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Trip to Senegal provides eye-opening experience for students and instructors

Students in the Engineering Leadership Development minor traveled to Senegal to learn about new cultures and the real-world applications of their engineering leadership coursework.

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Students complete fieldwork with the Ojibwe, a Native American people

Three students in the global health minor spent five weeks, as part of their required fieldwork, in northern Minnesota working with the population of the Ojibwe, a Native American people. The first two...

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Brandywine senior takes passion for child advocacy from Philly to Spain

Rachel Brokenborough, a letters, arts and sciences major, decided to make her last year at Penn State an adventure.

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Brandywine campus completes 50 service projects to celebrate 50th anniversary

Penn State Brandywine ended a nine-month celebration of its milestone 50th anniversary with a community service initiative that had students, faculty, staff and alumni complete 50 projects within 50...

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Engagement Space to launch in HUB-Robeson Center

The Engagement Space, the first major initiative of the new Student Engagement Network, opened its doors Oct. 9 on the first floor of the HUB-Robeson Center. Students, faculty, staff and community...

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Penn State campuses partner on MLK Day service projects

Students from six Penn State campuses, including Penn State Behrend, participated in public service projects in Erie on Martin Luther King Jr. Day. They repaired bicycles, ran bingo games and sorted...

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Students get involved in the community with alternative break trips

Instead of sitting on a beach in Cancun or Florida or watching Netflix at home, more than 100 Penn State University Park students spent their spring break traveling throughout the country helping...

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Penn State students spend break renovating Texas homes damaged by hurricane

More than 100 students from six Penn State campuses spent spring break in Texas, cleaning out homes that were damaged by Hurricane Harvey. "It's easy to repair a house," one said. "It's not as easy to...

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BKind at Penn State to hold 'BKind With Us' day of service April 15

BKind at Penn State, in partnership with Penn State Hillel, will hold its inaugural “BKind With Us” day of service from 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. on April 15, offering Penn State students the opportunity to...

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Penn State Behrend recognizes students’ service and leadership with ceremony

More than 30 students and clubs or organizations were recognized Thursday, April 19, at Penn State Behrend’s annual Excellence in Student Leadership and Service Awards.

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Penn State Altoona aids in Chimney Rocks service-learning project

Penn State Altoona is the link between a Blair County Planning Commission and University Park service-learning project at Chimney Rocks Park in Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania.

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Undergraduate students engage with Latino farmworker community through course

Because of significant labor shortages, Pennsylvania's dairy farms rely on Spanish-speaking immigrants as a key source of labor. However, cultural differences and language barriers can leave employers...

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Students make a difference in communities with 'It's Bigger Than You' project

In November 2018, Penn State Harrisburg Student Government Association President Justin Jones developed “It’s Bigger Than You,” a student-led service initiative that challenges student clubs and...

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How one student fit together the pieces of her college puzzle

For Rana Mohamed, a senior double-majoring in international politics and global and international studies, college can be described as a puzzle comprised of various pieces consisting of academics and...

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Penn State Berks students to create pop-up playground in Reading

On Nov. 9, Penn State rehabilitation and human services students will transform the Reading Recreation Commission, located at 320 S. Third St., into a pop-up playground for children ages 5-12 in the...

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