It may only be Haleigh Swansen's second semester on campus, but the first-year Schreyer Honors Scholar isn't wasting any time making a positive impact at Penn State Brandywine. The communications major was recently honored by Penn State with the first annual Recording of Academic Research (ROAR) Award for her research video submission.
Penn State Brandywine Associate Professor of History and Women's Studies Julie Gallagher was recently invited to the U.S. Postal Service's ceremony honoring famous Congresswoman Shirley Chisholm. Held at the Brooklyn Borough Hall in Brooklyn, N.Y., the U.S. Postal Service issued the 37th Black Heritage Forever Stamp, featuring an image of Chisholm.
Each year, Penn State Brandywine honors students across numerous academic disciplines during its annual Exhibition of Undergraduate Research Enterprise and Creative Accomplishment (EURECA). This event serves as an occasion for Brandywine undergraduates to present their research to the campus community and outside guests after several months of hard work and dedication.
Penn State Brandywine celebrated the achievements of its campus community members on Friday, April 11, presenting four esteemed awards to faculty and staff at its annual Faculty Awards Program.
Professor of Chemistry Michael De Rosa was honored with the Faculty Research Program Award, which recognizes the scholarly or creative excellence of a professor at the campus in any area of the social sciences, natural sciences, engineering, business, communication, arts or humanities.
Penn State Brandywine will hold its annual spring showcase called EURECA (Exhibition of Undergraduate Research, Enterprise and Creative Accomplishment) on April 22, 4-5:30 p.m., in the campus' Tomezsko Classroom Building Lounge. The annual event allows undergraduate students to present their research and creative endeavors that they have conducted during their time at Brandywine.
Before a crowd of family, friends and campus community members, Penn State Brandywine honored students and faculty for their accomplishments and merit in academia at its annual Academic Recognition Ceremony on Monday, April 14.
It may have happened well over a decade ago, but Djuradj Stakic recalls the life-altering decision he made as if it were yesterday. Fearful of the tyrannical dictatorship in his home country of Serbia and in search of a better life for his family, Stakic, his wife and two children fled their homeland for the United States, uncertain how their futures would unfold.
"It was just chaos," Stakic said about Serbia's social disorder. "So, honestly, I escaped. I wasn't brave ⦠I was afraid."
For Penn State Brandywine associate professor of business Julie Stanton, marketing and business isn’t just about the bottom line. The self-described “macro marketer” is digging deeper and hopes that her research could be used to educate consumers and bring change to government policy.
Penn State Brandywine has named Joseph Williamson as the campus' second police officer. Williamson was sworn in on Friday, March 21 and is now serving the Brandywine campus community.
Before joining Penn State Brandywine, he spent his entire 25-year police career with the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD), where he retired as detective III in January 2014.
