With a strong sense of giving back--and with a surplus of energy--, Penn State Brandywine Campus Registrar Joanna McGowan has taken the helm of a professional organization, Delaware Valley Association of Collegiate Registrars and Officers of Admission (DVACROA) as its president. DVACROA is the local chapter of the Middle States Association of Collegiate Registrars and Officers of Admission.
Students at Penn State Brandywine collected more than 3,000 children's books during the month of October and donated them to Philadelphia READS, a non-profit supporting children's literacy in Philadelphia.
Senior human development and family studies major Annie Gallagher is president of the campus' Undergraduate Research Club, which sponsored the book drive in the hopes of providing books to children who can't normally afford them.
Penn State Brandywine Assistant Professor of Human Development and Family Studies (HDFS) Marinda Kathryn Harrell-Levy, who is new to campus this semester, was invited by the Alabama Department of Public Health to present at a live satellite conference and webcast about healthy communication between parents and teens on Monday, Oct. 29.
More than 50 middle school teachers from Pennsylvania, Virginia and Maryland joined Penn State Brandywine for the inaugural Pennsylvania Earth Science Teachers Association (PAESTA) Annual Conference on October 12 and 13.
PAESTA is the state chapter of the National Earth Science Teachers Association (NESTA) and was formed in 2011 by Brandywine Associate Professor of Earth Sciences Laura Guertin and University Park Professor of Geoscience Tanya Furman, who also serves as assistant vice president and associate dean for undergraduate education.
Looking to gain a competitive edge in the workplace? Planning to reenter the workforce or touch up on some business skills? Penn State Brandywine's new Business Essentials Certificate will help adult learners and recent college graduates achieve their career potential.
Penn State Brandywine Director of Student Affairs Matthew Shupp was recently awarded the Ron Lunardini Outstanding Mentor Award at the Pennsylvania College Personnel Association (PCPA) Conference in Carlisle.
Penn State Brandywine will play host to the 29th Annual William Rush Woodcarving and Wildlife Art Show and Sale on Saturday, Nov. 3 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday, Nov. 4 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Bill Glaab, co-founder of Hand-in-Hand Soap, will visit Penn State Brandywine to discuss how two social entrepreneurs believed that business could do much more than just make money, on Tuesday, Nov. 13 at 11:30 a.m. in the Tomezsko Classroom Building Lounge.
For every bar of Hand-in-Hand Soap purchased, the organization donates a bar to a child in need. In September the company began selling its soap in more than 170 Anthropologie stores throughout the country, Glaab said.
Gedion T. Teklegiorgis, a 1998 Penn State graduate, has come a long way--literally and figuratively--in his 38 years. Born in Eritrea, a tiny African country bordering Ethiopia, Djibouti, the Sudan and the Red Sea, Teklegiorgis witnessed much political strife during his early childhood. To avoid the bloody civil war conflicts his family moved frequently. They eventually walked for 14 days--mostly at night--to reach the safe haven of the Sudan, where they lived for eight years before immigrating to the United States in 1988.
Penn State Brandywine will host a free financial aid session to help students and their parents navigate the oftentimes confusing financial aid process on Saturday, Nov. 10 from 10 a.m. to noon in the Tomezsko Classroom Building, room 103. Topics will include