This husband and wife are graduating from Penn State together

They decided to go back to college online together, they leaned on each other for support, and now they will graduate together. Husband and wife Sylvester Fernandez de Castro and Marian Viera Fuentes spent the past two years encouraging one another to get to graduation day as they balanced work, being locked down during the…

Six Penn State faculty who teach online received University awards this year

Penn State faculty members who teach online for Penn State World Campus have been recognized by the University with a variety of awards for their work this academic year. At Penn State, faculty who teach online courses for Penn State World Campus also teach classes at the University Park campus or other campuses across Pennsylvania.…

New functional data analytics program blends disciplines

As the importance of data operations continues to grow, professionals who are fluent in data analytics are more and more in demand. Positions in the data analysis field are expected to grow 36% between 2021 and 2031, according to the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics. To help meet that need, Penn State World Campus…

Introducing Penn State Go Web version for World Campus students

A web version of the Penn State Go mobile app is being made available to Penn State World Campus students starting April 17. The Penn State Go Web version provides a single sign-on integration to services, resources, and personalized content in one convenient place through a web browser on a laptop or desktop computer. The…

Students receive University-level awards for academic excellence

More than 100 Penn State World Campus students were recipients of this year’s University awards that recognized them for their outstanding academic achievement. At the undergraduate level, a total of 107 World Campus students received the President Sparks Award, the President Walker Award, or the Evan Pugh Scholar Award. A graduate student received the Professional…

A spotlight on women in engineering

Engineering has traditionally been a male-dominated field, but women are increasingly breaking through barriers and making their mark in this industry. Despite facing numerous challenges, more and more women are pursuing degrees in engineering and demonstrating their talent and expertise in a range of disciplines. According to the U.S. Census, the percentage of engineers who…

Online engineering programs help students and alumni find career success

In Renee Dorer’s job with a jet engine manufacturing company, her work involved modeling fire in combustors, a problem that involves both thermodynamics and turbulent air flow. She decided to learn more about air flows in her online master’s degree program in engineering, and she took a course in fluid dynamics to increase her knowledge…

Student accepted into exclusive veteran cohort

WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. — A Penn State World Campus student and veteran services specialist at Pennsylvania College of Technology is one of 20 successful applicants for a national Focus Forward Fellowship, a competitive mentoring program for women student veterans. Katie Burke, who has served nine years in the Pennsylvania Army National Guard, assists campus military personnel…