UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Five Stuckeman School students, who also are members of Students for Environmentally Enlightened Design (SEED), each received $2,000 Student Engagement Network (SEN) grants that allowed them to attend the Greenbuild International Conference and Expo in San Diego this fall. They are among 11 Penn State College of Arts and Architecture students to receive SEN grants this semester.

Architecture students Marc Amorello (SEED president), Maria Fernanda Etcharren and Sophia Clampet-Lundquist, and landscape architecture students Thomas Darlington (SEED treasurer) and Tegan Lochner, participated in the event, which is the largest conference and expo dedicated to green building.

“Greenbuild was an amazing experience for all of us,” said Amorello. “The talks we attended were very informative and we all made great connections on the expo floor.”

The Penn State Student Engagement Network is a comprehensive initiative across the University’s 24 campuses that connects students with curricular and co-curricular opportunities such as research, student organization involvement, community leadership, study abroad, internships, arts and performances, and more. Launched in 2017, it is a joint effort among Undergraduate Education, Student Affairs, and Outreach and Online Education.

Each year SEN awards $1,000 and $2,000 grants to undergraduate students to support a wide variety of virtual, remote and/or in-person engagement experiences. Grant recipients participate in a free, non-credit-bearing SEN Canvas course centered on the student engagement journey, and work with a Penn State faculty or staff Engagement Coach.