Cassandra Miller-Butterworth, assistant professor of biology, watches as Penn State Beaver student Natalia Perez takes a photo of an American alligator held by reptile expert Tom Kelly during a presentation to biology students Dec. 3, 2015.
Professors on the Beaver campus make a habit of bringing the community into the classroom to give students a chance to see lectures and lessons come to life.
Penn State Beaver student Josh Nussbaum turned his childhood infatuation with data into a job with one of the world's largest pharmaceutical companies.
Penn State Beaver engineering students work on one of the modern bat house designs that will be hung in Cranberry Park. The designs incorporated the biological needs of the bats.
Penn State Beaver biology professor Cassandra Miller-Butterworth has long been concerned with the plight of the little brown bat. Now, through her work with fellow professors and students, she's bringing the fight to the community.