As part of New Student Orientation, Penn State 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.
Gov. Tom Wolf was on Penn State Beaver’s campus –- just miles from the eventual location of a multi-billion-dollar ethane cracker plant –- to meet with area government, education and business leaders about the opportunities and challenges presented by the plant’s arrival.
Penn State Beaver senior psychology major Maura Francis won the top student honor at the campus’ 48th annual Awards Ceremony. The Beaver campus honors its outstanding students, staff and faculty each spring for their work inside and outside of the classroom.
About three quarters of Penn State Beaver students are from the area and commute to campus. Weeklong study abroad trips are a way to encourage travel, challenge world views and broaden perspectives while minimizing time and cost.
An active shooter scenario in the Student Union Building gives Penn State Beaver administration of justice students a closer look at criminal justice in the community.
Penn State Beaver information sciences and technology major Tyler Suehr has created three Android apps; his latest won first place at the campus' 15th annual Undergraduate Exhibition.
Penn State Beaver students join with the Franklin Center's Valerie McElvy for a day of volunteering. The groups have worked on several projects together over the past 18 months.
