This year, Penn State Brandywine’s Center for Ethics & Civic Engagement has collaborated with the campus’ international student program to make a difference in the lives of some of Brandywine’s smallest neighbors.
Small businesses are a huge part of any community — and for the students, faculty and staff at Penn State Brandywine, they have become a source of inspiration and development.
When Penn State Brandywine received a PepsiCo-funded Sustainable Communities Collaborative grant in 2017, the campus outlined local food insecurity as an issue it hoped to address. Most recently, students, faculty and staff banded together to combat food insecurity through the campus’ second annual Fixings for Thanksgiving Club Challenge.
Mary Beth Giandonato’s internship at the Maternal and Child Health Consortium of Chester County not only dovetails perfectly with her studies at Penn State Brandywine, but it’s giving her an outlet to explore her passions and positively impact her local community.
