Shawn Manderson'03 IST is ten years out of the collegiate halls of Penn State Brandywine and is already making a name for himself in the field of IT auditing. Since earning his bachelor of science degree with a minor in business administration, Manderson has traveled nationally and internationally, for the likes of Ernst and Young, ARAMARK and his current employer, FMC Corporation -- one of the world's foremost diversified chemical companies, headquartered in Philadelphia.
Penn State Brandywine will host the Communications in the Future Symposium for budding high school journalists in the region on Wednesday, April 24.
The campus received nearly 70 articles written by students and published in their high school newspapers for judging in one of three categories: news, feature writing and sports. Submissions were judged based on value or importance of the story, quality of reporting and quotes and quality of writing for the campus' Pride in Print Competition.
Penn State's Vice President for Commonwealth Campuses Madlyn L. Hanes announced on Wednesday, April 10, the appointment of Director Emeritus of Academic Affairs George W. Franz as interim chancellor of Penn Sate Brandywine, effective July 1.
The search for a new chancellor, to replace Chancellor Sophia Wisniewska, who has accepted a position as regional chancellor at University of South Florida St. Petersburg, will begin this summer.
Schreyer Honors Scholar Labanya Mookerjee, a senior English major at Penn State Brandywine, was honored by the Eastern American Studies Association (EASA) with the Francis Ryan Award, in March. The honor is given annually to the undergraduate with the top research paper.
Competition was fierce, with numerous papers submitted from universities all over the East Coast, such as Boston, Rutgers and La Salle universities.
To ordinary folks, stars in the galaxy may seem like tiny specks of light. But to Penn State Brandywine Professor Timothy Lawlor and undergraduate researcher Nick Rufo, one of those bright balls of gas is actually more massive than scientists originally reported and holds implications to the understanding of the universe's evolution.
Penn State Brandywine will hold its annual Spring Commencement at 10 a.m. on Saturday, May 4, when more than 100 Brandywine students will receive their associate and baccalaureate degrees. Joining them in the Commons Building Gym will be hundreds of family members, campus community members, friends and this year's keynote speaker, David Lipson Jr. '78.
Every year, the Penn State Brandywine Women's Commission honors outstanding female members of the campus during its annual luncheon. The event serves as an occasion for students, staff and faculty to gather in celebration of the achievements of women on Brandywine's campus. This year's honorees are staff member Gail Wray and sophomore Jessica Maginnis.
Beginning in the spring of 2014 Penn State Brandywine will add women's softball to its list of athletic offerings. The campus will kick off its inaugural season in February with new Head Coach Mark Caserta at the helm.
Each year, the final total is revealed amidst tears of exhaustion, elation and absolute pride as Penn Staters across the commonwealth celebrate another year that will go down in history. After months of canning, fundraising and prepping for the most intense all-nighter most of these students will ever experience, THON broke yet another record.
$12,374,034.46.
That's how much money Penn Staters raised to fight pediatric cancer.
$12,297.12 of that came directly from Penn State Brandywine.
Penn State Brandywine honored students, faculty and staff for their achievements and excellence in academia at the annual Academic Recognition Ceremony on Tuesday, March 26.
Friends, family and the campus community gathered together to congratulate more than 200 honorees that were presented with the Academic Achievement Award, given to students who have achieved a GPA of 3.5 or higher.