Welcome ESP Students, Alumni, and Faculty! Program Office website: esp.e-education.psu.edu
The ESP curriculum emphasizes five competency areas:
Energy Industry Knowledge
Sustainability Ethic
Global Perspective
Analytic Skills
Communication Skills
All aspects of the program are carefully designed for on-line learners who require flexibility and are often managing full lives with career and family. Student advising is handled on a one-on-one basis, first-hand by faculty in the ESP program.
04/11/2026
Congratulations to Mandy Dallaire Fuller, this year's Distinguished Alumni Award winner for ESP!!! Mandy was in our very first graduating class in 2012 and has spent her career at ICF Consulting where she supports programs in utility scale energy efficiency. We are so proud of you! Thanks for making the journey from Michigan this weekend.
04/13/2025
Friday night I had the honor of presenting Kate Robeson-Grubb with our Distinguished Alumni Award in Energy and Sustainability Policy.
Kate has gone on to a career in sustainability in local government as the Sustainability Specialist for Solebury Township where she's focused on supporting the implementation of their Energy Transition Plan to meet their Ready for 100 goals. Peter Buck and I were delighted to partner with Kate and Solebury in the Local Climate Action Program. Beyond LCAP, Kate has supported several ESP capstone projects as well. She is an excellent mentor to our students and a big part of the reason Solebury is a leader in local climate here in Pennsylvania.
Two other ESP.students received awards as well! Alison Bucher-Rubilar and Amanda Theodorson. And what do all three of these ladies have in common besides being awesome World Campus students? They're also all in LCAP!! So glad to see their hard work and passion recognized.
02/16/2025
Are you Doylestown Borough's new sustainability coordinator? We partnered with Doylestown during our first LCAP a few years ago - they're doing exciting work in climate and clearly want to do more!
JOB POSTING: Sustainability Coordinator The official site of the Borough of Doylestown, a neo-traditional community located at the heart of Bucks County, Pennsylvania.
08/12/2024
Congratulations ESP summer 2024 grads!
Joe and his partner, Sam flew in from southern California to celebrate Joe's graduation! They weren't here very long but we did all the most important things: the lion shrine, the Creamery, and of course, commencement.
Joe was a student in our first LCAP cohort, working with Doulestien Borough, do it was awesome for Peter and I to finally meet him in real life.
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08/08/2024
What a cool job that's just perfect for an ESP grad!
Climate and Energy Manager Exempt; full-time; 40 hours per week; Monday - Friday; 8:00 am – 4:30 pm; full benefitsThis professional and managerial position in the Division of Energy and Environment (DEE) performs complex administrative, technical and supervisory duties within the Department of Climate and Energy. This Depar...
07/24/2024
Another ESP student serving as the College's student marshal at graduation this semester. Congratulations, Mike!
Michael Johnson named summer 2024 College of Earth and Mineral Sciences marshal | Penn State University Michael Johnson, a Doylestown, Pennsylvania native, has been named the student marshal for the College of Earth and Mineral Sciences’ summer 2024 commencement ceremony, which will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, Aug. 10, in the Bryce Jordan Center on Penn State's University Park campus.
07/23/2024
This sounds like a fun job, perfect for an ESP graduate!
Sustainability Communications Associate Sustainability Communications Associate
Want to spend a year in Happy Valley helping us achieve our climate action goals? Check out this AmeriCorps position!
06/03/2024
Louis DeCordova graduated in Fall 2023 (and was our College marshal!) but couldn't make it from Japan to University Park to walk in graduation. ESP's Brandi Robinson is in Japan right now and was able to meet up with Louis for the afternoon in Tokyo with her family. So much fun!
We decided to take a picture here since there's this miniature Statue of Liberty in the background. :-)
05/05/2024
After a full week of stunningly gorgeous weather, it was 48F, windy, and rainy for graduation today. But the weather couldn't dampen Amit Bhayana's good mood! Congratulations, Amit!
05/02/2024
We're so proud of you, Brian!
Congratulations to Brian S. Hillard, Government Relations at , for winning the Distinguished Achievement Award in Energy and Sustainability Policy and Renewable Energy and Sustainability Systems at this year's EME Awards Banquet. https://ow.ly/tHox50Ru1IJ