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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…
Penn State has recognized faculty members who teach online and staff members who support online learners with awards for their work in the 2023–24 academic year. Ten faculty members who teach through Penn State World Campus have received Penn State awards for teaching excellence and service. Two World Campus staff members received awards honoring their…
Penn State World Campus will have two of its online learners participating as dancers in THON™ when the annual Penn State student-run event takes place from February 16 to 18. Erica Armstrong is an undergraduate World Campus psychology student who will make the trip from her home in Saskatchewan, Canada, to the University Park campus…
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Penn State World Campus was ranked as a top provider of online degree programs for veterans in the 2024 edition of U.S. News & World Report’s Best Online Programs. The 2024 U.S. News & World Report Best Online Programs for Veterans rankings included five portfolios of master’s degree programs offered by…