Friday, October 28, 2011
Vice President for Outreach Craig Weidemann has announced a call for nominations for the 15th annual Faculty Outreach Award and the fifth annual Community Engagement and Scholarship Award. (more)
Thursday, October 28, 2010
Vice President for Outreach Craig Weidemann has announced a call for nominations for the 14th annual Faculty Outreach Award and the fourth annual Penn State Community Engagement and Scholarship Award. (more)
Thursday, April 29, 2010
Karen Bierman tells a story about working with an 8-year-old boy who had a problem managing his anger. One day, Bierman asked him to make a drawing of what it felt like for him on the inside when he lost his temper. He drew an elaborate picture of a bag inside of him and a small mouse. He explained that when people said things to him that he didn't like, the mouse started to blow the words into the bag. The bag "got bigger and bigger" inside him, hurting his stomach. When it got too full, it exploded, sending him out of control, and the yelling words came rushing out. (more)
Monday, November 02, 2009
Craig Weidemann, vice president for outreach, has announced a call for nominations for the annual Faculty Outreach Award and the third annual Penn State Community Engagement and Scholarship Award. (more)
Monday, March 30, 2009
One wonders how a small, unassuming reptile such as the bog turtle can cause havoc up and down the East Coast. But this animal, which can fit in the palm of your hand, is both endangered in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and federally threatened. Bog turtles live in marshy wetlands with lots of springs; in Pennsylvania these wetlands are often located on the outskirts of cities in the southeast, in the Piedmont region--the very land that builders like to use for new housing developments. Builders currently need to meet a number of regulations to ensure the protection of bog turtles on these locations, and some companies have gone bankrupt waiting during the application process. Environmentalists and conservationists in Pennsylvania hope to have a solution with a Habitat Conservation Plan. (more)
