2005 News Index

DEC. | NOV. | OCT. | SEPT. | AUG. | JULY | JUNE | MAY | APR. | MAR. | FEB. | JAN.

December

Phillips Trust creates new scholarship

Students team up with sixth graders to create and race concept cars

Fall graduation sees 166 graduates from Penn State Behrend

November

Behrend professor discusses the age of everything

Winter Band and Jazz Concert on Dec. 8

Fourth annual TubaChristmas set for Dec. 10

Fall choir concert to feature Beach Boys on Dec. 1

Buckyball inventor to speak at Behrend on Nov. 28

Nobel Prize Winner Next in Speaker Series

October

Behrend books "A Passage to India"

Behrend Hosts Day-Long Workshops on Horror Film and Fiction

Ben Stein to Speak on November 1

Sailors’ Delight: Professor Offers Analysis of Downwind Aerodynamics

Nonfiction writer Patricia Foster to read at Penn State Behrend

Scientist Discusses His Search for Alien Life

Heaven Can Wait, But You Shouldn’t

Penn State Behrend featured in The Princeton Review’s annual guide to best graduate business schools

Celebrate National Chemistry Week October 16-22: The Joy of Toys

Nobel winner appearance rescheduled for December 7

Belgian Film La Promesse Next in International Series

September

Best-selling author Christian de la Huerta to speak on spirituality
Witkowski named Alumni Fellow 2005
Short Story Writer Darrell Spencer to Read at Penn State Behrend
Learn how to earn not just any MBA, but a Penn State MBA
Lasher Elected Fellow of ASME for His Significant Acheivements
Behrend professor’s new book tells you how to hire the right leader for your organization
Coastal Connections Watershed Festival September 10 At Frontier Park
Logan Music Series Adds Evening Performances for Sixteenth Season
CORE Works Behind the Scenes to Aid Student Success in Union City
Imani Winds Opens Logan Music Series
Behrend Opens Engineering Speaker Series on September 15

August

Economic Conference Opens Discussion of the Economic Impact of Gambling
Behrend Freshmen Arrive August 26
Penn State Behrend Again Ranks Among Best Universities in Annual Report
Ethical Leadership Scale Provides New Research Measurement Tool
Annual Economic Conference Looks at Impact of Gambling on Erie Economy
Alumni Reunion Set for September 30-October 2

Learn Lake Erie Underwater History with Interactive Project S.T.E.A.R.
Winds on the Lake Presents “And All That Jazz” August 21
State-wide Organization Honors Kallgren for Public Service
Astronomy Open House Explores Puzzling “Dark Matter”
Behrend Research Program Brings Students to Erie from Around U.S
Grant Will Support Behrend's Credit Card Education Program
Campus Erosion and Sediment Control Project Funded
Open House Night in Astronomy describes newly discovered planet
Spend-a-Summer Day introduces interested students to Behrend

June

May

The Rouse  Excels at RIT Student Design Conference
Behrend Faculty Member Edits Anthology of Erie Writers
Biology Student Wins Phi Beta Kappa Thesis Award
Economic Research Institute of Erie Unveils Study on Funding for Regional Asset District
Spring Commencement Includes Adult Students, Too
Penn State Behrend Announces 2005 Smith Carillon Concert Series
Math Gives Girls More Options for Success
Penn State Behrend Students Help Special Needs Children with Recreational Sports
Reunion Will Recognize Behrend Pioneers: Classes of 1948-1958
Behrend RA Class Raises Funds for Make-A-Wish Foundation
Spring Commencement Features Largest Graduating Class in College History

April

Penn State Behrend Receives HP Technology Grant
AFS Awards Scholarships to Three at Behrend
Penn State Behrend Extends Services to Venango County
Behrend Grants First Group of Students Valuable Industry Certification
International Expert on Modern Slavery to Speak at Behrend
International Tenor Set to Perform at Behrend
Exceptional Student Thrives on Solving Problems, Getting Results
Evolutionary Biologist J. William Schopf to Speak at Behrend
Behrend Engineering Students Share Projects at Fasenmyer Conference
Alan J. Quinlan named Penn State Behrend 2004 Alumni Fellow
Soltis Earns Jackson Lethbridge Tolerance Award
Penn State Behrend Celebrates National Poetry Month
Behrend to Present Spring Choir Concert
Behrend Concert Band to Perform
Penn State Behrend Presents Studs Terkel's Working

March

College for Kids offers classes ranging from guitar to kitchen chemistry
Business Students Test in Top Ten Percent Nationally
Kevin Bales to Speak on Contemporary Slavery
Undergraduate Research a Focus of Penn State Behrend
What makes our working memory work?
Jim Kurre Named Penn State Teaching Fellow
Ralph Ford Named Director of School of Engineering and Engineering Technology
Taikoza to Perform at Penn State Behrend
Fiction Writer to Read at Penn State Behrend
Marcus Roberts Trio to Perform at Penn State Behrend
International Women's Film Series Starts April 12
Award-winning poet Tim Seibles to Read at Penn State Behrend
Behrend Chapter of Beta Beta Beta Biological Society Honored

February

Literary Nonfiction Writer and Poet to Read at Penn State Behrend
Collage Concert at Penn State Behrend
"A Year on Mars: Adventures of the Mars Exploration Rovers"
Machine Vision Inspection of Diamond Cutting Blades lecture topic
Celtic Creek to Perform at Behrend
Behrend's National Literary Journal, Lake Effect, Releases Latest Issue
PRIME Increases Manufacturing Competitiveness in Area
Borealis String Quartet brings its animated approach to Behrend
OP-ED: U.S. Record Trade Deficit: Why Does It Matter?
Behrend Offers RJG Master Molder Certification Series
Behrend Producing Certified Chemistry Graduates at High Rate
Summer Course in Costa Rica Open to Public
Behrend Helps Region Keep Track of Weather
Penn State Produces First Online MBA Graduates
0Andaleeb Earns Second Fulbright Grant
New Found Glory to Rock Junker Center
Behrend Lion Now On Campus
Behrend Students Plan Annual 30-Hour Famine Event
PEPP Celebrates Its Fifteenth Year
Sample Center Carries the Message of Civility
Seismic Station a Learning Tool for Behrend Students
Behrend Takes Proactive Approach to Depression
Behrend Group Celebrates Dr. Seuss
Behrend Presents "Mission to a Mysterious World: Cassini-Huygens at Titan"
Penn State Erie, The Behrend College, to Hold Open House
Engineering Speaker Series Presents "Noninvasive Imaging of the Cardiac Circulation"

January

Behrend Celebrates Black History Month
Behrend Faculty to Give Public Reading
NFL Hall of Famer Jim Kelly to Speak at Behrend
eighth blackbird to Perform at Behrend
Gamble Named Distinguished Professor
Embedding History: The naming of the residence halls at Penn State Behrend
Asteroid Named for Behrend Astronomer
Penn State Behrend Reports Increased Interest in Health Care Professions
Behrend Presents Seminar on Synthetic Vision in Transportation Systems
Behrend Celebrates Martin Luther King Jr.


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