Penn State – Behrend
Erie, PA

President………………………….. Ralph M. Ford (Chancellor)
Type………………………………… 4-year, Public
Campus Housing……………….. Yes
Student Population……………. 4,312 (Total)
Student-to-Faculty Ratio……. 13 to 1

Covid-19 Update:

“Before returning to Penn State, all undergraduate and graduate students at every campus location must:

  1. Read and sign the new required “Penn State Coronavirus Compact” that outlines expectations for the semester.
  2. Complete mandatory pre-arrival COVID-19 testing, if notified. Select students living in counties across the United States with high infection rates will be contacted by the University on an individual basis in August to complete mandatory testing.
  3. Self-quarantine for at least 7 days immediately prior to arrival.
  4. Review Penn State and local requirements for masking and social distancing.”

This Campus Has NOT Been Adopted

Known Christian Groups on Campus:
Chi Alpha…………………………………………. Brody and Rebecca Carpenter
Cru (Campus Crusade for Christ)………… Mackenzie Hancock
Fellowship of Christian Athletes…………. Daniel Irwin
The Nittany Catholic…………………………. Elisa Hall

Prayer Requests:
1) Jesus said in Luke 10.2 “The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few; therefore
     beseech the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into His harvest.”
2) Students are under a lot of stress.
     a) They have little hope for the future
     b) Paying for college is very expensive
     c) Balancing school work, family dynamics, cultural expectations, the political
     climate, and racial tensions, just to name a few.
3) Pray for unity within the Christian community on campuses across the country.
4) Ask God to send a student awakening to our University campuses.
5) Pray that the Holy Spirit will bring conviction of “sin, righteousness and
     judgment” (Jn 16.8).
6) Pray for the school administrators, staff and faculty.
7) Pray for local churches to be involved in the lives of students, especially the
     community campuses and schools in small towns.

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