UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa., July 8 -- Pennsylvania State University issued the following news release:
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. - A $5.25 million grant from the Bedford Falls Foundation-DAF will expand scholarship support for undergraduate nursing students in Penn State's Ross and Carol Nese College of Nursing, building on an earlier $2 million commitment that established the Joanne and William Conway Nursing Scholarship at the college.
The new grant will benefit students pursuing bachelor of science degrees in nursing at Penn State Scranton or Penn State Schuylkill, two Commonwealth Campuses that often serve as access points for first-generation students. Across Penn State's Commonwealth Campuses, nearly 40% of incoming first-year undergraduate st...