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06/01/2026

We recently held our annual Spring Banquet and Awards ceremony. We would like to recognize and celebrate this year's award winners. Join us in congratulating them!

The Scholarship Excellence Award recognizes a faculty member who demonstrates exceptional work across all areas of scholarship—including academic research, contributions to practice, and pedagogical research.

This year's Scholarship Excellence Award goes to Babajide Osatuyi, Associate Professor of Management Information Systems.
Since his first year at Behrend, Jide has consistently published in top-tier outlets. His research spans social media, behavioral analytics, and collaborative decision-making—work that sits at the intersection of AI and business.

04/30/2026

Finals week just got better.
Stop by Pop & Pop for a quick break between studying. Grab a sweet, or salty treat, play a few games, and reset before your next exam. In partnership with the School of Engineering.

04/28/2026

From the pool to campus leadership, Emily Jackovic made her Behrend experience count. She served as President of the Accounting Club, Business Ambassador, member of the Beherend Swim team and founded the Women in Business Club. She also places as a top performer in the CFA Society Pittsburg Collegiate Stock Picker Challenge.
After her graduation in May, Emily will work full time at H2R CPA in Pittsburg, beginning her career in public accounting.
👉 Read more: https://behrendblog.com/2026/04/01/standout-seniors-2026-meet-emily-jackovic-accounting-and-finance/

04/23/2026

How would you explain your major to a 5th grader? Watch our Business Ambassadors take on the challenge.

04/22/2026

Thank you to everyone who joined us at Open House. Hear from prospective students and what they plan to study.

04/20/2026

Meet Brian Blake, an IBE & PSCM major, who made the most of his time at Behrend by staying involved and leading with purpose.
He stayed active as a Business Ambassador and IBE Vice President, while building connections across campus.
After graduation, Brian will join Safelite's Global Early Career Program in a two-year rotational leadership program.
👉 Read more: https://behrendblog.com/2026/04/08/standout-seniors-2026-meet-brian-blake-interdisciplinary-business-with-engineering-studies-and-project-and-supply-chain-management/

04/17/2026

One of our spotlighted students is Jahiem Everage. He is an IBE major with minors in Technical Sales and PSCM, along with a certificate in Enterprise Resource Planning with SAP. He is graduating this spring.
At Behrend, Jaheim served as President of the IBE club, a Business Ambassador and student leader on the Erie Insurance AI expansion capstone project. This project uses data analytics and AI to support business growth strategies.

04/16/2026

On Friday, April 10th, the Black School of Business had the privilege of inducting 38 new members into the Beta Gamma Sigma honor society. Among the inductees were 25 undergraduate students and 13 master’s students. The ceremony also recognized Prof. Scott Stroupe as the Behrend Faculty Honoree and welcomed John Chrzanowski, retired Senior Director of Human Resources at Ryobi Die Casting, Inc., as the keynote speaker.

Those who achieve induction into BGS exemplify excellence, as membership is granted to students from AACSB-accredited programs, specifically the top 10% of undergraduate students and the top 20% of graduate students.

Congrats to all inductees!

04/15/2026

Our second IBE alumni spotlight goes to Mattew King! Matthew graduated with dual degrees in IBE and PSCM in May 2024. He is a manufacturing engineer at PSNERGY, an Erie-based tech company, designing IoT technology. PSNERGY is a lean team of 20 employees that develops and implements combustion solutions.

04/14/2026

It's IBE Spotlight Week!
We are highlighting the people behind Interdisciplinary Business with Engineering Studies.
Our first spotlight goes to Britney Shaw, an IBE graduate from Class of 2024. Britney is engineer at Zurn Elkay Water Solutions. She was hired for the position after interning with the company in the summer of 2023.

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