Penn State Executive Vice President and Provost Nick Jones advanced the University’s focus on academic integrity earlier this year by creating a task force to assess the current process and structure used to manage academic integrity cases and strengthen a culture of integrity.
Jane Filby Leipold, a 1988 graduate of Penn State Harrisburg’s MBA program, 2013 Penn State Alumni Fellow, and former senior vice president of global human resources at TE Connectivity, has pledged $1 million to support scholarships and student services at the college.
Jane Filby Leipold, a 1988 graduate of Penn State Harrisburg’s MBA program, 2013 Penn State Alumni Fellow, and former senior vice president of global human resources at TE Connectivity has pledged $1 million to support scholarships and student services at the college.
The Leipold scholarship will enhance opportunities in STEM disciplines, with first preference for women and minorities, and establish the Jane Filby Leipold Human Resources and Career Readiness Fund.
Samantha Schaffer and Tyler Patton, students in Penn State Harrisburg’s master of professional accounting program in the School of Business Administration, recently completed projects benefiting local veterans’ organizations. As part of a special topics course, the students assisted two organizations with creating bylaws and gaining tax-exempt statuses from the state and federal governments.
The integrated undergraduate/graduate degree program (IUG) in American studies, introduced by the School of Humanities in 2011, offers students the opportunity to complete an accelerated master’s degree in addition to a bachelor’s degree in American studies in five years.
The Penn State Nittany Watson Challenge Transfer Credit Team. Back row: Bill Fritz, director for Admission Services and Financial Aid, Penn State World Campus; Donna Anderson, academic advisor/liaison for Academic Advising and Student Disability Services, Penn State World Campus; Laura Anderson, assistant director for Admission Services and Financial Aid, Penn State World Campus; Margaret Oakar, associate director for Admission Services and Financial Aid, Penn State World Campus. Front row: Manda Yang, doctoral candidate and research assistant for the Department of Chemical Engineering, College of Engineering; Cara Bell, assistant director/recruitment coordinator for Admission Services and Financial Aid, Penn State World Campus; Mia Ellis, assistant director for Admission Services and Financial Aid, Penn State World Campus; Shelby Thayer, director of Web Strategy and CRM, Penn State World Campus and Tasha Rockey, student transfer credit specialist manager for Academic and Enrollment Support Services, Penn State World Campus. Absent: Simo Wu, doctoral candidate and research assistant for the Department of Mathematics, Eberly College of Science.
