Deciding to go back to college can be difficult for working adults for both personal and professional reasons. For Jody Ream, college wasn’t something she really thought could be an option until her early 40s. She had a successful decades-long career in pharmaceuticals, but something was missing and she wanted more. Ream went from starting…
Penn State graduate student Denzell Ivery earned a Boren Fellowship, which will provide him the opportunity to study the Turkish language and eventually travel to Baku, Azerbaijan. Ivery, of Philadelphia, is a veteran Marine enrolled in the Master of Professional of Studies in Community and Economic Development offered online through Penn State World Campus. “Earning…
Pennsylvania’s 2024 teacher of the year is a graduate of Penn State World Campus. Ashlie Crosson received the recognition because of her work as a leader and role model as a teacher at Mifflin County High School in Lewistown, Pennsylvania. She earned a Master of Education in Educational Leadership in 2015. Each year, the Pennsylvania…
The fun, asynchronous event begins on June 18 as part of We Are Weekend and is open to all Penn Staters.
Nurse educators have a critical role in helping to address the country’s nursing shortage by choosing a career path in teaching. For National Nurses Week, May 6–12, Penn State is recognizing several nurse educators who have graduated from its doctoral program and are now on its faculty teaching future nurses. Susan E. Maynard, Megan Murphy,…
The Smart Track to Success program delivers scholarships, mentoring, and academic/life skill support to Penn State World Campus students — adding to their drive to excel and supporting their dream of earning a Penn State degree.
When William Dexter Fowler got drafted to Major League Baseball 20 years ago, he accepted his contract on one condition — he would return to school and complete his education. Fowler is not your typical Penn State student. The organizational and professional communication major was initially accepted to the University of Miami before being drafted…
When 52-year-old Renee Gibson receives her long-awaited Penn State degree on May 4, her 22-year-old daughter Clare will be there — and she’ll be in her own cap and gown. Just a few hours before Renee receives her baccalaureate degree from the College of the Liberal Arts via Penn State World Campus, Clare will graduate…
Penn State’s first master’s degree in social work will be offered online and welcome its initial group of students in the fall 2024 semester. Students in the new Master of Social Work program can choose between two areas of specialization, one in children and families and another in mental health and substance use. The Master…
When the COVID-19 pandemic interrupted Joseph Bourdon’s first year of college, he began working at an Amazon warehouse in his hometown of Carlisle, Pennsylvania, to do something different. Bourdon still wanted to continue his education but didn’t want to leave his position at Amazon to go back to school. He chose to get his degree…
