A Penn State Beaver student observes a forest patch in front of Rochester High School. The Patch Project, a collaboration between Penn State Beaver and local nonprofit Reforest Our Future has created small, sustainable forest patches on public and private grounds in Beaver County.
Regional Chancellor Carey McDougall joined Penn State Beaver in 2014 and has led the campus since 2024, helping expand academic programs, strengthen community partnerships, and deepen the campus' engagement across the Beaver Valley and western Pennsylvania.
This small forest patch in front of the Gary B. Keefer Wellness Center at Penn State Beaver is one of 11 patches that were planted in the Beaver County area as part of The Patch Project, a joint effort between the campus and non-profit organization Reforest Our Future. Biology students at the campus planted the patches and are monitoring their growth.
Chickens roam a farm in western Pennsylvania. For farmers and veterinarians across the region, the new Keystone Animal Diagnostic Center at Penn State Beaver provides closer access to animal health testing and diagnostics, helping support earlier detection, faster decision-making and stronger agricultural outcomes.
Students from Beaver County high schools participate in an activity that shows how a virus can spread with and without the use of vaccines during a career day event at Penn State Beaver. The session was led by biology and health policy administration faculty and gave students a chance to learn about majors and possible careers in those fields.
The Keystone Animal Diagnostic Center at Penn State Beaver is the first new facility added to Pennsylvania’s animal diagnostic laboratory system in more than three decades, expanding access to testing and diagnostic services in western Pennsylvania.
A technician analyzes a sample at the Keystone Animal Diagnostic Center at Penn State Beaver. Operated by the University's College of Agricultural Sciences in partnership with Penn State Extension, the center opened in 2026 to provide farmers, veterinarians and animal producers across western Pennsylvania with closer access to animal health testing and diagnostic services.
Turkeys roam a farm in western Pennsylvania. For farmers and veterinarians across the region, the new Keystone Animal Diagnostic Center at Penn State Beaver provides closer access to animal health testing and diagnostics, helping support earlier detection, faster decision-making and stronger agricultural outcomes.
Penn State Beaver alumna Lizbet Minchala receives her master's degree in logistics and supply chain management at Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh, Scotland.
