Tuesday, December 20, 2011
The Penn State community was saddened to learn of the loss of one of its own recently. Maj. Sam Griffith, a 1997 alumnus, was killed in the line of duty Dec. 14, while conducting combat operations in Helmand Province, Afghanistan. (more)
Thursday, December 01, 2011
More than 3,100 veteran and active-duty military students are using their Post-9/11 GI Bill benefits to earn degrees at Penn State as of spring 2011, a 21 percent increase over last year. As more troops return from Iraq and Afghanistan, this enrollment trend is likely to continue. To help faculty and staff who work with these students better understand and support their needs, a University-wide team has created five Best Practices in the Recruitment and Retention of Student Veterans programs. (more)
Tuesday, June 28, 2011
G.I. Jobs magazine has designated Penn State a military-friendly school for 2012. It is the third straight time the Pittsburgh-based publication has recognized the University's programs and services designed specifically to help active-duty military service-members and veterans pursue an education online through Penn State's World Campus. (more)
Wednesday, December 15, 2010
This Saturday, 70 years after he started his undergraduate degree at Penn State, 88-year-old Charles J. Kasales will receive his diploma. Kasales, a retired physician and U.S. Navy medical officer who attended Penn State's School of Chemistry and Physics from 1940 to 1942, will be awarded a premedicine degree at the University's fall commencement on Dec. 18 at the Bryce Jordan Center. Kasales is one of many students who left Penn State during World War II when it was possible to enter medical school without an undergraduate degree. A careful review of his transcripts has determined that he completed all the necessary courses and credits to complete his undergraduate degree. (more)
