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Laura K. Williams, warden of the George W. Hill Correctional Facility, spoke to students and guests at the closing ceremony for the Inside-Out Prison Exchange Program. She was joined by Delaware County Councilman and Jail Oversight Board Chairman Kevin Madden (center) and Kelly Shaw, reentry and program administrator.

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Penn State Brandywine Chancellor Marilyn J. Wells addressed students and guests at the closing ceremony for the public speaking class offered through the Inside-Out Prison Exchange Program.

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Brandywine Associate Professor of Communication Arts and Sciences Angela Putman addressed the students and guests at the closing ceremony for the class she offered through the Inside-Out Prison Exchange Program.

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Brandywine Associate Professor of Communication Arts and Sciences Angela Putman and the 12 students in her public speaking class held at the George W. Hill Correctional Facility were joined by several guests for the closing ceremony.

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Brandywine and incarcerated students learn together in course at local jail

A dozen students, eight from Penn State Brandywine and four incarcerated at the nearby county jail, overcame their apprehensions, challenged their ideas about the criminal justice system and studied public speaking during a semester-long course offered through the Inside-Out Prison Exchange Program. The students — who said the course was transformative for them — met each Tuesday evening during the fall semester at Delaware County’s George W. Hill Correctional Facility.
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Penn State Brandywine biology major Nora Margulis presented her research, which she conducted with Assistant Professor of Chemistry Anna Sigmon, at the campus' student engagement expo in spring of 2022.

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Penn State Brandywine biology major Nora Margulis rang the ceremonial gong on Nov. 29 to commemorate the presentation of her Schreyer Honors thesis. She was joined by Associate Professor of Communications Hans Schmidt, Brandywine's coordinator of honors programs.

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Road to Commencement: Nora Margulis

Nora Margulis developed a love of research while studying biology at Penn State Brandywine. She recently presented her Schreyer Honors thesis and will graduate on Dec. 17.