Roger Brindley, vice provost for Penn State Global; Andrea Dowhower interim vice president for Student Affairs; and Renata Engel, vice provost for online education, share resources available for individuals who have been impacted by the earthquake in Syria and Turkey, as well as ways to help with the rescue and recovery.
Penn State Brandywine welcomed the Year of the Rabbit with a Lunar New Year celebration on Jan. 27. The event, which included traditional dishes, entertainment and games, was sponsored by Brandywine’s Multicultural Club and the Office of Multilingual & International Student Programs. Haoyu Wang was one of the student organizers of the event and led the evening’s activities.
During Ava Wise’s first year at a private liberal arts college, neither the major she was considering nor the overall college experience felt like the right fit for her, she said. When a friend told her about the human development and family studies class he was taking at Penn State Brandywine, the topic piqued Wise's interest and she began looking at other colleges that offered that major. After considering her options, she decided the small campus size, family environment, short distance from home and strong HDFS program made Brandywine the right choice for her.
Penn State Brandywine has established a National Society of Leadership and Success chapter on campus with the help of Assistant Teaching Professor of Information Sciences and Technology Andy Landmesser and Residence Life Coordinator Jasmaine Price-Thornton.
Laura Guertin, distinguished professor of Earth sciences at Penn State Brandywine, has been named a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science in recognition of her scientific and socially notable achievements spanning her career.
Five Penn State faculty members have been elected to the 2022 cohort of fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), the world’s largest general scientific society.
James Berkey, associate professor of English at Penn State Brandywine, was appointed associate director of academic affairs at the campus, effective Jan. 3.
Georgina Waller, former administrative support assistant for Penn State Brandywine’s Advising and Career Services office, was recently promoted to academic adviser.
