first-year student news & updates
ISSUE 1 - JUNE 2018
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Spencer Randall
Welcome Week Team Leader
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Major: Accounting and MIS
Academic Year: Senior
Hometown: Monroeville, PA
Welcome Week Team Leader: Trippe Hall
What is your favorite thing about Penn State Behrend?
The ease of making connections with professors and other students.
What is your campus involvement?
Soccer club, volleyball club, accounting club, mis club, sga, behrend honors, and cryptocurrency research.
Words of Advice for incoming students in the Class of 2022?
Get involved with clubs as early as possible to meet other students with the same interests and gain leadership experience!
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Ashley Sharpe
Welcome Week Team Leader
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Major: Nursing
Academic Year: Junior
Hometown: Erie, PA
Welcome Week Team Leader: Trippe Hall
What is your favorite thing about Penn State Behrend?
The small community really makes it feel like a home away from home.
What is your campus involvement?
Alpha Sigma Alpha sorority, Panhellenic council, THON
Words of Advice for incoming students in the Class of 2022?
Take advantage of all of the opportunities Behrend has to offer and make sure you make your college experience one to remember because it flies by!
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Kyler Raines
Student Leader
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Major: Digital Media, Arts and Technology
Academic Year: Senior
Hometown: Pittsburgh, PA
What is your favorite thing about Penn State Behrend?
That everyone was super open-minded and it was very easy to get involved with many different clubs/organizations. It was also super fantastic that the area was always maintained and very open. It was able to help me be more relaxed within a crazy atmosphere.
What is your campus involvement?
Gamma Sigma Sigma National Service Sorority
International Student Organization
Organization of Latin American Students
South Asian Student Organization
Words of Advice for incoming students in the Class of 2022?
It will be okay! I know it is a new place/surroundings but there are plenty of people that are who are willing to help you and make you feel welcomed.
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EDUCATIONAL EQUITY & DIVERSITY PROGRAMS
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The Office of Educational Equity & Diversity Programs would like to welcome all new students coming to Behrend this Fall 2018! We wanted to let you know a little bit about our office so that you’re better informed.
The OEEDP advocates for diverse populations on campus. In addition to addressing the needs of historically underrepresented racial/ethnic minorities, we also serve International Students, Students with Disabilities, students participating in the Comprehensive Studies Program (CSP), GLBTQ+ students, and others. We organize cultural events such as the Rhythms of Life Series and other programs to help us explore different cultures through performance arts—pretty cool, huh?!
In addition, we work with the Multi-Cultural Council (MCC), an umbrella student organization comprised of various other student groups. MCC is designed to promote diversity awareness and understanding on campus and to foster unity and cooperation among its member organizations.
Penn State Behrend is truly a great place! We are very proud of doing our part to create a campus environment that promotes respect for differences while fostering caring relationships and cross-cultural understanding among all of us. We look forward to having you on campus this fall!
Contact:
Andy A. Herrera
Director of Educational Equity and Diversity Prog.
814-898-7101
www.behrend.psu.edu/equity
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For both commuter and on-campus students, Welcome Week will help you become acclimated to the Behrend campus and kick off the start of the 2018-2019 academic year. The festivities will begin on August 16th with “Nittany Night Out” and will be followed by a week’s worth of events designed to introduce you to the campus, the college, and your classmates. Stay tuned on more information to come and for the first look at the schedule of events!
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First-year students move-in on Thursday, August 16th from 8am – 5pm. Although hectic, move-in is a well-organized process. Check in at your assigned residence hall and your room key, your Resident Assistant (RA), and Welcome Week Guides will be there to greet you and help you carry all your bags and boxes into your room! You will receive your housing assignment through your PSU email account or eLiving.psu.edu account around mid-July. If you have questions about your housing assignment you can contact the Housing Office at housingBD@psu.edu or 814-898-6161.
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Have you taken a picture with the Lion Shrine? Tried Penn State Berkey Ice Cream? Want to join a student organization or attend the annual career fair? As an incoming student you will be added to the Behrend Bucket List for you to experience campus traditions and other can’t miss opportunities we have on campus to get the full experience of Behrend before graduation. Learn more about the bucket list and how to track your progress at New Student Orientation.
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Big yet small: Enjoy the benefits of both
By Katherine B., Penn State Behrend
- Penn State Behrend is a comfortably smaller school, but it offers the advantages of pursuing your academic career on a far larger campus – that of Pennsylvania State University.
- Penn State is a great institution. The alumni network is hundreds of thousands strong! That can be so helpful when it’s time to get that grown-up job. Who wouldn’t want to be a Penn State Nittany Lion? WE ARE!
- There is so much else the Penn State Behrend campus community offers, the most important being small classes and excellent professors.
- But there are other things that stood out when I was making the decision about where to go, including THON! Do I even need to say it? THON is the largest student-run philanthropy, funding research into childhood cancer and supporting families affected by it. Countless Behrend students have chosen to take part by traveling together each February to the University Park campus for a weekend of fun, camaraderie and a great sense of purpose.
- Even though Behrend is considered a smaller campus, there are fraternities and sororities here, whether it’s a social or a service organization you’re looking for.
- At Penn State Behrend, you’ll also have access to Penn State’s famous Berkey Creamery Ice Cream. If you don’t know about it, you have to find out.
- What else will you find easy access to here at Behrend? There’s the Galley, a convenience store right on campus, stocked with snacks, microwave meals and necessities such as shampoo. There’s also PAWS, a coffee shop that brews Starbucks coffee and serves up bakery items that you have the option of paying for with your meal plan.
- There is also the Lion Entertainment Board (LEB), an organization devoted to bringing fun activities to Behrend. LEB activities are a great way to bond with others on campus and treat yourself to a good time.
This list doesn’t begin to cover all that Penn State Behrend has to offer. With the Penn State name, and all of the small-school benefits, my only decision was how quickly I should respond with my acceptance!
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Have a question? Want to get connected?
Ask Chris at cdf13@psu.edu
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