IMAGE: Brenda Behan
Behan applied for a job at the World Food Programme on a whim. I d always been fascinated by the United Nations,” she said. “My parents were teachers in the international school system, so I grew up in Samoa and Germany. The international aspects of the United Nations’ work attracted me, but I didn’t know much about it.”
Behan’s first role was as chief of infrastructure and facilities management in Rome. In 2014, she moved to the Nairobi regional office as the senior regional engineering officer for East and Central Africa. At this point, she decided to resume her studies toward her community and economic development degree, which she had started while working in D.C.
University-wide virtual ceremony also will be available for students and guests
Penn State will host in-person commencement ceremonies, along with virtual options, in May to celebrate members of the class of 2021. Image: Patrick Mansell
Penn State Class of 2021 to be celebrated with in-person commencement ceremonies
March 17, 2021
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. Penn State will host in-person commencement ceremonies in May to mark the class of 2021’s completion of their academic experience and to recognize their many accomplishments. Virtual and livestream options also will be available for students, friends and family members who are unable to attend or prefer to participate online.
“Commencement is a pivotal occasion for our students, their loved ones and our University community,” said Penn State President Eric Barron. “To be able to celebrate in person is important, and I am so pleased we will be able to gather together many of our graduates on campuses and virtually to mark
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Not all of their innovations will end when the virus wanes.
Some of the technology, protocols and workarounds created or embraced during the pandemic will continue. We had to pivot to deal with a lot of different things through the pandemic, said Laura Zirkle, Mercyhurst University vice president of student life and the university s chief pandemic officer. It really made us take another look at things that we d done for years and how we can do them differently. One of the interesting offshoots of the pandemic is how much we re learning about ourselves and about things that we can do better, said Doug Oathout, chief of staff and director of marketing and communications at Gannon University.
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