When Penn State made the decision to move to remote learning in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, students, faculty and staff faced a variety of challenges in transitioning to all-online modes of communication.
Penn State Berks will hold a virtual admissions event for high school juniors on Saturday, April 18, from 1 to 2 p.m. This webinar will allow prospective students and their families the opportunity to connect with campus experts and current students.
With cases of the coronavirus increasing daily in Berks County, the need for medical supplies and personal protective equipment (PPE) is also growing exponentially. Penn State Berks answered that call with a large donation of items.
To help during the COVID-19 crisis, Penn State Berks alumnus and entrepreneur Joe Sinclair's Reading-based 3D-printer manufacturing business, Verde Mantis, has created a design that is being used to print the component of face shields that holds the translucent shield in place.
In response to the growing coronavirus pandemic, orders from the state government and recommendations from global public health organizations, Penn State will hold its spring 2020 commencement ceremony via livestream on May 9. The virtual ceremony will recognize all Penn State undergraduate students and all graduate students in the Penn State Graduate School.
When people can’t leave their houses to attend an event, you bring the event to them. With residents across Pennsylvania sheltering in place during the COVID-19 pandemic, Penn State Dickinson Law’s Business Law Society is converting two upcoming entrepreneur pop-up clinics to virtual sessions, allowing people to participate from their homes.
As Pennsylvania moved on April 1 to extend its "Stay at Home" order to all counties, Penn State campuses across the commonwealth already had practices in place that align with the governor’s current and previous orders.
On Feb. 18-19, Penn State Auxiliary & Business Services hosted members of the National Association of College Auxiliary Services (NACAS) for “NACAS East on the Road.”
For Coasty, reducing pollution in the earth's waterways is a priority. Founded in 2018 by partners Shanna Henry and Petros Pappalas, the company is committed to providing high quality alternatives to single-use plastic straws with their biodegradable paper straws.
