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Penn State Shenango Student Affairs staffer Tony Paglia runs the gardens with the help of students and other staff and faculty. The space allows room for them all to destress and spend some time in the outdoors, but it also brings the benefits of fresh produce to campus.

A student leans down to plant seeds during the campus garden's opening events at Penn State Berks.

A harvest of tomatoes from the campus garden at Penn State Shenango.

Students can learn about the importance of medicinal plants at Penn State Fayette, where the garden includes a medicine wheel and additional crops with cultural significance.

An event celebrating the opening of the Penn State Berks campus garden included signs and presentations from student groups, and offered introductions to the world of gardening. That included tables to highlight the importance of pollinators like bees and butterflies.

Penn State Health has partnered with community organizations to create more than a dozen gardens and food pantries.

The second phase of the strategic planning process will continue into the fall semester.

Shae Kanan completed an internship at the Primary Health Network over the summer of 2024.

Penn State representatives met with Director Harry Coker, Jr. at an event at the Pennsylvania Cybersecurity Center in Hermitage. From left are Assistant Professor of Cybersecurity Dima Rabadi, Cybersecurity Analytics and Operations student Joshua Marshall, Lecturer of Information Sciences and Technology Matthew DeMaria, Penn State Beaver and Shenango Regional Chancellor Carey McDougall, White House National Cyber Director Harry Coker, Jr., Director of Continuing Education for Beaver, New Kensington and Shenango Jill Valentine, Assistant National Cyber Director for Workforce, Training and Education Seeyew Mo, and Director of Development at Penn State Shenango Frank Gargiulo.