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.
More than 1,500 Penn State World Campus students graduated with their Penn State degrees during the University’s spring 2026 commencement ceremonies. Penn State World Campus graduating students and their families are also invited each semester to attend a reception at the University Park campus to recognize their success, as well as meet the faculty, academic…
Rebecca Schreiber earned a Master of Education in Higher Education from Penn State World Campus in 2024.
Stacey Gustavson knew she was ready for the next step. She had spent years working in higher education, developing programs, supporting students, and earning the trust of her institution. When a position opened up that matched her experience, she decided to apply. She was told she couldn’t. Not because of her work, but because she…
Three-time Penn State graduate Teri Spence was a voracious reader as a child. Growing up in extreme poverty in Southwest Missouri, she made her way through the entire set of Funk & Wagnalls encyclopedias — not because anyone told her to, but because she was hungry for a world she couldn’t yet reach. She always…
With both a bachelor’s and a master’s degree earned through Penn State World Campus, Leah Carraway-Justice has built a career at Penn State leading organizational change and transformation.
Carmen Paredes credits her time studying with Penn State World Campus as the foundation that shaped her leadership and problem-solving approaches — skills that have helped her start and lead two businesses. An entrepreneur from Paraguay, Paredes serves as the CEO of Ruruka, a company that transforms industrial waste into sustainable solutions, and Marajá, an…
Shelley Haffner spent her Penn State career turning public health preparedness into real-world protection for thousands of students. Years before a global pandemic reshaped campus life, Haffner recognized the need for a coordinated, community-level strategy to manage infectious disease threats. As the infectious disease manager for Penn State’s University Health Services, she used her graduate…
