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A group of students posing outside

Penn State Global hosts Day of Service, leadup to sustainability conference

On Oct. 12, Penn State Global hosted a multi-campus synchronous Day of Service aimed at getting students involved in sustainability work in their communities. More than 80 students from five campuses – Abington, Berks, Brandywine, Great Valley and University Park – participated in four service experiences, which conclude with the Global Sustainable Action Conference on Nov. 16-17.
Graphic showing five phases of the Penn State Strategic Plan process. Currently in phase 2, developing the institutional plan.

Penn Staters invited to share feedback on draft Strategic Plan proposal

A draft proposal of Penn State’s institutional strategic plan has been unveiled and shared with the community for feedback and discussion. All faculty, staff and students at all campuses are encouraged to visit the Strategic Plan website to review and provide feedback on the draft plans for four goal areas.
Arianna Eichhof - Journalism major at the News Lab

Bellisario College student builds journalism career one meeting at a time

Penn State student Arianna Eichhof spent much of the past year immersing herself in journalism. A part of that was joining Documenters, a national program that trains residents of communities to attend public meetings and publish the results. Eichhof was part of the first cohort of Centre Documenters, which covers the State College, Pennsylvania, area and is run by the News Lab housed in the Donald P. Bellisario College of Communications.