Penn State alumna Meltem Ozdemir, class of 2022, is flourishing in her pharmacy doctoral program and as a youth head soccer coach two years post-graduation. Ozdemir began her Penn State journey at Brandywine in 2018, majoring in biology with a vertebrae physiology option.
Penn State Brandywine Athletics held its annual awards banquet on May 22 in the Student Union. The 2023-24 academic year concluded Brandywine’s membership in the Penn State University Athletic Conference, as the athletic program transitions to NCAA Division III and the United East Conference this fall.
Penn State alumnus Andrew Szczerba, founder of the real estate company The Szczerba Group, has been appointed to the Penn State Brandywine Advisory Board.
The Penn State Brandywine Staff Advisory Council hosted the annual Faculty and Staff Appreciation and Awards Luncheon on April 25. The luncheon recognizes faculty and staff who have done extraordinary work for the campus.
The Brandywine LaunchBox held its annual Youth Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Math (STEAM) and Startup Day on May 7. More than 60 seventh-grade students from four local middle schools (Haverford Middle School in Havertown, Lionville Middle School in Exton, Northley Middle School in Aston and Upper Merion Middle School in King of Prussia) attended the event to learn about physics, entrepreneurship, robotics and more.
In high school, Jaclyn Domsohn wasn’t sure what to study in college. She knew she enjoyed math and physics, but she hadn’t thought about engineering. That changed after she started taking classes at Penn State Brandywine, where she earned a bachelor’s degree in engineering in 2021. She is now a mechanical engineer in the Mobility Division of CTDI, a global company in the communications, mobility and consumer devices service industries.
Eight years after earning her bachelor’s degree from Penn State, Maria Gagas, class of 2016, is helping current students at her alma mater find internships.
