Still Life
Commencement across Penn State: Spring 2012
Spring commencement 2012 under way
Penn State, Moroccan students problem-solve together
Finals Week Spring Semester 2012
Children explore career options at University Park
Painting the Lines at Beaver Stadium
Did They Get It Right? - RedTails
Iconic Penn State elm taken down over spring break 2012
We ... are Penn State (December 19, 2011)
Disease stricken matching elm tree slated for removal
Penn State's creamery, from the cow to the cone
This week's Penn State Forum has been moved from the Nittany Lion Inn to the President's Hall at the Penn Stater Conference Center Hotel. The event, to take place from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 20, will feature Linda Patterson Miller, professor of English at Penn State Abington and the 2011-12 Penn State Laureate. The title of her talk will be "Searching for the Lost Generation." (more)
"I wanted to do something more important with my business than just worry about winning market share - that seemed kind of empty after what I had been through, and I wanted to find a way to use my business to impact the people that it touched on a daily basis. On visits to third-world countries, I saw the people that are manufacturing our products and where they live, and it really made me think about what it would be like to go through (a tragedy) without hope. I asked myself, 'how can you use your business to make a life-changing difference in the lives of the people who your business touches?' And that's really what Alta Gracia is all about - it's about creating hope for a better future."
-- Joseph Bozich, Knights Apparel CEO and founder of Alta Gracia Apparel in Alta Gracia, Dominican Republic, speaking at the Penn State Forum lunch on Monday, Oct. 3. The company is focused on providing a true living wage and a higher quality of life for its employees, who now produce college logo apparel for 350 U.S. colleges and universities, including Penn State. (more)
Tickets are on sale now for the Center Theatre Players production of the Tony Award-winning musical comedy, "A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum." The show will be held at 7:30 p.m. from July 28-30 in the auditorium of the Penn State Beaver Student Union Building. Tickets can be purchased by calling the Brodhead Cultural Center office at 724-773-3610 or by sending an email to rxm70@psu.edu. For a complete schedule of the Brodhead Cultural Center's summer series, call 724-773-3610, visit www.beaver.psu.edu/brodhead online, or email rxm70@psu.edu.
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"If you look at the Recovery Act, one of the largest single components of funding was support for states in education. The president recognized that keeping teachers in the classroom was important both in the short term but also, quite frankly, in terms of our future. I think if we eat our seed corn, and by that I mean if we cut education funding so that we cannot train our young men and women for the jobs of tomorrow, we will be setting ourselves back. You cannot cut yourself that way to growth and prosperity. You have to decide there are some things worth investing in, and I think education has got to be close to the top of the list. We can't grow, we can't compete with the Chinese, we can't compete with the emerging economies of India and so forth around the world unless we do continue to invest in both K-12 education and, quite frankly, making university education accessible."
-- Edward "Ed" Montgomery, dean of public policy at Georgetown University, comparing the American auto industry's recent financial crisis to the public education funding crisis currently being faced by several states, including Pennsylvania. Montgomery, who previously served as director of recovery and executive director of the White House Council for Auto Communities and Workers, spoke today (April 7) as the final speaker in the 2010-2011 Penn State Forum Speaker Series. Montgomery spoke on the topic "Stepping Back from the Abyss: Auto Companies and Communities" in Alumni Hall of the HUB-Robeson Center. He received his undergraduate degree in economics, with honors, from Penn State and his master's and doctoral degrees in economics from Harvard University. (more)
"Over time the government and mainstream America might forget, but for every attack that has been successful, there are 15 that were stopped. Your children, your grandchildren and your great grandchildren will face this threat. I'm telling you this from 24 years of experience."
-- James W. McJunkin, assistant director Counterterrorism Division National Security Branch, who spoke on "Counterterrorism Overview" Friday, (Feb. 25) at the Penn Stater Conference Center Hotel. (more)
"I have no real answers other than education and exposure. The only thing we can do is provide our young people with the opportunity to hear and enjoy things other than sound bites and video games. I think if we take the time to sit and read a book, our children and our students will see us, and we can model for them a kind of literary citizenship that includes taking the time, because reading poetry does take time. So does reading a short story, so does reading a novel."
-- 2010-2011 Penn State Laureate Robin Becker, on how to influence younger generations to slow down and appreciate the words of a poet. Becker, a nationally acclaimed poet who also is a professor of English and women's studies in the College of the Liberal Arts, spoke Friday (Jan. 14) at the Penn State Forum, held at The Penn Stater Conference Center Hotel. (more)
The Penn State Forum Speaker Series continues in January with its spring semester series and will kick off with Penn State Laureate Robin Becker's presentation, titled "Works and Days: A Poetry Reading," from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 14, in the President's Hall at the Penn Stater Conference Center Hotel on the University Park campus.
Becker, author of seven books of poems, is liberal arts research professor of English at Penn State. She serves as contributing and poetry editor for the Women's Review of Books; her column on the contemporary poetry scene, "Field Notes," appears regularly. During the 2010-11 academic year, Becker is serving as the Penn State Laureate. (more)
"I use the same model that helps sell music to sell health to kids. We focus on the cross-curricular. When I'm teaching about drinking eight glasses of water a day, there's also eight notes in a musical scale. The key to my success is bringing subjects together in a rock and roll show."
- Jill Jayne, a 2004 Penn State graduate who educates children about nutrition through her rock and roll nutrition show, "Jump with Jill," speaking Friday (Nov. 19) at the Penn Stater Conference Center Hotel. Jayne holds a master's degree in nutrition education from Columbia University and has toured the country with her rock band Sunset West. She used the two passions to create Note to Health, which combines nutrition education with multimedia performances and has brought her show to more than 100,000 students nationwide. For photos, visit http://live.psu.edu/stilllife/2365 online. (more)
"Sustainability is not just about the environment. It's really about how to make a better world for everyone now and in the future. The efforts you do to deal with sustainability initiatives are really a new orientation for the betterment of society. It's about better ways of trying to meet human needs."
- Anthony Cortese, president of nonprofit sustainability organization Second Nature, speaking on "The Critical Role of Higher Education in Creating a Healthy, Just, Secure and Sustainable Society" on Thursday (Oct. 21) in Heritage Hall of the HUB-Robeson Center as part of the Penn State Forum Speaker Series. (more)
"There are fronts in front of fronts in front of fronts. We don't know who's influencing our elections and may not until long afterward."
- Brian Ross, award-winning ABC News investigative correspondent, speaking Friday, Oct. 8, at the Forum luncheon held at The Penn Stater Hotel and Conference Center. He talked of his friendship with Penn State President Graham Spanier, his career and investigations he's conducted. (more)
