Penn State Brandywine has completed its first year as a member of the United East Conference and a provisional member of NCAA Division III. Highlights of the year included softball winning the conference championship, men's soccer earning a playoff appearance and nearly 100 student-athletes receiving academic recognition.
Penn State alumna Brianna Washington-Banks, class of 2019, has made a name for herself playing professional sports and helping others in her community.
Six Penn State Commonwealth Campuses recently named faculty members as Open Champions, recognizing their work with open education in the fourth year of Penn State’s Open and Affordable Educational Resources Champion Awards.
Just one year after graduating, Penn State alumna Payton Landis, class of 2024, is in graduate school while working as a Philadelphia Phillies' ball girl. As a ball girl — the Phillies’ official title for the position — not only is she on the first- and third-base lines grounding foul balls, but she also partakes in community outreach initiatives like Reviving Baseball in Inner Cities and the Urban Youth Academy.
Five faculty members were honored with awards at the end of the spring semester – three given by the University College for research, teaching and service, and two from the Office of the Vice President for Commonwealth Campuses in recognition of innovative teaching practices to enhance student learning.
Students from nine eastern Penn State campuses presented their research at the 14th annual Penn State Eastern Regional Undergraduate Research Symposium on April 26.
