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
The public is invited to attend a free screening of the Academy-Award winning documentary, "Born into Brothels: Calcutta's Red Light Kids," at 6 p.m., Wednesday, Nov. 9, in the auditorium of the Penn State Beaver Student Union Building.
The film, which is the second in Beaver's 2011-12 Global Film Series, traces the lives of children born to prostitutes in poverty-stricken areas of Calcutta, India.
Filmmakers Zana Briski and Ross Kauffman entered Calcutta's red light district to provide a view of daily life for prostitutes and their children. Briski and Kauffman connected with the children by showing them how to use photography to bring their daily existence into focus. Throughout the documentary, the children interact with both eager and reluctant camera subjects and become adept at showing all aspects of their lives. (more)
Penn State will host a high-level delegation of invited researchers and administrators from the U.S. and India Oct. 10-11, 2011, to create a network of scholars and policy makers that can serve as a think-tank for discussing opportunities and challenges associated with higher education in India. "We expect that this inaugural conference will also contribute to establishing and strengthening relationships and friendships between academic communities in the U.S. and in India, and of course with Penn State," said Michael Adewumi, vice provost for Global Programs and leader of the Global Engagement Network strategy. (more)
Ayusman Sen, distinguished professor of chemistry at Penn State, has been honored with the Chemical Research Society of India (CRSI) Medal. Sen is only the second recipient of the medal, which is awarded exclusively to outstanding chemists of Indian origin who work outside of India. (more)
Penn State's Smeal College of Business will host a talk on Wednesday by Daggubati Purandeswari, minister of state for human resource development (higher education) for the government of India. Purandeswari will discuss the growing role and importance of India in the global economy at 1:15 p.m. in room 126 of Smeal's Business Building. The talk is free and open to the public. (more)
In an effort to facilitate greater foreign student enrollment in U.S. colleges and graduate schools, 17 high school guidance counselors from India are visiting Penn State's University Park campus on Friday (Sept. 18). "Penn State, with its comprehensive campus and huge network of dedicated alumni, is the ideal school to showcase what U.S. higher education has to offer," said Mark Shay, regional director of North America for IDP Education and host of the trip. (more)
James B. Thomas, dean of Penn State's Smeal College of Business, will visit India this month to meet with some of the country's leaders in government, business, and education to explore partnerships between Smeal and Indian universities and discuss the growing importance of economic relations between the United States and India. His nine-day itinerary begins on Oct. 30 and includes meetings and events in Bangalore, Hyderabad, Mumbai, and New Delhi. "India has one of the world's fastest growing economies and its impact on international business is projected to grow at an even greater pace over the next 25 years," Thomas said. "As a business school, we must be preparing our students to be successful in this changing global economy, and this trip will allow me to get a firsthand look at the economic developments in India and bring those lessons back to our students and faculty at Smeal." (more)
A multi-campus, multi-cultural initiative is bringing students from Mumbai, India, to Penn State to complete their information sciences and technology (IST) degrees. Samir Shah, an IST instructor at Penn State York, started the Penn State India Initiative two years ago as part of his IST 440W course, which focused on global relationships. His intention was to form partnerships between Penn State and universities in India. Shah worked with Penn State York Chancellor Joel Rodney to begin the first phase of the program by bringing 10 students from the Vidyalankar Institute of Technology to the United States to complete the last two years of their degrees at Penn State York. (more)
Four rising College of Information Sciences and Technology (IST) seniors -- Joel Boucher, Matt Prindible, Larissa Andrejko and Steve Garguilo -- recently concluded a summer working for Honeywell International in Bangalore, India. In this dispatch, Garguilo and Boucher recap their final days in India. (more)
Steve Garguilo, Joel Boucher, Matt Prindible and Larissa Andrejko are rising seniors in Penn State's College of Information Sciences and Technology. They are spending this summer in Bangalore, India, interning for Honeywell International, a diversified technology and manufacturing corporation. They are blogging about their experiences on the other side of the world. Included in this dispatch is an installment from Garguilo's blog. (more)
Steve Garguilo, Joel Boucher, Matt Prindible and Larissa Andrejko are rising seniors in Penn State's College of Information Sciences and Technology. They are spending this summer in Bangalore, India, interning for Honeywell International, a diversified technology and manufacturing corporation. They are blogging about their experiences on the other side of the world. (more)
