Regional Chancellor Megan Nagel has spent more than a decade helping guide Penn State Greater Allegheny’s academic and community-focused mission through faculty and leadership roles at the campus.
For Regional Chancellor Megan Nagel, Penn State Greater Allegheny’s work in southwestern Pennsylvania is fundamentally about transforming lives, particularly for students who are often the first in their families to pursue higher education. In the video below, Nagel shares how the campus serves as both a launching point for learners and a trusted local partner helping strengthen the region it calls home.
Regional Chancellor Megan Nagel discusses Penn State Greater Allegheny’s commitment to expanding opportunity and strengthening communities in the Mon Valley as part of a video series focused on the chancellors of Penn State’s Commonwealth Campuses.
“More than half of our students are the first in their families to go to college. When you are the first in your family to access those kinds of tools — and at an institution like Penn State — I get chills every time I talk about it because you are transforming lives, you are transforming generations of people.”—Megan Nagel , regional chancellor, Penn State Greater Allegheny, Penn State Fayette and Penn State New Kensington
About the chancellor
In addition to leading Penn State Greater Allegheny, Nagel’s role as regional chancellor also includes Penn State Fayette and Penn State New Kensington. She joined Greater Allegheny in 2010 as an assistant professor of chemistry and was named chancellor and campus chief academic officer in 2024 after serving in an interim capacity since 2022. Nagel holds a bachelor of science in chemistry from Slippery Rock University and a doctorate in chemistry from Penn State.
About the video series
Nagel’s video is part of a series featuring chancellors of Penn State’s Commonwealth Campuses. Through their voices and perspectives, the videos explore how these campuses and leaders are advancing student success, strengthening communities and creating lasting regional impact across Pennsylvania.
