Penn State Behrend and LORD Corporation Host Scholarship Information Session
Penn State Erie, The Behrend College, and LORD Corporation will host an information session for the LORD Scholarship Program—a unique program for students enrolled, or planning to enroll, in engineering, technical and science disciplines at Penn State Behrend.
The information session will be held on Wednesday, Feb. 25, at 7 p.m. in the Samuel P. “Pat” Black III Conference Center located in the Research and Economic Development Center (REDC) at Penn State Behrend. Parking will be available in the REDC deck located on Technology Drive, off Jordan Road.
“The LORD scholarship program is designed to target future female and minority employees who want to stay in Erie after graduation,” said Jane Brady, assistant director of admissions and financial aid at Penn State Behrend.
LORD Corporation Scholarships are available to students considering a major in computer, electrical, mechanical or software engineering, electrical and computer engineering technology, mechanical engineering technology, chemistry, or physics. Current and prospective Penn State Behrend students are eligible to apply.
Established in 2008, LORD allotted $50,000 for the scholarship program over four years and students will have to apply for the scholarship each year. Scholarship recipients will have the opportunity to apply for internships, co-ops and summer employment with LORD. In addition, Penn State Behrend students will be given the opportunity to obtain mentoring from professionals at LORD and apply for full-time employment with the corporation.
To ensure adequate scholarship materials are available, all attendees are asked to RSVP by Monday, Feb. 23, to Jane Brady at 814-898-6456 or jub9@psu.edu.
Click here for more information about LORD Corporation Scholarships.
LORD Corporation originated in Erie 85 years ago. Today, with annual sales exceeding $700 million, LORD is a worldwide leader in adhesive coatings, vibration and motion control, and magnetically responsive technologies. With world headquarters in Cary, N.C., LORD still maintains research and development, engineering and manufacturing facilities in northwestern Pennsylvania as well as manufacturing facilities in nine countries and offices in more than 15 major business centers, employing more than 2,600 worldwide. Visit LORD.com for more information.
Penn State Erie, The Behrend College, is a comprehensive residential college offering 34 bachelor’s, six associate, four pre-professional and two graduate degree programs with 22 minors to more than 4,600 students. Focused on providing a student-centered environment, Penn State Behrend 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.