Faculty Focus: Sophie Penney

Sophie Penney teaches courses for the Penn State World Campus Fundraising Leadership Certificate. We recently sat down with her to talk about the certificate program, as well as her background in the field of fundraising. Here’s our conversation: Please give our readers a sense of your background and teaching interests. As a first-generation college student…

Links We Love: January 28, 2016

Four things that shouldn’t be missed from this past week! 1. 7 ways to never forget anything again! 2. 26 time management hacks to help you achieve success. 3. Watch this high school teacher’s next viral video hit for some inspiration! 4. Leveraging publicly available social media posts could help disaster response agencies quickly identify…

A Conversation with Marie Hardin, Dean of the Penn State College of Communications

    Marie Hardin was the featured speaker at the Penn State World Campus Fall Graduation Celebration in December. A reporter at heart, Hardin is the dean of the Penn State College of Communications, active in research in the field of sports journalism, and loves interacting with students. We recently sat down with her to…

Admissions Q&A with Alumni Ambassador, Heather Mitterer: Part One

The Penn State World Campus Admissions team held a question-and-answer–style webinar for prospective students to connect with our Alumni Ambassadors. These ambassadors serve a critical role by sharing their first-hand experiences as recent graduates for those who are considering applying to a degree program. Following are some of the questions asked at the webinar —…