The Big Ten Academic Alliance Academic Leadership Program selected Friederike Baer, a faculty member and administrator at Penn State Abington, as a 2023-24 fellow based on her demonstrated exceptional abilities and promise.
Vanessa Sexton, a recent Penn State Abington graduate who is now enrolled in the MBA program at Penn State Great Valley, is quickly advancing in her career thanks to the diverse and marketable curriculum that is only available through Abington's customizable integrative arts major.
More than two-thirds of children experience at least one traumatic event by the age of 16, which impacts all aspects of their development, according to a licensed professional counselor who led one of a series of workshops designed to provide teachers with strategies to provide improved outcomes for these children. The workshops are designed and offered by Penn State Abington Continuing Education.
The technical knowledge and soft skills Penn State Abington engineering students master quickly leads to employment after graduation. New alumnus Clifford Dennis said rigorous academics, the required capstone course and summer internship, and relationships with faculty are keys to success.
Eva Klein, who supports student success as director of academic services at Penn State Abington, has collected almost 500 Barbie dolls. Growing up, she said, her own dolls were professional women, and she thinks people should reconsider how Barbie's creator revolutionized the toy industry's impact on women.
Friederike Baer, an associate professor of history at Penn State Abington, was honored with the Society of the Cincinnati Prize for advancing understanding of the American Revolution and its legacy through her book “Hessians: German Soldiers in the American Revolutionary War.”
Penn State Abington is putting out a call to members of the community to share their stories in "This Is My Brave," a performance piece designed to reduce the stigma surrounding issues such as substance use, mental health, human trafficking, domestic violence and other challenges.
Alberlin Del Orbe Rodriguez supports prospective Penn State Abington students and their loved ones, many of whom who face the same challenges and concerns she did as a first-generation college student.
Erin Foley, the director of athletics, intramurals and recreation at Penn State Abington, announced the appointment of Justin Dunbar-Stevens as the program's next men's head basketball coach.
Tom Petty tribute band Full Moon Fever will perform for Penn State Abington Night at the Abington Art Center Summer Concert Series on Thursday, July 27.
