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A moment of levity: Penn State Lehigh Valley graduates celebrated with the Nittany Lion after commencement ceremonies, held May 5 at Stabler Arena in Bethlehem, Pa.

Commencement across Penn State: Spring 2012

New graduates of Penn State's Eberly College of Science listened to the commencement address provided by United States Secretary of Energy Steven Chu during spring 2012 graduation ceremonies held May 5 at the Bryce Jordan Center on the University Park campus.

Spring commencement 2012 under way

A Moroccan farmer taught Penn State students about the properties of vetiver grass, including its ability to clean wastewater. The grass could be used as part of a solution to water-quality problems being experienced in Assoul, Morocco, where students spent time recently.

Penn State, Moroccan students problem-solve together

Anjelica Fortunato, left, and Jeffrey Lu reviewed for their Anatomy 129 final exam on May 1 on the HUB-Robeson Center Lawn on Penn State's University Park campus. Penn State students are preparing for and taking final exams throughout the week as spring semester 2012 comes to a close.

Finals Week Spring Semester 2012

Denae Taylor, right, tried on some electrical-safety gear with the help of Joe Dinardo, Supervisor of Facilty Resources at Penn State, during Penn State's annual Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day on April 26. Denae is the granddaughter of Penn State Outreach employee Betty Lose, and attends Bellefonte Middle School.

Children explore career options at University Park

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Iconic Penn State elm taken down over spring break 2012

Iconic Penn State elm taken down over spring break 2012

We ... are Penn State (December 19, 2011)

We ... are Penn State (December 19, 2011)

Disease stricken matching elm tree slated for removal

Disease stricken matching elm tree slated for removal

Penn State's creamery, from the cow to the cone

Penn State's creamery, from the cow to the cone

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Penn State Promise

Board of Trustees launches new website

Faculty Senate recaps 2011-12 activity for Board of Trustees

Frazier provides update on Special Investigations Task Force

Board of Trustees meeting to be streamed live

Penn State donates more than $2.6 million to abuse prevention efforts

Teaching International speaker to address China and Globalization

Tuesday, November 10, 2009

Douglas Guthrie, the Daniel P. Paduano Faculty Fellow and a professor of management from New York University's Stern School of Business, will speak at Penn State Greater Allegheny at 11 a.m. on Nov. 16. As part of Greater Allegheny's 2009-10 Teaching International theme on Asia and the environment, Guthrie will present "China and Globalization: The Economic, Political, and Social Transformation of Chinese Society.”

In addition to his duties at Stern, Guthrie also holds an appointment as professor of sociology on NYU's faculty of arts and sciences and is academic director of the Berlin School of Creative Leadership.

Guthrie's areas of expertise lie in the fields of management, leadership, corporate governance and economic reform in China. His recent publications in these areas include "Dragon in a Three-Piece Suit: The Emergence of Capitalism in China," "Social Connections in China: Institutions, Culture, and the Changing Nature of Guanxi," "Organizational Learning and Productivity: The Rise of the Chinese Corporation," "China and Globalization: The Social, Economic and Political Transformation of Chinese Society" and soon to be published, "China's Radical Transformation: Economic Reform, Global Integration and Political Change in the World's Largest Nation."

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