A group of Penn State Beaver students traveled to Ireland over spring break. For one student, junior Caellin Miller, the trip was a special opportunity to learn more about her heritage and visit places she had heard about from her grandmother, who is originally from Ireland.
Penn State Beaver released the results of a survey of students’ experiences with and attitudes about sexual misconduct on April 12, including a finding that while 90.2% of students reported feeling safe from sexual violence on campus, 16.3% of students reported being the victim of at least one instance or attempt of sexual assault. The results are part of a comprehensive University-wide survey conducted last fall.
Rachel Zughaib, registrar at Penn State Beaver, has been named the 2023 Staff Excellence Award winner. The award recognizes the consistently outstanding performance of a staff member who has demonstrated and practiced the philosophy of continuous quality improvement, team spirit, managerial excellence in the performance of assigned duties, and leadership in establishing a quality service orientation, so as to benefit their unit and the University.
Scott Cunningham, a 1980 Penn State graduate and Penn State Beaver's 2022 Outstanding Alumnus, attributes the kindness he was shown during his years at the Beaver campus for his success. Cunningham remains committed to helping the Beaver campus through his volunteer efforts.
Penn State Beaver and RiverWise are hosting “The Current: A Beaver County Speaker Series,” a discussion forum designed to generate conversations about what Beaver County has been, what it is becoming, and how it fits into the emerging story of human history.
A recent event, Women in Criminal Justice and the Law, gave Penn State Beaver students the opportunity to hear women talk about their journey and experience working in criminal justice and the legal field.
A series of seed grants from the Office of the Vice President for Commonwealth Campuses has provided Penn State campus leaders with the support to implement transformative initiatives and best practices that have been successful at other University campuses.
Current Penn State students looking to change their campus to University Park are invited to a daylong event to learn more about the change-of-campus process from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on Saturday, April 1.
Roger Brindley, vice provost for Penn State Global; Andrea Dowhower interim vice president for Student Affairs; and Renata Engel, vice provost for online education, share resources available for individuals who have been impacted by the earthquake in Syria and Turkey, as well as ways to help with the rescue and recovery.
In a continuation of its longtime partnership with Penn State, Barnes & Noble College, a Barnes & Noble Education company, which operates the Penn State Bookstore, has awarded a 2022-23 round of grants to support a range of programs and initiatives across the University.
