The Provost’s Global Advisory Council hosted its inaugural meeting March 23 on the University Park campus. The council is chaired by Executive Vice President and Provost Nick Jones, with Vice Provost for Global Programs Michael Adewumi serving as the secretary. The council will serve in an advisory capacity to University leadership.
The Multicultural Resource Center will host its 26th annual Senior Awards and Faculty/Staff Diversity Recognition Reception from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. April 6 in Robb Hall in the Hintz Family Alumni Center. The reception is a chance to honor faculty, staff and graduating seniors who have done a phenomenal job at promoting diversity and multiculturalism on campus.
For adult learners, a study abroad component can pose unique challenges. But adult learners — many with full-time jobs, families or both — have found ways to successfully juggle the tasks to make studying abroad a reality.
Penn State Brandywine’s Commission for Women presented four awards for outstanding contributions to the campus and community at the commission’s annual Women’s History Month luncheon on March 30.
Members of Nittany Christian Fellowship (NCF), a faith-based student organization at Penn State Brandywine, spent their spring break volunteering in Washington, D.C. -- a decision preceded by two years of renewed commitment to local and campus-based outreach.
Several years ago, Kimberly Blockett, associate professor of English at Penn State Brandywine, stumbled across a little-known historical figure whose life would become the focus of her research. Today, Blockett has become the primary documenter of the figure’s life — and her work has caught the eyes of scholars across the country.
The Penn State Brandywine week in athletics was highlighted by a pair of no-hitters and the first perfect game in program history by the softball team last week as the Lions’ spring teams took advantage of the spring weather in the Delaware Valley.
Last year, a reading program at Penn State Brandywine led a course instructor and a student to team up for the creation of a garbage-tracking Android app.
