Penn State Shenango celebrated the class of 2022 at a commencement ceremony on May 7. The 44 graduates were honored with addresses by Ty Cole of JCL Energy, graduating student Rachel Maynard, and Penn State Shenango Alumni Society President Darren Steele. Prior to the celebration, a private nursing pinning ceremony was hosted by faculty to welcome graduates to the profession.
Even before taking the reins as Penn State’s 19th president this month, Neeli Bendapudi has spent much of the spring traveling across the commonwealth on her listening tour of the University’s campuses.
Penn State Shenango Campus Director Jo Anne Carrick announced 98 students named to the spring 2022 dean’s list. The dean’s list recognizes the students who were enrolled full time and earned a semester grade-point average of 3.5 or higher.
Penn State Shenango employees have created and collaborated on projects that span publications, presentations, awards, grants and by completing professional development opportunities throughout the 2021-22 academic year.
Through Penn State Shenango's strong network of alumni and community supporters, $50,000 has been raised to launch a baseball program that will begin play during the 2023-24 academic year. Baseball will become the fifth sport that the campus has added since reinstating athletics in 2018.
A new look and feel will greet visitors to Penn State’s Commonwealth Campus websites beginning June 21. The refreshed websites, which apply to each of the University’s Commonwealth Campuses, are the result of in-depth research on user needs and best practices, resulting in modern, mobile-friendly and engaging sites that highlight the power of Penn State’s campus communities.
Penn State University Health Services (UHS) is encouraging students to protect themselves against monkeypox in light of cases in Pennsylvania and nationally. Monkeypox is a viral infection primarily spread through prolonged close contact. It is not a sexually transmitted infection (STI), and anybody can be at risk, regardless of gender or sexual orientation.
As students plan their return to Penn State campuses for the fall 2022 semester, the University continues to provide resources to help individuals stay safe and healthy and prevent the spread of COVID-19.
Dima Rabadi, assistant professor of cybersecurity, and Sabrin Stewart, lecturer in accounting, have joined Penn State Shenango as full-time faculty members for the fall 2022 semester.
Penn State Shenango's Philip Nash, associate professor of history, and Tiffany Petricini, assistant teaching professor of communication and program coordinator of the corporate communication program, both had books published within weeks of one another in March of this year.
