Twenty students — 10 from Penn State Brandywine and 10 incarcerated at a nearby county jail — overcame their apprehensions, challenged their ideas about the criminal justice system and studied public speaking during a semester-long course offered through the Inside-Out Prison Exchange Program.
For the first time in campus history, four Penn State Brandywine students competed in the National Cyber League Competition from Nov. 7-9 and walked away with an incredible score.
At Penn State, all undergraduate, graduate, and for-credit certificate programs are required to assess how well their students are achieving key PLOs (program learning objectives). Penn State Brandywine’s Psychology baccalaureate program recently reexamined student learning related to a key PLO: the ability to differentiate among and apply psychological research methods, as well as analyze and interpret quantitative data.
Jason Reed, president of the Digital Solutions Group and GATES Wilmington at GA Telesis LLC, an aerospace solutions company based in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, spoke with Penn State Brandywine students in Programming Language Concepts (CMPSC 461) and Data Structures and Algorithms (CMPSC 465) classes on Nov. 18.
During finals week, Penn State University Libraries offers stress-reducing games and activities to help students relax as they study for finals and complete end-of-semester projects.
Students from across Penn State will present their fall semester Sustainable Communities Collaborative projects during the Campus and Community Sustainability Expo, co-hosted by State College Borough and Penn State Sustainability on Dec. 11. The poster-style event brings together students, faculty, community partners and local residents to highlight project outcomes and foster new connections.
The Brandywine LaunchBox partnered with the Great Valley LaunchBox and the Chester County Economic Development Council’s Ideas x Innovation Network to present the second annual LionCage Pitch Competition on Nov. 14.
