Plans for a new, $228 million Penn State College of Engineering building on West Campus are moving forward following a recommendation for approval on Thursday by a university’s Board of Trustees Committee on Finance Business and Capital Planning.
The full board will vote on approving the plans and authorizing the funds during its meeting on Friday.
At 290,000 square feet, Engineering Research and Teaching Space 1, also known as West 1, will be Penn State’s largest academic facility.
West 1, which will be located just off of White Course Drive north of the Earth and Engineering Sciences, is part of a
multi-phase master plan to improve the quantity and quality of the College of Engineering’s facilities.
For the first time in two years, Penn State will recognize spring graduates through a number of in-person commencement ceremonies this weekend.
Starting on Friday, May 7, the university will hand out more than 14,000 diplomas to Penn State seniors throughout all its campuses. Soon-to-be-graduates and up to two guests each can
head to Beaver Stadium for in-person (albeit socially distanced) ceremonies that are scheduled rain or shine.
Here’s a brief breakdown of
University-Wide Virtual Ceremony
Not feeling up to head to Beaver Stadium? No problem. Penn State will stream a university-wide commencement celebration viewable for any and all folks at home
The University-wide center will be led by the School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
Daeun “Dana” Choi, assistant professor of agricultural and biological engineering and a researcher involved in CAFE, adjusts a drone for monitoring an apple orchard using artificial intelligence.
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Penn State launches new artificial intelligence center for engineered systems
Sarah Small
April 23, 2021
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. A newly founded, interdisciplinary research center established to further foundational and applied artificial intelligence (AI) in engineered systems will bring together expertise from 75 researchers representing 24 academic units across Penn State.
The center, funded and supported by the University and housed in the School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (EECS), is part of Penn State’s new AI Hub to facilitate internal collaborations, technology transition and external engagement. Vijaykrishnan
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Jacquelyn Huff, a former high school math teacher and current assistant teaching professor in Penn State’s College of Engineering, is seeking election to the State College Area School Board this year.
She is cross-filed on the Democratic and Republican ballots for the May 18 primary election.
In a press release, Huff said she is “dedicating her efforts to empowering teachers and ensuring the district’s students have access to the resources they need to serve as a springboard toward future success.”
Wind Energy Club prepares to compete in Collegiate Wind Competition
Josh Forrest (left), senior aerospace engineering major, information sciences and technology minor, and president of the Wind Energy Club, and Eric Sarbacker, junior chemical engineering major, assemble a test wind turbine to prepare for the upcoming collegiate wind competition.
Image: Tyler Henderson
Wind Energy Club prepares to compete in Collegiate Wind Competition
Mariah Chuprinski
April 14, 2021
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. Each year since 2014, the Penn State Wind Energy Club has competed in the United States Department of Energy (DOE) Collegiate Wind Competition, taking home more first place wins than any other team. With hard work, flexibility and new, creative designs, they plan to do the same this year.