Samantha Long (B.S. Psychology) gave the student response. “The professors, faculty, and staff at Penn State Fayette have helped shape us into the people we were meant to become. Penn State Fayette has prepared me in more ways than I can say,” said Long. “Be proud of yourself. Be proud of who you are and what you've accomplished because this, right here, is a huge accomplishment.”
Samantha (Long) Mitchell, from Connellsville, graduated from Penn State Fayette in 2019 with a bachelor of science in psychology. Today, she is pursuing a doctorate in clinical psychology at Palo Alto University in California.
The Criminal Justice program at Penn State Fayette, The Eberly Campus, has partnered with the Fayette State Correctional Institution to facilitate Bridges to Life, a program that engages students, incarcerated individuals and victims of crime in restorative conversations.