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"First-Generation College Celebration" with an open book and mortar board

Shining a light on first-generation students at Penn State

As part of National First-Generation College Celebration, the Student Success Center is pleased to highlight stories of several first-generation students who, with support from Complete Penn State, overcome obstacles to earn their Penn State degrees and achieve their academic goals.
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10/30: Penn State COVID-19 dashboard updated

Penn State released its preliminary coronavirus testing results for the period of Oct. 23 to 29 on its COVID-19 dashboard today (Oct. 30). The University Park campus received 110 positive on-demand test results and 17 positive random test results from student testing during the period of Oct. 23 to 29.
"First-Generation College Celebration" logo with an open book and mortar board.

First Gen Celebration

Penn State will join colleges and universities across the nation in recognizing National First-Generation College Celebration from Nov. 3 through Nov. 8.

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10/27: COVID-19 dashboard updated with preliminary results from weekend testing

Penn State has updated its public COVID-19 dashboard with the University's on-demand testing and random testing results from tests administered during the period of Oct. 23 to 25, as well as new University testing results from the prior week. As of Oct. 27 at University Park, there are 276 active student cases and 3,506 students have completed their isolation period and are no longer active cases.