First-generation college students at Penn State Abington can participate in "I'm First," a support program that includes matching them with faculty or staff mentors who shared the same experiences as undergraduates.
The three Penn State Abington students surveyed nearly 600 people and found that men and women both said planning for Thanksgiving was a source of family tension.
Penn State Abington supports the next generation of STEM majors through Engineering Ahead, an academic enhancement program for incoming first-year students. It is designed to help them succeed in crucial coursework during their first year of college and beyond. The five-week hybrid program features math instruction, seminars and networking with industry professionals.
Penn State Abington students enrolled in a collaborative course at a Bucks County working history museum spent the spring semester immersed with working artisans and developing skills that have led to internships and jobs. Their work also resulted in a new exhibition in the Penn State Abington art gallery.
Vanessa Sexton, a recent Penn State Abington graduate who is now enrolled in the MBA program at Penn State Great Valley, is quickly advancing in her career thanks to the diverse and marketable curriculum that is only available through Abington's customizable integrative arts major.
The technical knowledge and soft skills Penn State Abington engineering students master quickly leads to employment after graduation. New alumnus Clifford Dennis said rigorous academics, the required capstone course and summer internship, and relationships with faculty are keys to success.
Alberlin Del Orbe Rodriguez supports prospective Penn State Abington students and their loved ones, many of whom who face the same challenges and concerns she did as a first-generation college student.
Penn State University Libraries presented its sixth annual "Undergraduate Research Award: Excellence in Information Literacy" honors at the end of the spring 2023 semester to 136 students at 20 undergraduate Penn State campuses.
Aneesah Smith, director of diversity, equity and inclusion at Penn State Abington, will deliver a hybrid lecture, titled "Fostering a Sense of Belonging to Improve Campus Culture," on June 15 from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. in the Foster Auditorium at University Park and via Zoom.
Growing up two miles down the road from Penn State Abington, Joe DiMaria realized that the college’s NCAA Division III student-athlete experience was the perfect fit for his passions: baseball, teaching and his hometown.
