Did you know that Philadelphia has one of the highest child poverty rates in our nation? Local food pantries help to alleviate child poverty and hunger, but donations often suffer in the summertime as people are more likely to donate during the cold winter months. This summer has been especially tough since federal funding for food pantries has been cut, and the failing economy has slowed individual donations even more than usual.
One of Penn State Brandywine's own faculty members, Dr.
Adam J. Sorkin, distinguished professor of English at Penn State Brandywine, recently published a new book of translated poetry by one of Romania's most prominent younger poets.
Sorkin, of Havertown, collaborated primarily with the author, Ruxandra Cesereanu, to translate the poems found in Crusader-Woman, published by Black Widow Press, Boston. Cesereanu is the author of nine books of poetry, five books of fiction, and significant essays on the Romanian political prisons and political torture in the twentieth century.
In keeping with the "40th" theme throughout the past year, Penn State Brandywine raised more than $40,000 for student scholarships at its 40th Anniversary Gala May 10.
Laura Guertin, associate professor of earth and mineral sciences at Penn State Brandywine, received a congressional citation from Delaware County U.S. Rep. Joe Sestak, April 28, on campus. Guertin received the award for all of the community service activities she has initiated and organized at Penn State Brandywine, including those for the 40 Acts of Kindness and Civic Engagement campaign this year as part of the campus' 40th anniversary celebration.
Campus Chancellor Sophia Wisniewska said the honor was well deserved. "I am delighted and proud that Dr.
Ivan Esparragoza, associate professor of engineering at Penn State Brandywine, was named the first winner of the George W. Franz Advising and Mentoring Award at the campusâ Spring Honors Convocation on April 17. The Franz award annually recognizes a faculty or staff member for his/her efforts in helping others to achieve their potential.
Esparragoza, a member of the faculty at Penn State Brandywine since 2001, goes above and beyond for his engineering students.
In celebration of student achievements, Penn State Brandywine's EURECA (Exposition of Undergraduate Research Enterprise and Creative Accomplishment) Program and Spring Honors Convocation will both be held Thursday, April 17, 2008 in the Common's Building Gymnasium. The EURECA Program will begin at 4:30 p.m. followed by convocation at 6:30 p.m.
Former president Bill Clinton visited the Penn State Brandywine campus on Friday, March 7, 2008 to rally support for his wife and presidential candidate, Hillary Clinton. Before an enthusiastic crowd of 1,500 students, faculty, staff and community members, the former president discussed Senator Clinton's ideas on energy independence, improving our schools, health care, the budget and the war in Iraq, to name a few.