Steadfast supporter and role model for students earns Payne alumni award
David Payne, who has seen countless young professionals enter the petroleum and natural gas field, said Penn State graduates tend to stand out. They love to travel, advance in their careers and take on new challenges.
EMS plans to raise $10K for Millennium Scholars Program on Giving Tuesday
The College of Earth and Mineral Sciences (EMS) will be raising money to support the Millennium Scholars Program on Giving Tuesday, slated to begin at 6:55 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 30, and lasting through 11:59 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 1.
Penn State alumnus Hancock to present R.E. Tressler Lecture
Lawrence F. Hancock, founder and CEO of Akita Innovations, will deliver the 2020 Richard E. Tressler Lecture in Materials will be held at 3:05 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 27, in 101 Chambers Building at University Park.
MatSE alum completes lifelong goal of biking across U.S.
At age 65, Dan Hurwitz was facing a decision at a crossroads. Was he going to complete his dream of biking across the United States — some 3,900 miles of mountains, deserts and plains over a stretch of four months — or would he wait longer, perhaps missing his window for the feat?
Millennium Scholars pull from program, each other to grow in STEM
For the first time, the Penn State College of Earth and Mineral Sciences has Millennium Scholars in all class levels — from graduating seniors to first-year students.