Yes, the university does have dedicated outreach educational activities for the wider community which includes alumni, local residents, and displaced people.
Penn State offers many outreach educational activities to the wider community. Most are shared on the Penn State Sustainability event calendar. These include:
- the Commonwealth of Sustainability’s Annual Sustainability Week,
- the GreenGov webinar series cohosted by the Governor’s GreenGov Council,
- the free and open to the public Intersections Film program which highlights the ways different sustainability challenges and solutions intersect,
- promoting awareness of and engagement with the SDGs by highlighting SDG Snapshots that feature some of Penn State’s SDG champions, and
- the regular educational events for the wider community offered by the Student Farm.
Alumni activities which provide educational opportunities include the Sustainability Showcase Series and a monthly newsletter.
The Penn State Center for Immigrants’ Rights Clinic provides services and support, legal representation, and provides assistance to detainees. It also conducts legal research and workshops.
Learn more about Penn State’s progress on the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals HERE and on progress towards SGD 17 HERE.
