"You are going to need to be able to face adversity. You'll experience challenges in life, times when it feels like boulders are going to crush you, but if you can be grateful for it, you might be able to turn it into the best thing in your life. Decide whether your trauma will be a tragedy or a triumph."
-- Aron Ralston, author, climber and outdoorsman who inspired the film "127 Hours," on how the worst thing that happened to him -- spending five days with his right hand pinned between a boulder and canyon wall before having to amputate it -- was also one of the best things to happen to him too. (more)
Final Four, a program co-sponsored by Penn State Career Services, Alumni Career Services and the Penn State Alumni Association, is held during the last four weeks of the semester and is designed to help college seniors transition from college life to life after graduation. The programs cover a wide range of topics to help any senior find success. (more)
A new page on the Penn State University Health Services (UHS) website provides health care resources for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) students. "It is our goal to provide excellent and accessible care to all Penn State students," said UHS Director Margaret Spear. "Our hope is that this resource page will facilitate and enrich dialog between LGBT students and their health care providers and result in the highest quality care possible." (more)
Student elections are quickly approaching. Voting for the 2012 UPUA elections begins at 7 a.m. on Wednesday, March 28. Students can place their votes at elections.psu.edu until 10 p.m. Wednesday. Candidate information can be found at vote.psu.edu.
Voting in the UPUA election is one way students can have a direct impact on what happens on campus. (more)
Aron Ralston, the climber and outdoorsman that inspired the film "127 Hours," is the final speaker in Penn State's 2011-12 Student Programming Association's Distinguished Speaker Series. Ralston will speak at 8 p.m. on Thursday, April 5, in Eisenhower Auditorium at Penn State's University Park Campus. (more)
Penn State's Center for Ethics and Religious Affairs and the Center for Women Students will once again host a program to raise awareness about various forms of violence and the incredible journeys of survivors who find a way to move forward despite their pain and struggle. Now in its fifth year, this event, titled "Honoring Survival: Transforming the Spirit," honors the strength and resiliency of survivors of sexual, emotional and physical violence and those who support them in their healing process. The program will take place at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, April 4, in the Pasquerilla Spiritual Center's Memorial Lounge; a reception will follow. (more)
Virginia Ramey Mollenkott, pioneer of Biblical feminism and queer theology, will give a lecture, "'Trans'forming Religion: How the Genderqueer Movement Is Progressing Beyond Feminist Thought," at 7 p.m. on April 3, in the Memorial Lounge of the Pasquerilla Spiritual Center on Penn State's University Park campus. (more)
Penn State Career Services and the University's College of Education will host the annual Education Career Day from 9 a.m. to noon on March 26, at the Penn Stater Conference Center Hotel on Penn State's University Park campus. There is no pre-registration or registration fee; registration will open at 8 a.m. on the day of the event for Penn State students and alumni; other candidates may register beginning at 10 a.m. (more)
Global Programs has several announcements regarding studying abroad. Photographers take note: Global Programs is having a Global Perspectives photo contest. Students who studied abroad should submit their favorite photos for a chance to win $50, a gift certificate to the State Theatre or the Creamery. Deadline for submission is Monday, March 19. (more)
Penn State's University Office of Global Programs (UOGP) announced Thursday (March 8) the winners of the 2012 Spirit of Internationalization Awards.
These annual awards honor women from Penn State University and the local community who embody the "Spirit of Internationalization" through academic achievements, artistic excellence, volunteerism in international organizations, or dedication to advancing the status of women. (more)
