Alberlin Del Orbe Rodriguez supports prospective Penn State Abington students and their loved ones, many of whom who face the same challenges and concerns she did as a first-generation college student.
Penn State University Libraries presented its sixth annual "Undergraduate Research Award: Excellence in Information Literacy" honors at the end of the spring 2023 semester to 136 students at 20 undergraduate Penn State campuses.
Two teams from Penn State Abington joined a national coalition of more than 55 colleges and universities at the 2023 Summer Institute for Equity in the Academic Experience. The three-day series of workshops, panels and provocations was aimed at improving equitable access and outcomes for low-income, first-generation, and students of color at the institutions.
Aneesah Smith, director of diversity, equity and inclusion at Penn State Abington, will deliver a hybrid lecture, titled "Fostering a Sense of Belonging to Improve Campus Culture," on June 15 from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. in the Foster Auditorium at University Park and via Zoom.
Penn State Abington’s diversity, equity and inclusion leaders and a county official who serves as an adjunct instructor at the campus were named among the most influential figures in the commonwealth’s LGBTQ+ community.
Growing up two miles down the road from Penn State Abington, Joe DiMaria realized that the college’s NCAA Division III student-athlete experience was the perfect fit for his passions: baseball, teaching and his hometown.
Penn State Abington, the University's most diverse campus, hosts Cultural Graduation each semester to honor students of color, first generation and LGBTQ+ graduates who overcome unique obstacles to earn their degrees.
