A cross-section of Penn State students attending campuses includes:
-- Diseye Ajeh and Tari Ajeh, twin sisters, from The Netherlands and originally from Nigeria, share a room at Penn State Mont Alto.
-- Karan Bhandarkar, second-year graduate student in electrical engineering from India, attends Penn State Harrisburg for its research opportunities.
-- Mandeep Singh, second-year graduate student in computer science from India, attends Penn State Harrisburg for better opportunities and to broaden his skill set.
-- Dawei Ding, from China, returned to the area after attending high school nearby, attends Penn State Mont Alto.
-- Lasana Dukuly, an immigrant second-year student from Liberia and biology major who hopes to become a doctor and return to his country to help with the recovery from civil war, attends Penn State Abington.
-- Ella Xun Fang, first-year graduate student in public administration from China, attends Penn State Harrisburg to broaden her horizons.
-- Sasha Gidron, a first-year student from Spain, attends Penn State Abington.
-- Zhili Huang, first-year freshman in petroleum engineering from China, attends Penn State Harrisburg for its academic atmosphere and other opportunities.
-- Mahmut Isguven, master’s degree student in finance, from Turkey, attends Penn State Great Valley, attending Penn State because of its reputation for quality education.
-- Yini Ran, from China, attends Penn State DuBois.
-- Gaurav Mohan Sachdev, senior in information sciences and technology at Penn State Schuylkill, from India, is attending Penn State because “it has the best IST degree program which is application-oriented, as well as practical.”
-- Mrisha Sharma, from India, her mother encouraged her to attend college the U.S., attends Penn State Mont Alto.
-- Nipun Sher, sophomore in information sciences and technology from India, attends Penn State Harrisburg because of the campus’ expertise in this field.
-- Vanessa Williams, a first-year student from England, attends Penn State Abington.
-- Qing Qing Zhao, from China, attends Penn State DuBois.