芭芭拉·雷纳尔, assistant teaching professor in the Penn State 杜波依斯 Physical Therapy Assistant (PTA) program, has been named the 杜波依斯 Educational Foundation (DEF) Educator of the Year. She was presented with the award by DEF president Craig Ball during commencement ceremonies at Penn State 杜波依斯 on Friday evening.
The 79th annual Delta Mu Sigma Honors Convocation at Penn State 杜波依斯 recognized outstanding students, 教师, and staff members on April 20 in the campus' Hiller Auditorium. The event is organized each year by members of the Delta Mu Sigma Honors Society.
A Penn State 杜波依斯 教师-and-student team's research, focused on the estate properties of Thomas Edison, Theodore Roosevelt and Frederick Vanderbilt, is aimed at preserving the historic forest as it was when the estate's original owners inhabited these properties.
每年, Penn State recognizes outstanding 教师 and staff with annual awards in teaching and excellence. The invitation-only ceremony for the 2018 awards was Tuesday, April 3, at University Park.
Penn State 杜波依斯 Associate Professor of Mathematics and Geosciences Byron Parizek has been honored with the University College 教师 Scholar Award. In its inaugural year, the award will be given annually to a full-time or part-time 教师 member in Penn State's 14-campus University College system who has demonstrated excellence in research, scholarship and/or creative accomplishments. It is also in recognition of significant and sustained contribution of research, scholarship and creative accomplishments accumulated during their employment at Penn State, as well as with undergraduate students, and to those who have had a significant impact on their academic field of study.
Four projects have been selected to receive funding through the Penn State College of Engineering's new Multi-campus Seed Grant program. The program aims to foster research collaborations between engineering 教师 at the University Park campus and at the Commonwealth campuses.
