Congratulations to the summer graduates of the Class of 2024

More than 900 Penn State World Campus students will graduate from Penn State at the culmination of its summer 2024 semester. The students’ academic achievements will be recognized during the University’s commencement ceremony on August 10. Each semester, Penn State World Campus students can request to attend a commencement ceremony at a Penn State campus…

Alumna advocates for organ donation and transplantation on PA Donor Day

On August 1, Dale and Molly Crawford will celebrate four years of marriage. They’ll also celebrate PA Donor Day because, without the gift of an organ donor, the Crawfords wouldn’t be marking their anniversary. Dale was in heart failure and in 2021 needed a heart transplant to live. Thanks to the generosity of an organ…

This Penn State grad is using her MBA to help Team USA

One Penn State World Campus grad is packing her bags to travel to Paris this month to help support athletes participating in the 2024 Summer Olympic Games. Lisa Milne is the director of alumni relations for the United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee and a 2021 graduate of the Penn State Online MBA. Milne works…

Penn State offering stackable credentials through online learning

Online learners can now earn multiple Penn State credentials while working toward master’s degrees in eight academic areas through stackable credentials. Students can complete graduate certificates in fields of study like engineering, artificial intelligence, information science, data analytics, and human resources. The certificates and degrees that can be earned by stacking credentials are being offered…

Returning to Nittany Lion Shrine caps this grad’s Penn State journey

A recent graduate got to re-create a special Penn State moment she shared with her mom more than two decades ago. For years, Megh McCane-Howard has had a picture taken by her mother on her refrigerator of her at a Nittany Lion Shrine at one of Penn State’s campuses. McCane-Howard and her mom were visiting…

Celebrating veteran and military learners during Military Appreciation Month

During Military Appreciation Month, Penn State World Campus celebrates the men and women of the armed forces who have pursued a Penn State education online to advance their careers. Matt Goodyear’s interest in the field of anti-terrorism started while serving as an explosive ordnance disposal officer. The interest led him to study counterterrorism in an…