Grit — not IQ, or test scores or raw talent — is the strongest predictor of success, according to "genius grant" recipient Angela Duckworth. It was along this logic that Tom Sharbaugh, a '73 graduate, designed the Schreyer Honors College Gateway Scholars Program Scholarship, which rewards first-generation college students that have persevered through life's challenges on their way to academic success.
Free food, Sue Paterno, and the new Lion Shrine will all be featured in this year's "Guard the Lion Shrine."
The Strategic and Global Security Program is hosting former Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff James Cartwright from 7 to 8:30 p.m. on Oct. 10 in 118 Lewis Katz Building.
Last week, I posted the first round of Penn State love stories in my recurring Friday series. This week, I bring you three more couples’ stories, along with hope that you may in fact meet your future spouse in that 8 a.m. class you always skip.
Penn State received news worth bragging about in the Aug. 26 issue of Aviation Week & Space Technology. Penn State was named a top supplier of workers and a valued alma mater, the result of a survey given to defense and aerospace firms.
There are 24 campuses in the Penn State system. The one that gets all the attention, obviously, is University Park, but what about the other 23? That's where we come in with our newest 23 part series, Better Know a Branch Campus. First up: Penn State Abington.