Administrators from Penn State and Northampton Community College (NCC) signed an articulation agreement to facilitate the transfer of NCC students into 11 baccalaureate degree programs at 14 Penn State campuses at an event on Jan. 18 at the Lehigh Valley campus.
What do you stand up for? What do your peers stand up for? The Rock Ethics Institute at Penn State announces a call for nominations for its 10th annual Stand Up Awards in recognition of undergraduate students at the University’s campuses who have demonstrated ethical leadership in taking a stand for a person, cause or belief.
Nathan is a Penn State University Park Recipient of the 2016 Stand Up Award for his dedication to environmental justice and his ethical leadership in organizing efforts to address climate change and its disproportionate impacts on vulnerable populations. For more of Nathan’s story, or to nominate a student for a 2017 Stand Up Award: www.StandUpPSU.com.
Alanna is a Penn State University Park Recipient of the 2016 Stand Up Award for her dedication to social justice and ethical leadership in promoting productive dialogue between students, faculty, and university administration on the ethics of climate change and fossil fuel divestment.
Jaden Rankin-Whalers is a Penn State University Park Recipient of the 2016 Stand Up Award for her dedication to raising awareness of student poverty and her ethical leadership in combatting stigma associated with poverty and homelessness. For more of Jaden’s story, or to nominate a student for a 2017 Stand Up Award: www.StandUpPSU.com.
Penn State has officially launched Let's Grow State, a new crowdfunding platform for fundraising projects across the University. The platform, managed by the Office of Annual Giving in the Division of Development and Alumni Relations, is designed for individuals or groups of Penn Staters to promote and raise money for the ideas, projects, and causes that are important to them.
