High school student Andrew Lees shares his research with other EnvironMentors participants during a practice session at Penn State Harrisburg. The EnvironMentors program teams a high school student with an undergraduate student mentor and a faculty mentor for research projects.
Greg Jenkins, professor of meteorology and atmospheric science at Penn State, high school student Ariam Gebrezgi, and Penn State Harrisburg student Makaylin Valley go over research during an EnvironMentors meeting. In the program, faculty and undergraduate student mentors meet regularly with high school students as they work on research projects, which they present at a symposium.
Rukayya Ibrahim, assistant professor of mathematical sciences, served as a faculty mentor for high school student Sarah Gebrezgi in the EnvironMentors program. Ibrahim said exposing the students to an institution of higher learning is great experience for them, especially if they’re going to college to possibly specialize in STEM.
From left are Penn State President Neeli Bendapudi with 2024 University Staff Advisory Council (USAC) award winners Nichole Ginnan, Erik Cagle and Dawn Hamaty. Pictured at right is USAC Chair Rachel Galloway.
Nichole Ginnan, research project manager at the One Health Microbiome Center in the Huck Institutes of the Life Sciences, received the 2024 USAC Staff Excellence Award.
From left are Penn State President Neeli Bendapudi with 2024 University Staff Advisory Council (USAC) award winners Nichole Ginnan, Erik Cagle and Dawn Hamaty. Pictured at right is USAC Chair Rachel Galloway.
