What’s New on Our Website–Library Orientation Videos

The Penn State University Libraries and our Learning Design and Advising units teamed up to create orientation videos for the World Campus website. These introductory videos show you the breadth of services offered by the library, especially as they relate to students at a distance. You will learn about borrowing materials and how to get…

An Unforgettable Start to Being a World Campus Student

This fall, Ayaka Kubo will begin her studies in the World Campus Organizational Leadership program — and she’s starting with a bang, thanks to an unforgettable experience last week. Last Friday, she boarded a plane with her husband, Jack, and she didn’t know where they were going. It was a surprise, and he refused to…

Meet the Blue & White Society Executive Board (Part 2 of 2)

In yesterday’s blog post, you had the chance to get to know two members of the newly elected Executive Board of the World Campus Chapter of the Blue & White Society. Today’s post highlights secretary Stephanie Blahut and director of membership John Churba. Secretary: Stephanie Blahut My hope for the board over the coming year:…

Meet the Blue & White Society Executive Board (Part 1 of 2)

A month ago, World Campus students in the World Campus chapter of the Blue & White Society elected into office their first executive board. Here’s your chance to get to know the board a bit more. In this post, you can learn about president Clayton Brumbaugh and vice president Wendy Weidman. You can also learn…

Help Us Improve the Design of World Campus Courses

A few months ago, some of you participated in a short, online usability activity conducted by World Campus’ Learning Design team. We wanted to find out which menu items you expect to see when taking online courses. You can see the results of that study — and we’d like your feedback on a follow-up study concerning how…

World Campus alum: “There’s a great reward at the end of the road”

Like many World Campus students, Brian Grimsley was dedicated to completing his course work while balancing a full-time job, raising multiple children, and more. After graduating from Penn State World Campus in 2006 with his B.A. degree in Law and Society, Brian went on to graduate cum laude from University of Akron School of Law.…

Five Resources to Help You Understand U.S. Bills, Laws, and Government

by Stephen Woods, associate librarian   “It’s a dangerous business, Frodo, going out your front door. You step into the Road, and if you don’t keep your feet, there is no knowing where you might be swept off to.” – Bilbo Baggins, from JRR Tolkien’s Fellowship of the Ring Ideas taken out of context can…