Rally in the Valley excites fans
November 6, 2009
Students capture fall at University Park
November 5, 2009
Penn State Greeks strut their Broadway stuff
November 1, 2009
THON 5K draws thousands
November 1, 2009
Jazz masters wow audience
October 28, 2009
Arboretum boardwalk and overlook chosen as 2010 senior class gift
October 27, 2009
Outreach mission brings jazz legends to high school musicians
October 27, 2009
Penn State Altoona celebrates 70th anniversary
October 27, 2009
Campus Night Out
October 22, 2009
Photography students play with light, shadow
October 20, 2009
Homecoming 2009
October 17, 2009
Weather not a factor in Homecoming enthusiasm
October 16, 2009
2009 State of the University Address
Penn State Solar Decathlon 2009, part two: Natural Fusion goes to Washington
Natural Fusion, Penn State's Solar Decathlon Team 2009
Behind the scenes with the stadium concessions team
Penn State's creamery, from the cow to the cone
Beaver Stadium Behind the Scenes and On the Air
Beaver Stadium Behind the Scenes: Video Board
Video gives students sneak peek at new campus location
Historic Old Main Bell removed from tower for restoration and display
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Penn State Abington is celebrating the 10th annual International Education Week (IEW) on campus, Monday, Nov. 9 through Friday, Nov. 13. IEW is a joint initiative of the U.S. Department of State and the U.S. Department of Education highlighting the benefits of international education and exchange. The theme for IEW 2009 is "Creating a Vision for a Better Tomorrow." (more)
Laurie Grobman, professor of English and women's studies at Penn State Berks, will be honored at the NAACP-Reading branch banquet on Nov. 7, with the Appreciation for Outreach to the African American Community Award. This award recognizes Grobman's work on the documentation of African American history in Berks county, resulting in the publication of a book titled "Woven with Words." (more)
Professor Mark Reisinger, who published an article titled "Latinos in Berks County, PA: migration, settlement, and employment" in the journal The Pennsylvania Geographer in 2005, is coming to Penn State Berks at 10 a.m. Friday, Nov. 6 to present his research findings to students and several local Latino community members. The presentation will be held in room 109 of the Franco Building.
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Nancy Rankie Shelton, associate professor of writing theory and pedagogy at the University of Maryland Baltimore County (UMBC), will be the featured speaker for the November Faculty Invitational Lecture Series at Penn State Lehigh Valley. Shelton will present, "Why does it matter? Teaching in the world's most diverse country - the Good Ol' USA," at 12:30 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 12, in room 311 at the campus in Center Valley. This lecture is free and open to the public. (more)
The Penn State Art Education program and the Art and Art Education programs at Columbia University's Teachers College are co-sponsoring the fifth annual Graduate Research in Art Education (GRAE) Conference from Nov. 6 to 7 in room 112 of the Borland Building on Penn State's University Park campus. (more)
As part of an ongoing series of programs designed to highlight National Domestic Violence Awareness Month in October, Penn State Beaver Theatre will present three one-act plays exploring the issues of sexual assault and domestic violence. The plays are free and open to the public, although audiences should be aware of mature subject matter and language.
'The Pirate, the Game, and the Word 'No'' will be presented at noon, Wednesday and Friday, Oct. 28 and 30, and at 7:30 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 29 in the auditorium of the Beaver campus Student Union Building.
For more information about the plays, contact Carol Schafer at cas33@psu.edu or 724-773-3591.
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Penn State Abington recognized National Coming Out Month in October by inviting internationally known gay rights advocate Brian Sims to speak with students about LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender)issues. Sims, who visited the Abington campus on Oct. 8, entertained and educated the audience with his quick wit and self-deprecating humor about coming out in 2000 during his senior year at Bloomsburg University while he was the captain of Bloomsburg's nationally-ranked Division II football team. Sims remains the only openly gay college football captain in NCAA history. (more)
Two faculty members in Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences are combining knowledge of local customs with meat science and food-safety principles to help establish small food businesses in rural Kenya. The ultimate goal is to improve health and nutrition for Kenyan women and children. (more)
Penn State Shenango Human Development and Family Studies (HDFS) Club will host "Straight Talk: A Discussion of LGBTA Issues" in recognition of Coming Out Month at noon on Wednesday, Oct. 28, in room 105 of Sharon Hall. HDFS faculty and club advisers Claudia Brown and Bill McGuigan, along with HDFS President Michelle Miller, are enthusiastic about increasing the awareness of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Allies (LGBTA) issues on campus and in the local community. (more)
The University Libraries will hold a presentation titled "Hinduism: Principles, Beliefs, Traditions, and Practices," from 10 to 11:30 a.m. on Oct. 22, in Foster Auditorium (room 101) at Pattee Library on Penn State's University Park campus. It is being held in conjunction with the Hindu festival of Diwali, which this year falls on Oct. 17. (more)
