This year marks 25 years since the 1998 launch of Penn State World Campus, which expanded access to high-quality Penn State degrees to anyone around the globe with an internet connection. Today World Campus boasts a comprehensive selection of more than 175 Penn State degrees that are available online, including a variety of programs in criminal justice, homeland security and public policy.
Aliya Karim, a pre-med student at University Park who is from Ghana, takes a soil sample on the University Park campus. Karim, who served as an undergraduate mentor in the EnvironMentors program last year, researched the effects of soil health on microbial diversity along with high schooler Fatima Nadeem (not pictured).
The Graduate School has hosted alumni career development panels annually for several years. Pictured are participants and moderators in the 2022 event: Stephanie Danette Preston, associate dean for graduate educational equity and chief diversity officer, the Graduate School; Tiffany Knearem, Information Sciences and Technology alumna; Joslenne Peña, Information Sciences and Technology alumna; and Sarah Ades, associate dean for graduate student affairs, the Graduate School
The Center for Holocaust and Jewish Studies at Penn State Harrisburg will welcome Marion Kaplan, Skirball Professor of Modern Jewish History Emerita at New York University, at noon Thursday, Sept. 28, via webinar. Kaplan will present “Caribbean Haven: The Jewish Refugee Settlement in the Dominican Republic, 1940-1945.”
Five Penn State graduate alumni will share their career experiences with graduate students and postdoctoral scholars during a livestreamed professional development conversation focused on pursuing careers in multiple sectors. The Oct. 5 event, hosted by the Graduate School, will include a fireside chat and a networking reception.
Aliya Karim, a pre-med student at University Park who is from Ghana, takes a soil sample on the University Park campus. Karim, who served as an undergraduate mentor in the EnvironMentors program last year, researched the effects of soil health on microbial diversity along with high schooler Fatima Nadeem (not pictured).
