Strained relationships with law enforcement in many communities nationwide led a group of proactive Penn State Abington students to invite local police to campus so they could open a dialogue. They discussed race, traffic stops, and recent police controversies.
Penn State Abington students carry on the annual tradition of donating to the hungry though the Camp Out for Hunger. In their 10th year, they made their largest donation to date.
Penn State Abington students gathered for a forum to process the trauma of recent world events: bombings in Beirut and Paris, the immigrant crisis, ISIS, Syria, and politicians espousing sometimes inaccurate stereotypes of religious and ethnic groups.
Penn State Abington earned its designation as a military friendly school for the fourth consecutive year for supporting veterans through academic and co-curricular activities.
The life of a Penn State Abington student? Hectic, hilarious, challenging, and a little tiring. But only a student can showcase this crazy thing called college life so senior Adam Gergus took over the official Penn State Abington Instagram this week.
Music video superstar Todrick Hall performed a high energy concert/theater/pep talk at Penn State Abington for National Coming Out Week. His message: Ignore the gatekeepers and the naysayers and connect directly with people.
Artist Kevin Kantor shattered the stereotypes surrounding male sexual assault with a powerful retelling of his story and the painful aftermath through a discussion and performance. He appeared in connection with the 2015 Abington Common Read, which discusses the detrimental effects of stereotypes.
A few short years ago, Penn State Abington senior Jenny Denison engaged in a life and death struggle with an eating disorder. The outlook was bleak before she finally chose recovery. Now, she plans to help others by sharing her story.
Penn State, along with other universities that have a presence in the Philadelphia region, has learned from the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) that there have been vague threats on social media of violence at "a Philadelphia area University." The FBI indicated that similarly vague threats have been made on social media across the country in the last several days.
A prominent sociologist and ethnographer encouraged Penn State Abington students to rethink stereotypes about homelessness and the homeless. The discussion was part of programming for the 2015 Abington Common Read, "Whistling Vivaldi: How Stereotypes Affect Us and What We Can Do."
