Penn State Brandywine junior Rebecca Berkowitz, of Chester Springs, was one of 181 student leaders from across the country named a 2013 Newman Civic Fellow by Campus Compact, a coalition of college and university presidents committed to fulfilling the civic purposes of higher education. Berkowitz is a dedicated volunteer committed to lending a helping hand whenever she is able.
Get outside and enjoy the fantastic spring weather (when it finally gets here) in shorts and no shoes during Penn State Brandywine's entertaining Common Read event "An Hour Without Shoes." Students, faculty and staff are welcome to join this enjoyable open-air occasion and go shoeless on Tuesday, April 16, from 11:30 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. in the Vairo Courtyard to bring awareness to the health and education of individuals who can't afford shoes.
Penn State Brandywine Instructor Kathy Meehan has been honored with the prestigious George W. Atherton Award for Excellence in Teaching, an award that is annually presented to only six deserving faculty members across the University. Named for Penn State's seventh president, it recognizes outstanding teachers for their devotion and effort toward undergraduate teaching.
Penn State Brandywine Chancellor Sophia Wisniewska has accepted a position as regional chancellor at the University of South Florida, St. Petersburg, effective July 1, 2013.
In honor of Women's History Month, Penn State Brandywine will host "Women in Athletics," a panel discussion led by Olympic hurdler Candy Young, athletic director at Delaware State University, and Emmy Award-winning Sports Broadcaster Jaime Fettrow-Alderfer, on Thursday, March 28, at 6:30 p.m. in the Tomezsko Classroom Building Lounge.
Poet Ethel Rackin will join Penn State Brandywine in a poetry and literature reading during its annual Litapalooza Literary Festival on Tuesday, April 2 at 11:30 a.m. in the Tomezsko Classroom Building lounge. During this highly anticipated, free public event, students and guests are encouraged to share their own creative works by reading, reciting, chanting, narrating, rapping or even singing for their peers
Middletown Township is hosting its 19th Annual Community Day at Penn State Brandywine on Saturday, May 11, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. This fun-filled outdoor event brings together the community, local businesses and the Township government to celebrate the hometown pride of Middletown Township.
Penn State Brandywine will host the Fair Trade Colleges and Universities Mid-Atlantic Fair Trade Student Training workshop on Saturday, April 6, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. to help students, faculty, administration and others organize their campaigns to become the next fair trade college or university.
Penn State Brandywine's fifth annual "A Night with the Pride" Beef 'n' Beverage event on February 22, raised nearly $4,300 to support student athletics and Global Programs.
The event, which took place at the Ballrooms at Boothwyn, included dinner, a drawing for more than 40 baskets filled with goodies and gift certificates and entertainment for the more than 160 attendees. Three lucky attendees went home with Flyers tickets, Phillies tickets and a weekend at an Avalon beach house.