Funding will support the creation of a documentary about the Whiskey Rebellion.
Outreach News
The latest news and information about Penn State Outreach and its impact on the Commonwealth.
Penn State faculty, staff, and students are working every day to positively impact communities across Pennsylvania and beyond. These impactful efforts have been nationally recognized as Penn State has again earned the prestigious Carnegie Elective Classification for Community Engagement.
Winning poets will be given the opportunity to read their work on air during an episode of Poetry Moment, an FM radio program highlighting poets from across the Commonwealth.
As it embarks on its 50th year as a place of discovery, Shaver’s Creek is inviting the community to celebrate with a series of events and activities that honor the center’s history and future, including a t-shirt design contest, an open house, festivals, and more.
Artists are invited to create works for the Penn’s Woods Outdoor Art Exhibition that explore the relationship between people, place, and the natural world, using wood as a central material or inspiration.
Every day, in all 67 counties around the Commonwealth, sheriffs and deputy sheriffs work to protect the public and keep communities safe. Since the turn of the century, all of them have had one thing in common: They were trained at Penn State through the Pennsylvania Sheriff and Deputy Sheriff Training Program.
Community members across the Commonwealth supported Penn State Outreach by collectively giving $25,473 to support community and student programs during GivingTuesday.
The first Penn State Outreach Experiential Learning Symposium showcased the many hands-on learning experiences offered through Outreach programs and partners. These opportunities take learning outside of the classroom and into the real world, making an impact on students and in communities.
Throughout this year’s growing season, volunteers and staff worked to plant, cultivate, and harvest a record-breaking 2,872 pounds of produce that was donated to help the State College Food Bank in its mission to provide food security to people in Centre County.
In rooms buzzing with ideas, one theme kept surfacing: connection. From AI (artificial intelligence) breakthroughs to hands-on learning, the conversations at the Global Impact Forum (TGIF), hosted by Penn State Outreach, weren’t just about trends, they were about people and the partnerships shaping tomorrow’s workforce.