UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Applications are now open for the 2024 Outstanding Adult Student Award and will be accepted until Tuesday, March 12.
The annual award recognizes outstanding adult learners at Penn State who juggle multiple roles, overcome obstacles, and have academically succeeded all while pursuing their undergraduate degrees.
Nominators can complete the digital nomination packet and submit to the Adult Learner Programs and Services office via email or in-person. The award recipient will be announced at the annual award reception in April.
To be eligible, students must be starting or resuming an undergraduate degree and be over the age of 24 or have experienced a gap in their education for four or more years. Nominees must be enrolled at the University Park campus either full- or part-time; have completed a minimum of 45 credits with at least 30 of the credits earned at Penn State prior to nomination; earn a minimum 3.0 GPA; and demonstrate campus participation, co-curricular and/or with community organizations.
Biographies of more than 20 previous winners are available online. Previous winners include active parents, first-generation students, military veterans and more who served as active and impactful members of the Penn State community.
Adult Learner Programs and Services, a unit in the division of Student Affairs, provides advocacy, mentorship, programming, and resources that support nontraditional-aged undergraduates, first-generation, change-of-campus, student parents and veterans continuing their education at Penn State.