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Penn State plans to resume on-campus work and learning in fall semester

Following a three-month comprehensive planning process, Penn State officials have determined that the University can meet or exceed the Pennsylvania Department of Education’s guidelines for colleges and universities, and look forward to welcoming back faculty, staff and students to resume on-campus, in-person classes and other activities this fall in a limited fashion.
The Fayette LaunchBox facility features collaborative workspaces, classrooms, light manufacturing labs, 3-D printers and other prototyping tools.

Fayette LaunchBox

The Fayette LaunchBox facility features collaborative workspaces, classrooms, light manufacturing labs, 3-D printers and other prototyping tools.

Inaugural Fayette LaunchBox Cohort

Inaugural Fayette LaunchBox Cohort

Rachel Kaplan, Fayette LaunchBox co-director; Maria Schultheis; Matt Verlinich, manufacturing program associate at Innovation Works; and Megan Czekaj at the first virtual workshop, “Launching a Business from Idea to Implementation,” on May 26. 

Amanda Collins, mental health counselor, and Ronette Poorbaugh, campus nurse, provide drive-thru donations from the campus food pantry to students in need.

Food Drive

Amanda Collins, mental health counselor, and Ronette Poorbaugh, campus nurse, provide drive-thru donations from the campus food pantry to students in need.

Amanda Collins, mental health counselor, and Ronette Poorbaugh, campus nurse, provide drive-thru donations from the campus food pantry to students in need.

Penn State Fayette Food Pantry provides for students in need

Penn State Fayette, The Eberly Campus has maintained a food pantry to support students with food insecurities since 2016. But when the coronavirus pandemic set an economic crisis into motion across the country in March, the food pantry became an essential function of the campus.