The 48th annual Penn State Brandywine convocation kicked-off the 2014-15 academic year, as first-year students attended the welcome events.
The day began with the convocation ceremony. Faculty and staff joined more than 300 students under the tent on the grassy knoll. Both Chancellor Kristin Woolever and Student Government Association Treasurer Alex Ten Broeck welcomed the students to Penn State on behalf of the University and student body.
Eight Penn State Brandywine students can now call themselves published authors, as their essays have been featured in Penn State's 2013-14 "Best of Freshman Writing: Student Voices."
It's not often you find recent graduates in a college library shortly after graduation. But Pawan Murthy and Anthony Petralla, Penn State May 2014 graduates, are in the Vairo Library at Penn State Brandywine tutoring incoming freshmen through the Campus College Connection Program (C3P).
Penn State Brandywine is pleased to announce the appointment of Cory Smith as the new head coach of both its men's and women's cross country teams. He will take over for Kevin Kelly, who served as head coach for the past four years.
"I'm extremely excited to join the Penn State network at Brandywine," Smith said. "There's a tremendous opportunity here to build and grow a young program."
Penn State Brandywine has chosen "What Should We Be Worried About?" as its campus Common Read for the 2014-15 academic year. During the upcoming fall and spring semesters, students, faculty and staff are encouraged to read the book and come together for several events based on the book's philosophies and themes. Several professors from various academic disciplines will also assign the book in their classes, using it as part of their course curriculum.
Please join the Orlov family and the Brandywine campus community on
the campus lawn for a tree planting to celebrate the life of Dr. Paul Orlov, associate professor of English. The Orlov family welcomes you to join them as they plant a
tree in Paul's memory and celebrate their establishment of Trustee
Matching Scholarship in Paul's honor. We hope you will be able to join
us on August 1 at 3 p.m. on the campus lawn.
Unlike the majority of college students, Kimmie Bowen saw summer vacation not as a time for rest and relaxation, but as a great academic opportunity. The Penn State Brandywine rising sophomore and meteorology major recently teamed up with Associate Professor of Earth Sciences Laura Guertin to conduct fieldwork monitoring local environmental change.
A successful year for Penn State Brandywine sports wrapped up with yet another major accomplishment. For the first time in campus history, Brandywine won the Penn State University Athletic Conference (PSUAC) Chancellor Cup. The cup is awarded to the Commonwealth campus that displays the best overall performance across all 11 sports.
For many college students, the beginning of the semester means crunch time. Late night study sessions, demanding exams and weighty class projects are all high priorities. This was no different for corporate communications major Ashley Piroeff, except for one big detail. This past semester the Penn State Brandywine senior served as the intern event coordinator for Middletown Township, tasked with organizing and executing a large-scale community event.