Andrea Kirkham’s support of the Beaver campus, including her work with the B-HIVE, has earned her the 2024 Outstanding Alumnus of the year award. Kirkham was presented with her award at a Jan. 23 event.
As part of our regular “We Are!” feature, we recognize 19 Penn Staters who have gone above and beyond what’s asked of them in their work at the University.
Dr. Elizabeth Zona, a 2002 Penn State graduate with a bachelor of science in pre-medicine with honors in chemistry, will be returning to Penn State Beaver as the fall 2024 commencement speaker on Dec. 20.
Penn State will celebrate 10 years of GivingTuesday on Dec. 3, and Penn State Beaver invites alumni and friends to participate by supporting the campus’s Student Success Committee.
Penn State Beaver has welcomed two new members to its advisory board, Julia McDowell and Scott Mayhew. McDowell, a Penn State Beaver alumna, is vice president of the Artificial Intelligence Center of Excellence for Highmark. Mayhew is the maintenance, turnaround and construction director for Shell Polymers at the company's Monaca site.
As part of our regular “We Are!” feature, we recognize 15 Penn Staters who have gone above and beyond what’s asked of them in their work at the University.
The Patch Project, an initiative between Penn State Beaver and local nonprofit Reforest Our Future, aims to restore natural elements to the local landscape. Ten small patches of forest will be planted around Beaver County. The project is being completed with funds from the inaugural Commonwealth Campus Undergraduate Community-Engaged Research Award.
The Penn State Extension office in Beaver County has relocated to Penn State Beaver campus in Monaca from its previous location on Third Street in Beaver. An open house for the public will be held from 4 to 6 p.m. on Nov. 18.
Students in Ashu Kumar’s information technology and information systems classes are learning how to use generative artificial intelligence through a unique approach to teaching.
