Penn State graduate Abiodun Awoyemi is putting his degree to work to improve Nigeria’s emergency management systems in an effort to make his home country safer. The 37-year-old Lagos, Nigeria, native credits his confidence and skills to the public health preparedness education he received through Penn State World Campus. “Without that program, I honestly would…
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — An online bachelor’s degree program at Penn State has adopted free, open-source materials for its courses to help students save on their college costs. The Bachelor of Science in Agribusiness Management is the first degree program offered online at Penn State to exclusively use cost-free open-education resources, or OER, in its core…
A Penn Stater put her studies to use — not once, but twice — to help the University mitigate the spread of infectious diseases on campus to the community. Shelley Haffner first used her knowledge in public health preparedness to improve the infectious hazards response planning for the University’s Student Health Center in 2015, when…
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — A schedule and registration portal are now available for Penn State’s Class of 2020 Commencement Celebration Weekend that will take place April 29 to May 1. The weekend will feature commencement ceremonies on April 30 along with other activities to provide a special opportunity for the Class of 2020 and their parents,…
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Penn State Alumni Association members will soon find it easier to engage with the University in their local communities, after a change to how they access local chapters takes effect later this year. Alumni Association CEO Paul Clifford previewed the change for the Board of Trustees Committee on Outreach, Development, and…
Penn State will once again be represented on the world stage as top athletes and coaches as the 2022 Beijing Olympics open. Four participants with Penn State ties will represent two countries in the Winter Games. For exclusive content and information on Penn State’s Olympians, visit GoPSUsports.com’s Olympics website. The opening ceremonies for the 2022…
A Penn State World Campus student has been awarded a Penn State scholarship that recognizes students for their service to the African American community. Sarah Estime, who is pursuing a Bachelor of Science in Finance, is one of the recipients of the 2022 Fannie Lou Hamer and W.E.B. DuBois Service Scholarship. Breiuana White, a student at…
The Career Services team at Penn State World Campus has created a new series of videos that share career and job search advice from someone whose role involves assisting dozens of small businesses in a wide range of human resources areas, including the hiring process. The collection includes five brief videos — each less than…
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Holly Swires, a recent Penn State World Campus graduate who is the chief privacy officer and assistant chief information security officer at the University, formed her interest in information security and privacy later in her career. Swires earned a bachelor’s in criminal justice from Penn State in 2005 and gained experience…
Penn State World Campus has been included in the 2022 U.S. News & World Report’s Best Online Programs rankings. The annual rankings, which were released January 25, placed Penn State World Campus on lists for graduate degree programs, including engineering, business, education, and information technology; bachelor’s degree programs; and the best programs for veterans. Here are the full…
