Penn State Abington is one of the most diverse campuses within Penn State and the college makes it a priority to embrace its broad variety of cultures and languages inside and outside the classroom.
On Feb. 3, all students, faculty and staff members at every Penn State campus location will receive an email to take the Penn State Community Survey to share their attitudes and experiences of community, diversity and inclusion at Penn State. Every 100 survey takers will have a chance to win an Amazon or Starbucks gift card.
Launching on Feb. 3, the Penn State Community Survey is an opportunity for all students, faculty and staff members at Penn State's campuses to provide confidential feedback on their experiences and perspectives related to community, diversity and inclusion. Emails with unique survey links will be sent to students, faculty and staff on Feb. 3.
Erik Suarez lobbied for the creation of a Student Government Association senator position to represent international students, since almost 20% of Penn State Abington's student population comes from outside the United States.
From a Baptist church in the Germantown neighborhood of Philadelphia to famous venues in Washington, D.C., and Europe, a Penn State Abington senior shares his musical talents with the world.
Jivaka.net — the recently-released project of C. Pierce Salguero, associate professor of Asian history and religious studies at Penn State Abington — is the product of a years-long survey of Buddhist temples and centers located in the Philadelphia area. Much of the research legwork for the site was completed by undergraduate students working with Salguero.
The Penn State Abington faculty traveled to Ghana intent on establishing a new study abroad option for students. Little did they know how nine days in the West African nation would upend their psyches.
