For students, spring break is often seen as a time in which they can take time away from class, campus and perhaps travel to an exotic destination to relax. However, several students from Penn State DuBois and Penn State Greater Allegheny took their spring break trip to another level through the alternative spring break program.
A series of seed grants from the Office of the Vice President for Commonwealth Campuses has provided Penn State campus leaders with the support to implement transformative initiatives and best practices that have been successful at other University campuses.
Roger Brindley, vice provost for Penn State Global; Andrea Dowhower interim vice president for Student Affairs; and Renata Engel, vice provost for online education, share resources available for individuals who have been impacted by the earthquake in Syria and Turkey, as well as ways to help with the rescue and recovery.
A collaborative, interdisciplinary team at Penn State Greater Allegheny has received a $2 million grant from the National Science Foundation to examine reasoning in chemistry and physics.
This semester, with support from the Penn State University Libraries Open and Affordable Educational Resources Leads Grant Program, faculty from eight Penn State campuses collaborated with librarians to identify a combination of open and library-licensed course materials that would save their students tens of thousands of dollars by replacing commercial textbooks.
A new mobile Penn State id+ card is anticipated to launch in January 2023, allowing students to use their mobile devices to conveniently, safely and securely access campus housing facilities, purchase meals, and more.
