Penn State Brandywine’s Office of Innovation and Entrepreneurship held its annual Youth Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Math (STEAM) and Startup Day on May 11. More than 100 seventh-grade students from four local middle schools attended the event to learn more about physics, entrepreneurship, robotics and more.
Penn State Brandywine has appointed Stephanie Jones as director of student affairs, effective July 5. Jones, a Penn State alumna, has extensive experience in student engagement and programming, including previous positions as Brandywine and Penn State Lehigh Valley.
First-year student Kaylee Mushinski saved the biggest of her record-setting 60 hits and 60 runs batted in for her final at-bat of the season, delivering a walk-off single during the bottom of the seventh inning to send the Penn State Brandywine softball team to its first USCAA national championship, as the second-seeded Lions bested No. 9 Mississippi University for Women 10-9 on May 18.
Located across the street from Penn State Brandywine, Delaware Valley Christian Church's partnership with the campus began in the 1970s. At the beginning of the partnership, Brandywine consisted of just one building, and the church offered its space to use as classrooms. From helping students move into Orchard Hall to making monthly donations to the University’s food pantry and treating campus staff to appreciation breakfasts every year, it's a relationship that continues today.
Penn State alumnus Bruce Ryan, chief photojournalist at NBC10/Telemundo62 – Philadelphia, has been appointed to the Penn State Brandywine Advisory Board. Advisory board members serve as ambassadors for the campus and provide guidance in many areas, including student life, civic engagement, academic programs and career pathways and preparation.
Twenty years after completing her bachelor’s degree at Penn State Brandywine, Veronica McKee, class of 2003, broke the glass ceiling so prevalent in the finance industry and secured a spot in the C-suite of a prominent wealth management firm.
