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Engineering the Future

The addition of two new, state-of-the-art facilities has remade University Park’s West Campus, creating a new hub for College of Engineering students and a thriving home for education, collaboration, and research. Both the Engineering Collaborative Research and Education Building (ECoRE, pictured here) and the Engineering Design and Innovation (EDI) Building were designed and built—with dozens of Penn State Engineering alumni in prominent roles throughout—to maximize opportunities for high-tech, hands-on learning for Penn State’s largest academic unit.

Ryan Jones '95 Com

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Faculty Expertise

Q&A: Niel Brandt and Donald Schneider

Niel Brandt and Donald Schneider discuss the Legacy Survey of Space and Time.

Savita Iyer

woman standing at a desk speaking to multiple screens with people on Zoom, photo by Steve Tressler

Faculty Expertise

Flexible Learning

Smeal’s hybrid MBA and DBA programs use technology to provide a classroom-like environment for students logging in from anywhere.

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side by side photos of Wright, one a head shot and one in action on the mat, by Penn State Athletics

Sports

In Their Words: Quentin Wright

Cael Sanderson’s first individual champion looks back on the Lions’ 2011 team title.

Jeff Rice '03 Com

photo of a starry clear night sky framed by trees by Nick Sloff '92 A&A

Faculty Expertise

Cool Class: BISC 3 Environmental Science

Jennifer Anderson aims to get students to slow down and appreciate the natural world.

Savita Iyer

top and seat of Butler House Toilet Bowl IM football trophy, courtesy

Alumni

Item of Note: January / February 2026

Toilet Bowl IM Football Trophy, 1973, submitted by Vic Pascarella '77 H&HD

Robyn Rydzy '95 Com

In Memoriam

Celebrating the lives and legacies of Penn State alumni.

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head shot pencil illustration of Bierbauer by Randy Glass

Charles Bierbauer

1966

Charles Bierbauer ’66, ’70 MA Com, named a Penn State Alumni Fellow in 1980, and a Distinguished Alumnus in 1991, spent 20 years at CNN as the Pentagon, White House, and senior Washington correspondent, traveling the world and reporting on presidential campaigns and international crises.

head shot pencil illustration of Coppersmith by Randy Glass

Marian "Mimi" Barash Coppersmith

1954

Mimi Barash Coppersmith ’54 Com co-founded State College-area advertising firm The Barash Group and Town&Gown magazine, served as the first woman chair of the board of trustees, and was a Distinguished Alumni and Alumni Fellow honoree.

Class Notes

Weddings, births, new jobs, career milestones, and much more—keep up with the big moments in your classmates’ lives here.

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Ashlie Crosson

2015

Ashlie Crosson ’15 MEd Edu, an English teacher at Mifflin County High School in Lewistown, Pa., was named Pennsylvania’s 2024 Teacher of the Year and the 2025 National Teacher of the Year by the Council of Chief State School Officers.

Kris Biegel

2019

Kris Biegel ’19 H&HD and his wife, Elle, started The Metal Chiro Project to offer chiropractic care to musicians backstage, on tour, and in the duo’s New York office.

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