The entire Penn State community is invited to the World Campus “A Homecoming Celebration of 40,000 Penn State Stories,” on September 24, 2026.
Alumni News
Dr. Robert Nelson enrolled in a Penn State graduate program while serving full-time in the Army. What followed — for him, and for thousands of soldiers — was extraordinary.
Adults from almost 300 Pennsylvania communities earned Penn State degrees online in engineering, cybersecurity, artificial intelligence, behavioral health, education, and more.
The peer guide program offered through the Roz and Gene Chaiken Center for Student Success at Penn State World Campus connects experienced online learners with students navigating studies online for the first time.
Joe Thompson IV has applied what he learned through his Penn State education to climate action across two states and three continents.
Krysta Ermine has been programming daily for nearly five years and says she is still learning every day.
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Amelia Old’s path is shaped by the world around her. A curiosity to learn and a willingness to repeatedly step outside her comfort zone, she said, have taken her across the globe. An award-winning travel journalist who has decades of experience working in the media industry, Old has worked as a…
A master’s degree in geographic information systems (MGIS) from Penn State helped shape the trajectory of Jimmy Kroon’s career. Kroon joined the Delaware Department of Agriculture in 2003 as a summer employee doing fieldwork and building expertise in GIS through field crop surveys for pests and plant diseases. He enrolled in Penn State’s online MGIS…
Jeff Sharp plays a key leadership role as president of Source 21, a specialty metals distributor serving aerospace, defense, medical, and industrial manufacturers across North America. Sharp has built his career through disciplined execution and a long-term approach to building businesses. Sharp’s path to leading the company stemmed from years of experience in global industrial…
The event, hosted by the Penn State World Campus Alumni Society, is being held June 18–21.