Brenda has been
with PSU for 25 years. She came to the University in January of
1979
as a staff assistant at Pattee Library. From there, she worked in
various places including the Admissions Office and the Office
of Undergraduate
Education in the President's Office. In 1995, she came to the department
as an administrative assistant!
According to Brenda, "I have found my second home in the LArch
department, where I will most likely retire. This department is unique
in many ways, one being the genuine caring that faculty and staff
have for our students, which the student reciprocates."
Brenda's primary responsibilities in the department
include:
- The management of daily administrative activities.
- The management of departmental budgets and
research grants monies.
- Serving as primary editor/coordinator/writer
of department newsletter.
- The coordination of all arrangements for Bracken
speakers, visiting lecturers and special receptions.
- Working with graduate students thoughout their
career at Penn State all the way through admissions to graduation.
"I love this part of my job because it gives me the opportunity
to converse with students from all over the world! I'm a strong
believer that the first contact is the most important in building
strong and lasting relationships--one that I believe is achieved
with many of our students, graduate and undergraduate alike."
Brenda and her husband
Paul enjoy gardening together and raising their children.
In her spare time, she says that she likes to draw and make crafts
with her daughter, Cassondra and listen to her son, Dustin, pick
tunes on his guitar. They share their home with Tyler, a 6"
(and still growing) goldfish; George, a finicky Lizard Gecko; Precious,
a Siamese cat who's 'all lady with an attitude', Autumn, a Jack
Russell Terrier who thinks that she's human; an any other critters
that the kids decide to adopt!
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Brenda Ross
Staff Assistant
125 Stuckeman Family Building
865-9511
blb1@psu.edu
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