
Students participate in a concrete canoe design competition. CREDIT: College of Engineering/Penn State
Penn State named "outstanding university" by professional society
2/25/2022
By Gabrielle Stewart
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — The American Concrete Institute recognized Penn State as a 2021 ACI Outstanding University. Universities receive distinctions of outstanding or excellent status based on points received for their participation in select ACI-related student activities and programs. Penn State, one of 33 universities named outstanding, will be recognized at the ACI Concrete Convention in Orlando, Florida, from March 27-31.
Founded in 1904, ACI has a mission to develop, disseminate and advance the adoption of its consensus-based knowledge on concrete and its uses. The institute has more than 15,000 student members and more than 260 student chapters around the globe.