A Penn State Abington engineering major is flourishing academically and laying the groundwork for the future by capitalizing on opportunities open to undergraduates, including research and presenting at professional conferences with the support of his faculty mentor.
Students will develop skills to advance solutions to complex societal problems while earning the new race and ethnic studies degree, which is only available at Penn State Abington.
Penn State Abington provides tutoring, writing consultations, and success coaching at no cost at the Center for Student Achievement. Students are encouraged to visit the center to build their skills before they run into challenges.
Penn State Abington launched more than 225 new alumni into the world at its summer/fall 2022 commencement exercises with Philadelphia City Councilmember At Large Isaiah Thomas, the keynote speaker, encouraging graduates to “keep the Nittany Lion fight in you.”
Lixian Yan has been named the fall 2022 student marshal for the Penn State College of Engineering. She will receive her bachelor of science degree with a double major in electrical engineering from the School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science within the College of Engineering and in physics (electronics option) from the Eberly College of Science. Yan attended Penn State Abington before transitioning to the University Park campus.
Jessica Luna-Tlacopilco is graduating from Penn State Abington this week with a 3.7 GPA despite an exhausting daily commute from South Philadelphia while earning a bachelor's degree with a minor and a certificate in chemical dependency and counseling.
Penn State Abington senior Re'naijah Purvis serves as a resident assistant in the University’s first living learning community focused on global sustainability, and she recently discussed its impact at the Global Sustainable Action: It Starts With Us conference.
Two initiatives for transfer students eased Mark Tyler’s transition from community college to Penn State Abington: a $2,000 RaiseMe scholarship and the STEM Inc. Inclusion and Innovation program.
Penn State Abington senior Angelea Francesco presented her research on Pennsylvania adolescents with gender dysphoria at the World Professional Association for Transgender Health scientific symposium, where she shared her findings that transgender youth describe their gender in various ways but have a clear idea of who they are and are certain of the medical care they want.
A boatbuilding process by Penn State Abington students will be featured in the campus art gallery in September and blog posts and a video document their adventures leading up to the launch in the Delaware River this summer.
