New partnership provides access to education for energy-sector employees

Penn State announced a partnership with an international organization that helps workers and professionals in the energy industry pivot into new roles and careers during the transition from oil and gas to renewable sources and other alternative verticals. Penn State World Campus and the Penn State College of Earth and Mineral Sciences have established an…

Congratulations to the fall graduates of the Class of 2023

More than 1,200 Penn State World Campus students will graduate during the fall 2023 semester. With the final Class of 2023, there are now more than 37,000 all-time Penn State World Campus graduates. Students will receive their Penn State diplomas and graduate during Penn State’s commencement ceremonies on December 16. Each semester, Penn State World…

Master’s in artificial intelligence program hits milestone with first graduates

Penn State’s new master’s degree that focuses on artificial intelligence and machine learning will see its first graduates when the University holds its fall commencement exercises on Saturday, December 16. The first graduates of the program, the Master of Professional Studies in Artificial Intelligence, are two professional engineers, Balsam Hindi and Jasper Short. The degree…

World Campus celebrates military online learning

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Tim Kluska has had a successful career since graduating with a degree in finance from Penn State World Campus in 2018. After working at investment firm Vanguard for five years, he left his position to pursue a master of business administration at the Harvard Business School. He also received Chartered Financial…

Master’s degree in homeland security is key to success for this alumna

When Hannah Silverman was studying homeland security, she analyzed port security and medical evacuations during the Ebola outbreak in West Africa in 2013. The work for her capstone project ended up taking her to Washington, D.C. As an active-duty officer in the Coast Guard, the topic of her capstone was personal. She wanted to keep…

Penn State World Campus partners with USO to support military service members

Penn State World Campus is partnering with the United Service Organizations (USO) to help service members who are transitioning to civilian life and may be interested in furthering their education. Through the partnership, Penn State World Campus will participate in two events in 2024 in which the USO community can learn more about the undergraduate…

Education professor who teaches online inducted into hall of fame

A distinguished professor of education who teaches online with Penn State World Campus has been inducted into a hall of fame that recognizes the contributions of those in the field of adult and continuing education. William J. Rothwell, who is on the faculty of workforce education and development in the Penn State College of Education,…