Penn State World Campus has been recognized as a Guard-Friendly School by an organization devoted to supporting the members of the Pennsylvania National Guard. The Pennsylvania National Guard Associations (PNGAS) designated Penn State World Campus as a Guard-Friendly School that creates a supportive learning environment for Guard members who are pursuing post-secondary education. This is…
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Penn State’s 11th annual Military Appreciation Week honors all active-duty and veteran service members, and this year highlights University faculty and staff members who serve or have served in the U.S. armed forces. Military Appreciation Week features a series of events starting November 4 and concludes at the Penn State military…
Greg Bowden and Matthew Allen each received the 2022 Penn State World Campus Outstanding Alumnus Award.
READING, Pa. — When sisters and Penn State Berks graduates Nicol Varona Cancelmo, class of 2013, and Cory Varona-Corniel, class of 2011, were growing up in the Dominican Republic, they hated their curly hair, and they spent years fighting it with chemical straightening. As adults, though, they came to embrace its natural texture, and they…
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Sean Collins wants his children to inherit a planet with a future, and that’s why he enrolled in the Bachelor of Science in Energy and Sustainability Policy, a program offered exclusively online by the College of Earth and Mineral Sciences through Penn State World Campus. He recently participated in a trip…
Penn State World Campus is offering a new online master’s degree program that focuses on public health. The Master of Public Health is a 42-credit program that aims to increase knowledge and skills in leadership, program management, public health systems, communication, and evidence-based public health. Students can learn how to employ critical thinking to create…
Penn State World Campus has been recognized as a top-5 school by Military Times, a media organization that serves the military community.
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Penn State ranks 31st among national public universities in U.S. News and World Report’s annual “Best Colleges” ranking for 2022–23, released September 12. Penn State is in the top 25 among American Association of Universities public institutions and ranks 77th overall among 443 institutions included in the “National Universities” ranking. Individual…
More than 32,000 people have earned their degrees online at Penn State since 1998, and there are another 15,000-plus taking their courses online with their own professional and personal goals they are striving to achieve. On September 15, National Online Learning Day, Penn State is recognizing its online learners and the employees who support them.…
More than 82,000 Americans remain missing from World War II, the Korean War, the Cold War, and the Vietnam War. A Penn Stater has helped bring one of the missing home after a trip to Laos. The families of Prisoners of War (POWs) continue to search for missing loved ones and can seek help through…
