Penn State Outreach

Welcome to Penn State Outreach

Penn State Outreach supports the University’s core missions of service and engagement by delivering compelling, evidence-based content developed by University faculty to diverse audiences while creating meaningful learning opportunities for students.

Outreach engages its constituents in a purposeful, reciprocal dialogue that identifies critical issues and opportunities, and then utilizes the intellectual resources of the University to deliver solutions that improve communities.

Outreach’s programming leverages faculty expertise, external partnerships, institutional priorities, and funding opportunities to maximize impact on people in Pennsylvania, the nation, and the world.

A group of six people pose in from of Shaver's Creek Environmental Center below a sign announcing the centers 50th anniversary.

Reminisce and Reconnect at Shaver’s Creek’s 50th Anniversary Celebration May 7, 2026 - Shaver’s Creek Environmental Center is celebrating its storied past and bright future with a 50th Anniversary Celebration on May 23. The free, public event is an opportunity for the local and Penn State communities to reminisce, relive and reconnect to all things Shaver’s Creek as it celebrates 50 years of inspiring discovery.

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