Feature Archive

Helping students settle on a course for their life and their college career is what drives Gretchen Samchuck.

Physics instructor takes his real-world experience into the classroom to challenge students to ask questions.

After nearly 50 years of teaching physics to Penn State Beaver students, Leo Takahashi is still challenging students to succeed in his classes.

Criminal justice professor loves being at a small campus and working with students who aren't afraid to voice their opinions.

Michelle Kurtyka enjoys teaching fitness and a healthy lifestyle

As part of New Student Orientation, Beaver’s Class of 2020 will join community members and artists in Aliquippa to paint wooden pallets, which will then be affixed to broken windows and doors, turning a few blighted city blocks along Franklin Avenue into a sea of form and color.

According to the U.S. Department of Commerce, women hold a disproportionately smaller share of of STEM undergraduate degrees. The female STEM professors at Penn State Beaver are helping to change that.

Made to Measure is disrupting the traditional television model and the fashion space, and Mia Aquino is leading the way online.

After completing the prestigious analyst program at J.P. Morgan Chase, former Beaver business student Justin Harmon decided to make a big change.

There are a lot of little ways to measure athletic success: wins and losses, individual accolades, the number of fans in the stands. But nothing – nothing – trumps championships.