Education and Public Policy (EPP) Undergraduate Major - Penn State

🎓🎓Congrats 2024 Grads!!!!!🎓🎓

Education and public policy graduate Elijah Armstrong Lillard heads toward his future after the College of Education graduation ceremony May 5.

Proud of their program, graduates pose for a picture.

Congratulations to our fifteen EPP graduates!

This spring Penn State expects to award approximately 13,992 diplomas to students University-wide who are completing 342 associate, 11,402 baccalaureate, 1,559 master's, 318 law, 204 doctoral, 140 medical and 27 medical/graduate degrees.

Spring 2019 Commencement: College of Education

Seniors, still looking for your next step? Here's an excellent opportunity to do important work with students in Philadelphia!

FELLOWS INITIATIVE — 12PLUS At 12+, we believe in every student's potential for success. We believe in the power of people to inspire and motivate each other. This is why we take pride in our team, who is available to all students in our partner schools throughout each and every school day. They greet each student on the first...

Good luck on finals this week, Penn Staters!📚

Starting tomorrow night at 10 p.m.

Are you a recent grad or current grad student from the DMV looking for an internship? Check these out!

Are you a graduate or undergraduate student interested in joining one of the best places to work in the federal government? You’re in luck! We’re hiring interns for the fall in our Washington, DC headquarters and Norfolk, VA field office locations.

Read the descriptions and apply through the links below. Each announcement will close after we receive 500 applications, which may be sooner than the June 10 closing date:

• Undergraduate students should apply here: https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/531217500
• Graduate students should apply here: https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/531217300

Come de-stress this weekend at the Libraries! We are offering fun and relaxing De-Stress Fest activities to help students relax and ease stress as they study for finals and complete end-of-semester papers and projects.
Times/dates/locations for all University Park events: https://news.psu.edu/story/569573/2019/04/16/campus-life/libraries-destress-fest-offers-support-extended-hours-studying

More photos from the EPP celebration!

End of year EPP celebration. Hurray for Jenn and the seniors! (Bigger group photo to come!)

2019 Grads !!

Calling all EPP students! Please join us for cheers and cake as we send our seniors off into the world.

We'll be on the 3rd floor of Rackley at 1:00 on Thursday, April 25. See you there!

Congratulations to EPP Senior Rabiyatu Jalloh, 2019 Stand Up Award Honoree. Rabiyatu is an incredible poet, researcher, and teacher, and her work as an ethical leader has been recognized by the Rock Ethics Institute. We are so proud of Rabi's growth, and can't wait to see what comes next.

EPP is so proud to have two award winners in this year's outstanding pool. Fearless leader Dr. Mimi Schaub was honored with well-deserved Outstanding Teaching Award. PreK-4 Major/EPP Minor Krishawna Goins was recognized with the Undergraduate Student Leadership and Service Award.

Congratulations to you both, and to all of the other winners!

Outstanding faculty, staff, students recognized | Penn State University Once again this year, the College of Education has recognized faculty, staff and students who have made significant contributions to their fields, the college, and the University. The award winners were selected through nomination letters prompted by their outstanding service and dedication to their...

Stop by 108 Chambers at 5:30 p.m. to learn more about earning your ESL certificate through our Teaching ESL with Immersion in Ecuador program.

We're not fooling you. Tomorrow is Education Career Day -- make sure you have your resumes ready and your suits ironed! Learn more at http://bit.ly/EdCareerDay2019

Presidential candidate Beto O'Rourke is coming to Penn State tomorrow (3/19) morning! Register at the link to attend the first event gearing up for 2020.

Join a Beto for America event on Tuesday, March 19 Beto supporters are gathering on Tuesday, March 19 for a campaign event. We need as many people to show up as possible. Can you attend?

Calling all EPP grads!
Check your email for a link to the first-ever survey of EPP alumni. Tell your friends, too! And thanks for being stewards of the program out in the world- you're rockstars and change-makers, and we appreciate you.

AAUW-State College has scholarships available for female undergraduate students. The deadline to apply is March 1.

The search firm who has been contracted to assist in the College of Education Dean search will be on campus January 10-11, 2019 hosting meetings to discuss the upcoming search. Students will have time to interact with the consultants during a short open forum discussion.

The open forum will be held in the Krause Learning Space (221 Chambers Building), January 10, 2019 from 4:30-5:00 p.m

EPP students, this is an excellent opportunity to use what you know, and express your opinions about how the new Dean can steer the College toward a bright future. Please attend.

Kat, EPP '18, is working with 12+, a Philadelphia non-profit, to make a big difference in the lives of high school students. Learn more here!

Life of a Fellow: Kat Kat has been a vital member of our Penn Treaty team this year! She came to us with a degree in Education and Public Policy from Pennsylvania State University, where she also minored in Sociology and Political Science. No stranger to the Philadelphia education system, having worked at YouthBuild whi