Penn State Brandywine honored its student athletes at the 25th Annual All-Sports Banquet at the Towne House Restaurant in Media, where 80 athletes and their families celebrated the 2012-2013 seasons.
The campus recognized students from its 10 sports: men's soccer, women's volleyball, men's and women's cross country, golf, tennis, men's and women's basketball, ice hockey and baseball. Recruitment is currently underway for the campus' new softball program, set to begin in spring 2014.
With a lifelong career devoted to American and women's literature, Phyllis Cole, professor of English, women's studies and American studies at Penn State Brandywine, will share her expertise as the keynote speaker of an international conference in Florence, Italy.
American women authors from the nineteenth century who engaged with Europe as readers and travelers will be the theme of "Transatlantic Women II: Nineteenth-Century Women Writers Abroad," an author society conference dedicated to this theme that takes place June 6 through 9, 2013.
Find the positive, build connections, love your family and experiment. "It's all about your attitude, graduates," Penn State Brandywine Commencement speaker David Lipson Jr. '78 Com advised the class of 2013 on May 4 in the campus gymnasium.
A Penn State alumnus who has worked hard to build a successful career in magazine publishing, Lipson shared a few life sessions and words of encouragement with the more than 100 graduates.
Geysers, geothermal pools, glaciers, volcanoes, columnar basalt, tectonic plates, oh my! Iceland is a geologist's dream. Just ask Penn State Brandywine Associate Professor of Earth Sciences Laura Guertin, who spent five days studying the country's unique geological phenomena in early May.
A chapter written by Assistant Professor of Human Development and Family Studies Jennifer Zosh was included in the recently published book Design, Make, Play: Growing the Next Generation of STEM Innovators.
Members of Penn State Brandywine's business fraternity, Phi Beta Lambda (PBL), received top honors at the Pennsylvania PBL State Leadership Conference in Gettysburg in April.
This year, students in Instructor in Marketing Lori Elias' Business Negotiations class hosted a number of charitable and awareness events on campus that raised more than $500 for various causes.
The class was awarded the Rosenberg Civic Engagement Scholarship, which provided the funds for the students to plan a number of initiatives on campus throughout the year.
Four Penn State Brandywine students presented their research at the Regional Undergraduate Research Symposium at Penn State Hazleton on Thursday, April 18. The event featured some of the best undergraduate research from five area Penn State campuses - Schuylkill, Wilkes-Barre, Lehigh Valley, Worthington Scranton and Brandywine.
Penn State Brandywine Global Programs has released its upcoming study abroad lineup for the 2013-14 academic year.
In November 2013 (over Thanksgiving break), the campus will travel to Barcelona, Spain, followed by spring break 2014 in Rome and Florence, Italy and an additional trip in the spring to China. More details about these programs will be released shortly.
Students who wish to travel to Barcelona will receive a $50 discount if they sign up and pay their deposit by August 1.
Penn State Brandywine's annual Spring Soiree fundraiser held in April raised nearly $70,000 for students at the campus. The semi-formal event was held at the Phoenixville Foundry in Phoenixville.
Emceed by 6ABC Anchor Karen Rogers, the Spring Soiree brought friends, alumni and the community together for an exciting night of celebration and entertainment and to provide critical dollars to support new academic programs, scholarships and student-focused campus enhancements.