the 2022 Pride Power 100 list by City & State Pennsylvania, a nonpartisan multimedia news firm, as one of the most influential figures in the state's LGBTQ community.
Penn State Abington student Jessica Peskin led Hillel, the organization devoted to engaging students in Judaism, through a period of growth that started, surprisingly enough, during the pandemic. Peskin booked speakers on timely Jewish topics, engineered a trivia game show, a magic show, and coordinated with Hillel at University Park to host actor Josh Peck, co-star of the hit sitcom "Drake & Josh."
Proposals from nine Penn State Abington faculty and staff received up to $5,000 each in funding for a variety of initiatives including those that support student success.
P.J. Capelotti, professor of anthropology at Penn State Abington, focused his recently published 25th scholarly book on the iconic South Carolina roadside attraction "South of the Border."
P.J. Capelotti, professor of anthropology at Penn State Abington, wrote the new book "Your Sheep Are All Counted: A Roadside Archaeology of South of the Border Billboards," which will be published in July 2022.
