The winning photo in the 2025 Penn State Today summer photo contest was submitted by Shrinishtaa Srinivas, an undergraduate student studying film and communications at Penn State Harrisburg, of blooming canna lily flowers in front of the Vartan Plaza fountain at the Harrisburg campus.
As part of our regular “We Are!” feature, we recognize 22 Penn Staters who have gone above and beyond what’s asked of them in their work at the University.
The Antiracist Development Institute at Penn State Dickinson Law hosted its second annual Mini Convening on May 15-16 at the Historic Hotel Bethlehem in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. The event, held in collaboration with Penn State Lehigh Valley, brought together more than 40 members of the Penn State community and community partners and even featured a surprise appearance by the Nittany Lion.
Jane Noel, a local photographer who finds inspiration and solace in her home on South Mountain, will be featured in a solo exhibition at the Ronald K. DeLong Gallery at Penn State Lehigh Valley this fall.
Eight Penn State engineering students, including three from Penn State Lehigh Valley, participated in a unique public policy training program over the summer. Led by Tracey Carbonetto, associate teaching professor of engineering at Lehigh Valley, and Brad Sottile, associate teaching professor in the College of Engineering at University Park, the students learned how qualitative research findings could inform public policy relevant to engineering.
Students Dylan Sarkozy and Maeve Yanes, who forged a path of service, advocacy and personal growth during their studies at Penn State Lehigh Valley, will continue their leadership journey as they transition to Penn State University Park. Both have taken on prominent roles within student organizations — Sarkozy as the newly elected president of the Council of Commonwealth Student Governments and Yanes as the THON communications captain representing all Commonwealth Campuses.
Six Penn State Commonwealth Campuses recently named faculty members as Open Champions, recognizing their work with open education in the fourth year of Penn State’s Open and Affordable Educational Resources Champion Awards.
For the fourth year, Penn State Lehigh Valley hosted the Open and Affordable Showcase, a one-day conference focused on idea sharing, best practices and collaboration around open education.
