Penn State Abington and the Philadelphia Water Department are tapping teams from colleges and universities for solutions to protect streams and rivers from contamination.
For the second year in a row, the team at Penn State Admissions – Philadelphia participated in the nation’s largest Martin Luther King Jr. Day event, the Greater Philadelphia Martin Luther King Day of Service. On this day of service, the Penn State team joined more than 75 volunteers for a day of cleaning and restoration at Vaux Big Picture High School.
Penn State Abington juniors and seniors enrolled in the general engineering multidisciplinary engineering design option will receive a scholarship for each year they are enrolled in the major.
Eighteen engineering bachelor’s degree programs in the Colleges of Engineering and Earth and Mineral Sciences have been accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET). ABET is the global accreditor of college and university programs in applied science, computing, engineering and engineering technology.
For the first time in its nearly 100 year history the Sutherland Building on the campus of Penn State Abington is getting a facelift. The planned changes will indeed give a new look and presence to the building, but will have very little impact on the structure of the building itself. According to Dale Hollenbach, chief operating officer at Abington, the design calls for minor changes to the front entrance and the addition of a handicapped accessible entrance on the north side of the building. "All the other changes essentially enhance the front lawn and the approach to the building by adding a more formal plaza area where mostly blacktop paths previously existed," he said.
As companies large and small realize the importance of green computing in their everyday operations, Penn State Abington will be ready to assist them. With the uncapping of electricity rates in Pennsylvania a short six months away (Jan. 1, 2011), a push for environmental responsibility, a constant need for power to run the information technology engine that provides critical business information and cost containment measures inherent in every business decision, green computing has become a necessity.
School kids are just a couple of short weeks away from the start of summer vacation. For students entering grades three through 12, Penn State Abington's Kids and Teen College offers weeklong, summertime programs that are fun, enriching, educational and great for the college resume. Penn State Abington's Kids and Teen College starts the week of June 28 and runs through the week of Aug. 9. Register soon to ensure placement and avoid disappointment, as camps fill up quickly.
Penn State Abington's trebuchet launch event was conducted by the campus' engineering club recently. Penn State nuclear engineering major Rob Schmucker and his friends designed and built the life-sized siege machine over spring break and used it to lob water balloons at Frisbee-playing undergraduates. To see a short video of the trebuchet in action, visit http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IyB0yAgwfoM&feature=player_embedded# online.
Martin Zied, a 1974 graduate of Penn State and successful television producer/director/writer was at Penn State Abington on March 2, sharing stories of success in the television field which he attributes to his Penn State connection. Zied told of hard-work, perseverance, focus, the perils of travel, meeting deadlines, dealing with celebrities and taking risks. With five Emmy Award statuettes decorating his Chestnut Hill home, success is definitely his reward.
