Penn State Behrend Featured in 2008 State of the University Address
In his 2008 State of the University Address, Penn State President Graham B. Spanier highlights Penn State Erie, The Behrend College. “You can see how technology meets education” at Penn State Behrend, he says.
President Spanier credits the state-of-the-art Research and Economic Development Center (REDC) with fueling “Penn State Behrend’s growing reputation as a center for excellence in science and engineering.” Notably, the college has seen enrollment in engineering and engineering technology programs increase by almost 40 percent in the last decade.
Throughout the 22-minute video, President Spanier provides an overview of the major themes that have shaped Penn State during the past year. Students, faculty and staff are featured along with some of the new facilities that help to support the University’s research enterprise and provide world-class opportunities for its students.
“Our investment in facilities and programs has helped attract exceptional students like Allison Payne, a junior majoring in plastics engineering technology,” says Spanier.
Click here to view the Penn State Behrend clip from the 2008 State of the University Address. Visit http://president.psu.edu/sou/articles/sou2008.html to view the entire address. A transcript also is available at the site.
Penn State Erie, The Behrend College, is a comprehensive residential college offering 34 baccalaureate, six associate, four pre-professional and two graduate degree programs with 22 minors to more than 4,400 students. Focused on providing a student-centered environment, Penn State Behrend is the link that connects its students to a major research and land-grant institution on a campus enriched by more than 110 clubs and organizations, 21 NCAA varsity teams and 19 intramural sports.
Penn State Behrend is named in recognition of a donation by Mary Behrend, widow of Ernst Behrend, who founded the Hammermill Paper Co. in Erie in 1898. The Behrend family lived on the 400-acre Glenhill Farm, which is the core of the Penn State Behrend campus today. For more information, visit behrend.psu.edu.