The Penn State Board of Trustees Committee on Finance, Business and Capital Planning advanced a proposal today (July 18) to construct a new academic building at Penn State Abington. The proposal will be considered by the full board at its meeting on July 19.
A new art practice and history combine for Penn State Abington students enrolled in a collaborative tile making course at the Moravian Pottery and TileWorks, a working history museum in Bucks County.
Six Penn State Commonwealth Campuses recently named faculty members as Open Champions, recognizing their work with open education in the third year of Penn State's Open and Affordable Educational Resources Champion Awards.
The Chaikens have once again made a landmark contribution to the University. While the amount of the gift is not being disclosed publicly, it will make them the second-largest donors in Penn State history. The gift extends their impact beyond the College of the Liberal Arts and builds upon and extends existing academic support services.
Kimberley Hemmings-Jarrett, assistant teaching professor of business and social science at Penn State Abington, recently integrated two Experiential Digital Global Engagement (EDGE) projects into her embedded course on social media analytics and inclusive leisure last fall. The EDGE program, a global virtual exchange initiative rooted in project-based learning, draws inspiration from the Collaborative Online International Learning program established at the State University of New York. Since 2022, Hemmings-Jarrett has leveraged the EDGE program in her teaching efforts.
Funded by a grant from the Independence Blue Cross Foundation, Penn State Abington will launch the Collegiate Recovery Program this fall to support students affected by alcohol and drug misuse and help them stay on track to earn their degrees.
More than 100 students in a Philadelphia neighborhood have enrolled in courses through the College-Bound STEM Academy, which Penn State Abington faculty teach at the KleinLife site near their high school. The students can earn college credits through dual enrollment.
Online and offline gambling has continued increasing rapidly in Pennsylvania since its legalization in 2017, according to the latest Pennsylvania Interactive Gaming Assessment: Online Gambling Report 2023. The report was developed by Penn State’s Criminal Justice Research Center under contract with the Pennsylvania Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs.
Penn State Abington senior Darryl Gregory has always loved designing, building and creating artistic works. It wasn’t until he was introduced to Abington LaunchBox powered by Penn State that he realized he could cultivate and apply his creative skillsets for valuable endeavors.
Penn State’s Commonwealth Campuses and the state’s community colleges have announced a new collaboration aimed at expanding educational opportunities in Pennsylvania and removing barriers to degree completion among college students. The collaboration builds upon long-standing relationships between the campuses and the community colleges and a shared commitment to access and affordability in higher education.
