Academics

Subscribe to Academics
Karla Pew, student at Penn State Brandywine.

Intern Spotlight: Brandywine program connects student to her academic passions

Karla Pew came to Penn State Brandywine looking for a degree that would allow her to make a difference in the lives of local youth. Today, as she prepares to graduate in summer 2018, the human development and family studies major is making a difference through her internship in Philadelphia.
02/27/18
A cloud painting done by Anthony Vega

Artist and Brandywine instructor uses paintings to spark social dialogue

Artistic inspiration can be found in unexpected places. For Anthony Vega, a professional painter and part-time instructor in art at Penn State Brandywine, inspiration came from his observations as a teacher, his social media feed and the sky.
02/22/18
Teresa Slobuski of Penn State Brandywine

New Brandywine head librarian brings big ideas from California to Philly region

The Penn State Brandywine community welcomed a new head librarian, Teresa Slobuski, at the beginning of the spring semester. Slobuski joins the Brandywine faculty after six years at San Jose State University in California, where she oversaw the reference and research services.
01/30/18
Student Produced Audio Narratives workshop

Brandywine professor uses NSF grant to tell the stories behind earth science

Laura Guertin, professor of earth science at Penn State Brandywine, is in the business of asking questions — and her most recent inquiry launched a new, creative project to help more people understand the natural world.
01/25/18
Mussie Tesfay of Penn State Brandywine

A dream that spanned continents

Mussie Tesfay’s path to Penn State included several unexpected twists. An electrical engineering major attending Penn State Brandywine, Tesfay was born in Ethiopia where his family faced a series of political difficulties following the Eritrean-Ethiopian war.
01/12/18
Joseph Nocella of Penn State Brandywine

Retiring instructor reflects on 18 years at Penn State Brandywine

After a successful 18-year career at Penn State Brandywine, Joseph Nocella, part-time instructor in arts and humanities, will retire this spring.
01/10/18
Penn State Brandywine in Liverpool and London

Penn State in England: Brandywine students spend break in Liverpool, London

In November, a group of students from Penn State Brandywine, Abington and World Campus made the most of their Thanksgiving break with a trip to Liverpool and London, England.
12/07/17
Pouladvand and Marquit of Penn State Brandywine

Brandywine student tackles year of research with energy

When Pedram Pouladvand, a psychology major at Penn State Brandywine, realized how many of his peers depend on energy drinks to get through the week, he decided it was time to educate himself and others on the drinks’ psychological impacts.
11/09/17
Penn State Brandywine in South Korea

Five weeks in South Korea: Brandywine goes global

Through a partnership between Penn State Brandywine’s Office of Global Programs and the University’s Education Abroad program, students at Penn State Brandywine had the opportunity to spend five weeks studying abroad in Seoul, South Korea, during summer 2017.
10/27/17
Peggy Signorella of Penn State Brandywine

Brandywine’s newest distinguished professor starts work on campus

Joining the Penn State Brandywine faculty this fall is Peggy Signorella, distinguished professor of psychology and women’s, gender and sexuality studies. Signorella has long held connections to the University — first as a student, and in recent years, as an instructor and mentor.
10/25/17

Pages