Because of his involvement with the Marines, MBA student Tahseen Firoz has attended many community events including an appearance at the Philadelphia Eagles game.
Veterans from all branches of the United States Military held a giant American Flag on the field at Beaver Stadium during the playing of The Star Spangled Banner prior to the game between the Nittany LIons and the Iowa Hawkeyes. Penn State earned their seventh win of the 2016 season defeating Iowa 41-14.
Jake Fida, an information sciences and technology major at Penn State Brandywine, does not fit the typical student mold. At the age of 18, Fida joined the United States Marine Corps, serving for four years in Djibouti, Kuwait and on a carrier before being honorably discharged from active duty in October 2015.
When Penn State Brandywine senior Heather Gartside began her independent research capstone, she knew that she wanted to take a unique approach to the project — and has made a deep impact on her community as a result.
As part of her senior research project, psychology major Heather Gartside is organizing a fundraiser through MacDade Bowl that benefits the Loaves and Fishes Food Pantry. Pictured from left to right: Loaves and Fishes Director Joanne Castagna, Gartside and Loaves and Fishes Inventory Manager Kevin Harper.
