This coming week, graduate students can learn new teaching strategies, find tips for setting healthy academic boundaries, build research communication skills and learn about library resources.
The Penn State Alumni Association (PSAA) has announced a $20,000 matching commitment that will grow the scholarship endowment recently established in honor of 2024 Renaissance Fund honorees Roger Williams, retired PSAA executive director, and his wife, Karen Magnuson, retired assistant director of University marketing. In recognition of the Renaissance Fund’s 55th anniversary, the PSAA will match gifts of $550 or more to any named Renaissance Fund with an equal contribution to the Roger L. Williams and Karen L. Magnuson Renaissance Fund.
Penn State has announced the selection of 23 faculty members for the Penn State Emerging Academic Leaders program for fall 2024. This initiative highlights individuals who have demonstrated exceptional potential for academic leadership and innovation within their fields.
Penn State Global and Penn State Great Valley will co-host the first-ever Global Careers Institute at the Great Valley campus, Sept. 27 and 28. This event, intended for graduate students, is a professional development program designed to help the University's international and domestic students prepare for career success in the global marketplace. Sept. 9 is the deadline to apply.
Applications are now being accepted for the Technology Council of Central Pennsylvania (TCCP) Women in Mentoring program. Students, faculty and staff across all Penn State campuses have free access to virtual technology programming thanks to a partnership with TCCP spearheaded by Penn State Harrisburg, a longtime member of the council.
In living out the Alumni Association’s mission, affiliate groups and inspiring volunteers give back to their communities, support current and future Penn State students, and unite Nittany Lions across the country and around the world. The seven individuals and 11 groups that comprise this year’s class of Volunteer Award recipients represent the best of Penn State’s alumni volunteers.
Penn State is offering the opportunity for students to take courses in sequence to complete graduate-level certificates in eight master’s degree programs, through stackable credentials that can be completed online, through Penn State World Campus.
Penn State Great Valley recently held its annual golf outing at Applecross Country Club in Downingtown. The outing raised over $30,000 for student scholarships.
Penn State Great Valley has announced the launch of its new master of artificial intelligence (AI) program, set to commence this fall. This program is designed to equip students with the cutting-edge skills and knowledge needed to excel in the rapidly evolving field of AI.
Penn State has announced the recipients of the inaugural Presidential Public Impact Research Awards, a new program designed to support faculty and students who are working on research projects that directly benefit communities.
