Alumna named finalist for National Teacher of the Year

LEWISTOWN, Pa. — A Penn State College of Education and Penn State World Campus alumna has been named a finalist for the 2025 Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO) National Teacher of the Year award. Ashlie Crosson, an English and journalism teacher at Mifflin County High School in Lewistown, Pennsylvania, who received a Master…

Online education helps ballerina to balance career and pursuit of degree

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Balancing academics, extracurriculars, and a social life is a challenge for many college students. Add professional ballet, instructing, an internship, and cross-training, and you have the daily schedule of Penn State digital journalism and media major Madeline Diehl. Diehl is an apprentice with the Nevada Ballet Theatre in Las Vegas, where…

Alumna combines education and military service to lead in emergencies

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Penn State alumna Jenny Brunson has forged a meaningful path combining her military service, leadership in emergency operations, and educational achievements. Brunson graduated from the Penn State College of the Liberal Arts this past December with a Master of Human Resources and Employment Relations. Originally from Corry, Pennsylvania, the first-generation student…