A Penn State alumna has earned an important award from the Directors Guild of America.
Theresa Wu, a 2001 graduate in Film-Video, was awarded the Best Student Filmmaker Award (Asian-American/East Coast) for her film "Smoke and Mirrors." (more)
Penn State Altoona's Office of Institutional Equity and Diversity will offer several events throughout Religious Education Awareness Week, Nov. 30 through Dec. 4. (more)
In commemoration of "World AIDS Day 2009: Dispelling the myths of HIV/AIDS," Penn State Altoona's Gay Straight Alliance will be hosting several events from 7 to 10 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 1, in room 101 of the Misciagna Family Center for Performing Arts.
From 7 to 7:45 p.m., a representative from the Bon Secours campus of the Altoona Regional Health System will present "Dispelling the Myths of HIV/AIDS." HIV educator Brittany Date will offer a "Safe-Sex Primer" from 7:45 to 8 p.m. An HIV Trivia Competition will be held from 8 to 9 p.m. and will feature prizes donated by CAC, Eco-action, BUST and Frito Lay. The evening will conclude with a 9 p.m. showing of the AIDS documentary "The Fire Within," featuring survivor Bob Bowers.
All members of the Penn State Altoona and surrounding communities may attend this event; refreshments will be provided. (more)
When a group of Iraqi refugees showed up at her door one evening, Emily Thompson, a Kinesiology major, was not surprised. She had invited them over. In return for helping them perfect their English skills, they would be participants in a qualitative research project she had created. Her goal in the project was to learn about their experiences as refugees--about what it was like to be cast out from their homeland. (more)
To help recognize November as Native American Heritage Month, Penn State Live posed a few questions to A. Gregg Roeber, professor of early modern history and religious studies at Penn State and co-director of the Max Kade German-American Research Institute. In 2008 Roeber edited the book "Ethnographies and Exchanges: Native Americans, Moravians and Catholics in Early North America," published by Penn State Press. It was inspired by an international conference the institute hosted on the occasion of the English translation and publication of the Diaries of David Ziesberger, one of the first Moravian German-speaking missionaries and ethnographic observers of the Lenape.
Roeber's book examines the diaries, letters and journals of early European missionaries settling in America who survived only because of the help of Native American groups. These writings are valuable resources for recovering information about the religions, cultures and political makeup of the "First Peoples." (more)
Penn State Mont Alto has announced the appointment of its newest faculty member, Hanafiah Harvey, as assistant professor of economics. Harvey, who is Malaysian, adds to the growing number of Penn State Mont Alto's international faculty, and comes to Penn State most recently from the University of Wisconsin-Richland.
"It is a pleasure to welcome Dr. Harvey to our campus," said Francis Achampong, chief academic officer. "Our students will benefit greatly from his academic expertise as well as the global experiences he brings." (more)
Continuing Education at Penn State Erie, The Behrend College, hosted a youth outreach program for Upward Bound on Saturday, Nov. 14. Fifty high school students participated in three workshops centered on engineering, the health sciences and science. They also toured campus.
Coordinated through the Northwest Tri-county Intermediate Unit, Upward Bound provides students with support and assistance as they prepare for college, both to increase participants' completion of high school plus acceptance to and graduation from college. Upward Bound serves high school students from low-income families and from families in which neither parent holds a bachelor's degree. (more)
On Tuesday, Nov. 17, Penn State Law Review will host "The Role of Black Lawyers in Contemporary American Society," the second event in its interactive series "Scholarly Dialogues," which provides students with the opportunity to engage with professors concerning recent scholarship. (more)
Andrew Jackson Sr., second-term member of the Alumni Council and retired academic adviser from Penn State's College of Education, received the Penn State Alumni Association Diversity Award on Friday, Nov. 6 at the Nittany Lion Inn. The award was presented by Roger Williams, executive director; Barry Simpson, president of the alumni council; and Kevin Barron, director of the volunteer programs. The award is given annually to "an individual who has significantly contributed to fostering diversity at Penn State." (more)
A Penn State Harrisburg faculty member has been awarded a $680,000 federal grant to help eliminate a research gap profiling victimization in the Latino community. (more)