During the school year, Penn State Brandywine junior Maddie Malfara is a very active student -- dividing her time between playing on the softball team, serving as secretary of the Lion Ambassadors club and, of course, staying on top of her classes.
Penn State Brandywine alumnus Gerald “Jerry” Parsons and his wife Eleanor have made a significant gift to the University to name “Parsons Hall,” the dining hall located in the campus’ newly constructed student union building that opened this fall.
Opening a new building takes years of planning, research and attention to detail. At Penn State Brandywine, hundreds of contractors have worked together to make the campus’ two newest buildings — Orchard Hall and the Student Union — just right for incoming students.
The Office of Undergraduate Education and the Office of the Vice President for Commonwealth Campuses have collaborated to purchase an Enhanced Institutional Membership for Penn State in the Council on Undergraduate Research (CUR).
When David Ward retraces his path as a successful municipal planner for Chester County, he always returns to his beginnings at Penn State’s Brandywine campus.
For many newly minted college students, the first few weeks on campus can be daunting. That’s why several Penn State campuses, including Brandywine, launched the Pathway to Success: Summer Start (PaSSS) program in 2015.
K. David Boyer, a 1973 graduate, began his Penn State career at the Delaware County campus, which was renamed Brandywine in 2007. He arrived on campus during one of Brandywine’s most formative seasons—when it moved from the original Chester location to its current home in Media.
Penn State Brandywine has been selected as one of five Commonwealth campuses to receive a $5,000 grant through Pepsico. As grant recipients, the Brandywine campus will partner with the University’s Sustainable Communities Collaborative (SCC) to address sustainability issues throughout the state.
Sanjay Bridges recently joined Penn State Brandywine’s Office of Police and Public Safety as a campus police officer. Bridges first became interested in law enforcement during elementary school.
Don Brennan has joined Penn State Brandywine as the new assistant director of residence life, as the campus is preparing to open its first residence hall and new student union building in August.
