On March 23, the World Campus Alumni Society Board hosted members of the World Campus Student Advisory Board for two exciting projects at Penn State University Park. During the afternoon portion of their board meetings, the groups combined forces to say thank you to all who serve, through a service project called Operation Gratitude. Board…
A Penn State World Campus alumnus will head to the Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, this month to help oversee the safety of athletes, spectators, and visitors. Parrish Henderson is the lead of the FBI’s geospatial team, which will provide real-time situation awareness using mapping and other interactive tools. “We’re creating a GIS operational…
Penn State World Campus scholarships can be about second chances. That is very true for psychology major Sheri Price, of Jermyn, Pennsylvania, who is a recipient of the Steven and Brenda Schlotterbeck Trustee Matching Scholarship through World Campus. “When people hear ‘scholarship recipient,’ I am certain the picture that comes to mind is not some…
Jose Morales, United States Navy veteran and owner of Saviesa Solutions, is the 2017 recipient of the Penn State World Campus Outstanding Alumnus Award. Morales is a graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy and earned his MBA from World Campus while serving in Panama. “I was assigned as the U.S. Naval attaché at the U.S.…
A pilot program called “Smart Track to Success” hopes to help Penn State World Campus students afford their first year of college and provide additional resources to succeed at earning their degrees. The Charles E. and Carol E. Snyder Penn State World Campus Alumni Society Open Doors Scholarship began as a $30,000 gift from two…
Floyd and Janet Hauth of Osceola Mills, Pennsylvania, recently created a new scholarship to benefit World Campus students. The Floyd and Janet Hauth Scholarship for Military Families in the Penn State World Campus was born from the Hauths’ “mindset of service,” their good fortune in receiving scholarships to support their own education, and firsthand experience…
For nearly four decades, Christine Stallard has dreamed about getting a bachelor’s degree. Now, in her 60s, Stallard finally fulfilled that dream. In May 2017, she graduated from the online energy sustainability and policy program, offered through Penn State World Campus and the College of Earth and Mineral Sciences. The program not only allowed her to…
Christy Grim took a big risk in 2015, quitting her job as an optician to take an internship she hoped would lead to a career in information technology. Retired Air Force Lt. Col. Tom Fritz wanted a career change, too. He worked for more than 30 years as a purchasing and acquisition analyst but wanted…
Chief Petty Officer Kevin Hunt spent eight months aboard an aircraft carrier in the Persian Gulf helping keep pilots alive. He also completed course work on his way toward a Penn State degree. The Navy hospital corpsman graduated in December 2016 from the 28-month master of health administration program offered online through Penn State World…
Kelly Brugger, a graduate of Penn State World Campus, and her husband, Tom, a Penn State alumnus, wanted to establish a legacy that would support students earning their degree online. The couple created the Thomas and Kelly Brugger Scholarship, a $50,000 endowment to provide recognition and financial assistance to outstanding undergraduate World Campus students. “Penn…
