World Campus Blog

Test anxiety is a challenge for many students, to varying degrees. It can take different forms, from a minor distraction and difficulty concentrating to — in serious cases — a severe level of worry that can prevent you from doing your best in your courses.

This blog is reposted from the National Association of Colleges and Employers blog, featuring a piece by one of our Penn State World Campus career counselors, Karen Armstrong.

Several of our students recently participated in a panel for Welcome Week 2020, discussing what they wish they had known when they started at Penn State World Campus. Read some excerpts, and be sure to watch the full recorded panel when it is available to view January 6!

The Student Affairs team at Penn State World Campus continues to grow! Katie Marshall has joined the office as mental health case manager. Keep reading to learn more about her work, her background, and what she enjoys about working with students. 

Do you know what a co-curricular program is? These out-of-class experiences help enhance your educational journey at Penn State World Campus — and Student Affairs now has a dedicated coordinator to help ensure that you can make the most of all that we have to offer.

We recently chatted with Lori Lysiak, a reference and instruction librarian based at the Altoona campus. She shared details about her background and how students can enlist her help.

We recently asked our social media audience for examples of how they may have experienced a change in perspective after becoming a Penn State World Campus student.

Kate is one of two new graduate assistants to support student engagement programming and co-curricular learning for Penn State World Campus.

Penn State World Campus has recently brought on two new graduate assistants to support student engagement programming and co-curricular learning.

Suzanne Kopecki is proving that nothing can stop her from obtaining her degree from Penn State World Campus.