Victoria and Donald Garwood have endowed the Anton J. and Joän R. Egner Student Travel Fund at Penn State Greater Allegheny to help students participate in academic travel, conferences, study-away programs and other experiential learning opportunities.
Lindsey Simon-Jones and Jennifer P. Nesbitt have been appointed associate deans in the University College at Penn State, bringing extensive academic leadership experience at the Commonwealth Campuses to roles responsible for curricular, student and faculty affairs across the college.
Research co-authored by Penn State Greater Allegheny faculty member Jennifer Breese, associate professor of information sciences and technology, received the Best Work-in-Progress Paper Award at the 2026 International Conference on Knowledge Management in Lisbon, Portugal.
Through “Shaping AI in Education: A Pennsylvania Listening and Learning Tour,” Penn State faculty, researchers, outreach staff, evaluators and graduate students have convened with K-12 educators and administrators across the commonwealth to share expert insights and spark meaningful conversation about how AI is and could be used in Pennsylvania’s K-12 education landscape.
Penn State Greater Allegheny is helping to strengthen the regional workforce through a reimagined internship program that prepares students for careers while building deeper partnerships with local employers.
Mary Fitzpatrick, manager of Human Resources compliance and records management, and Erin Morton, Human Resources strategic partner supporting five Commonwealth Campuses, are the recipients of the 2026 Ray T. Fortunato Award for Excellence in Human Resources for their outstanding contributions to Penn State HR.
Adam Baughman, a student in the biomedical engineering technology program at Penn State, joined instructor Joie Marhefka in presenting original research on artificial intelligence at the 2026 AAMI eXchange, held June 19-22 in Denver, Colorado. Another biomedical engineering technology student, Braxton Marshall, also contributed to the project but did not attend the conference.
Penn State Greater Allegheny's first Radiological Sciences New Student Orientation introduced students to faculty, curriculum and clinical experiences as they begin entering the workforce in diagnostic medical imaging.
Penn State Greater Allegheny raised more than $50,000 for student scholarships and basic needs support during its Scholar Speakeasy on May 30, bringing together alumni, faculty, staff and community members for an evening dedicated to student success.
