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Commonwealth Campus faculty honored for excellence

Five faculty members were honored with awards at the end of the spring semester – three given by the University College for research, teaching and service, and two from the Office of the Vice President for Commonwealth Campuses in recognition of innovative teaching practices to enhance student learning.
5 students holding awards standing next to John Sr. and Kimlyn Patishnock

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The John Sr. and Kimlyn Patishnock Undergraduate Research Award: Excellence in Information Literacy is awarded to University Park students who achieved outstanding undergraduate student research at the Undergraduate Research Exhibition. From left, Isaac Gray, second place; Dalimar Flores-Torres, first place; Paige Fino, grand prize; Gabrielle Mu, honorable mention; Natalie Meriwether, honorable mention; Kimlyn Patishnock and John Patishnock Sr. Not pictured: Lucas Beddick, third place; Jaacob Kohler, honorable mention; Abigail Silberman, honorable mention.