Brisa Luzzi Castro, a second-year student at Penn State Brandywine, has been named a Newman Civic Fellow by Campus Compact, a national coalition of colleges and universities working to advance the public purposes of higher education.
Penn State Brandywine’s student engagement expo highlighted the academic, co-curricular and experiential pursuits of more than 130 students. Students showcased a wide variety of work completed as part of a class, internship, team, research project or student organization during the 2021-2022 academic year.
Penn State Brandywine senior Laila Boujida is scheduled to graduate on May 7 with a bachelor's degree in biology. She was active with several clubs on campus and plans a career in biology research.
Penn State's sexual misconduct climate survey will close on April 22. The survey was sent to a random sample of students at all Penn State campuses; students can check their Penn State email for a link to complete the survey. The University-wide survey is designed to assess issues of sexual assault, misconduct and harassment.
Each year, Penn State recognizes outstanding faculty and staff with annual awards in teaching and excellence. These awards highlight many of the faculty and staff who go above and beyond.
Fred Fonseca, associate professor in the College of Information Sciences and Technology; Marinda Harrell-Levy, associate professor of human development and family studies at Penn State Brandywine and Jessica Schocker, associate professor in social studies education and women's studies at Penn State Berks; have received the Alumni/Student Award for Excellence in Teaching and have been named 2022 Penn State Teaching Fellows.
Penn State Brandywine second-year student Jessica Gore, who grew up in Trinidad and Tobago, has made the most of academic, co-curricular and leadership opportunities on campus. She will serve as president of the Student Government Association in 2022-23.
Four Penn State Brandywine student leaders shared their Penn State stories with elected officials in Harrisburg during Advocate Penn State Capital Day on March 30. They were among 80 students from across Penn State’s campuses who met in the state Capitol to advocate for the University’s annual state appropriation.
The Penn State community will be celebrating Pride Month throughout April, with events sponsored by the Center for Sexual and Gender Diversity as well as a variety of additional programming across the University's campuses.
