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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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Penn State laureate brings poetry to campuses in 2010-2011

Monday, August 9, 2010

Robin Becker, the 2010-11 Penn State laureate and professor of English and women's studies, is scheduled to travel across Pennsylvania during the academic year, aiming to engage people "in the deep pleasures of poetry -- language crafted and shaped from words, the 'ordinary' material we all use every day," to explore how and why poems move us.

Penn State campuses, fall 2010 semester:

Western campuses: week of Sept. 27-Oct. 1
Sept. 28 Beaver
Sept. 29 Greater Allegheny
Sept. 30 New Kensington
Oct. 1     Fayette, The Eberly Campus

Eastern campuses: week of Oct. 25-29
Oct. 26  Brandywine
Oct. 27  Abington
Oct. 28  Berks
Oct. 29  Lehigh Valley

Southeastern campuses: week of Nov. 8-12
Nov. 8   Mont Alto
Nov. 9   York
Nov. 10 Harrisburg
Nov. 11 Hershey Medical Center and College of Medicine

 

January 2011

Jan. 14  Penn State Forum: Penn State Laureate Robin Becker, “Works and Days: A Poetry Reading,” President’s Hall, The Penn Stater Conference Center Hotel, University Park campus.

February 2011

Feb. 17  "Poetry and Music on a Cold Winter's Evening," with Penn State Laureates Robin Becker (2010-2011) and Kim Cook (2008-2009), Robb Hall, Hintz Family Alumni Center, University Park campus, 7-9 p.m.

April 2011

Apr. 18 Cultural Center, Williams Building, Penn State Fayette, The Eberly Campus, 6 p.m. 

Apr. 20 Foster Auditorium, Paterno Library, University Park campus, 7:30 p.m.

 

Please revisit this page for updates of appearance dates and locations.

 

 

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