Penn State Abington is celebrating the 10th annual International Education Week (IEW) on campus, Monday, Nov. 9 through Friday, Nov. 13. IEW is a joint initiative of the U.S. Department of State and the U.S. Department of Education highlighting the benefits of international education and exchange. The theme for IEW 2009 is "Creating a Vision for a Better Tomorrow." (more)
Penn State Abington's Cultural Arts Series will present the 1927 silent horror film classic, "The Cat and the Canary," at 2:30 p.m., Sunday, Nov. 15, in Sutherland Auditorium. The movie will be accompanied by eerie organ music played by renowned organist, Wayne C. Zimmerman. (more)
Penn State Brandywine will host its third and final lecture as part of the business department's Organizational Leadership Lecture Series at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 17, in room 103 of the Tomezsko Classroom Building
The dynamic discussion of "Women in Leadership," will be led by a panel of successful businesswomen, including Joanne Finegan, CEO of ReMed; Barbara Bird, president of Baird and Bird, Inc.; and Sally Schukraft, vice president of finance for Campbell Soup. Clare Novak, president of Novak and Associates will serve as panel moderator.
The lecture is free and open to the public. For more information, contact Helene Bludman at 610-892-1254. (more)
For Laura Guertin, soil is more than just dirt, the Earth is not just for walking and teaching is a passion, not a paycheck. Her students, colleagues and friends have known that for years, so it's only fitting that the world now knows it, too. A Penn State Brandywine associate professor of Earth science, Guertin was honored for her outstanding teaching, service and community leadership as the recipient of the 2009 Donald and Carolyn Biggs Award for Excellence in Earth Science Education from the Geological Society of America. (more)
Penn State Great Valley will host "Full Range Leadership Development: Pathways for People, Profit and Planet," a panel discussion and book signing, from 6 to 8 p.m., Thursday, Nov. 19, in the Musser Auditorium on campus. The book's lead author, John J. Sosik, professor, management and organization and professor-in-charge, Master of Leadership Development, will guide a panel of experts from industry, government, the military and academia in the discussion on how to use transformational leadership in both one's personal and professional lives. This event is free and open to the public, but registration is required by calling Cathy O'Neill at 610-648-3248 or e-mailing cxo10@psu.edu. (more)
Dan Fitzgerald has been a mainstay in the Penn State Abington continuing education department for the last 25 years. He began his career with Penn State in 1984 as a part-time counselor/adviser. Throughout the quarter-of-a-century that he dedicated to the school, he filled the roles of sales representative and acting director of continuing education before concluding his career as the assistant director of continuing education in July 2009. (more)
Autism spectrum disorders (ASD) are neurodevelopmental disorders marked by impaired social interactions, restricted interests, repetitive behaviors, and communication impairment, which persist throughout a person's lifetime. The ASD prevalence rate--the number of individuals diagnosed with autism--has been steadily increasing over time. A new report from the U.S. Department of Health's Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), based on a phone survey of over 78,000 families, set the prevalence rate at nearly one in 91 children. This is an increase from the prior statistic of one in 150 children reported in 2007 by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) says The Medical Minute, a service of the Penn State Hershey Medical Center. (more)
Penn State Brandywine's tennis team placed third overall, with several players making it to the finals, in the Penn State University Athletic Conference Championship at University Park Saturday, Oct. 24 and Sunday, Oct. 25. (more)
Penn State Great Valley will host "Schooling Ourselves: Exploring Hip-Hop Curriculum as Poetry in the Classroom" from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m., on Wednesday, Nov. 11, in the Safeguard Scientifics Building. Bernard Hall, assistant director of the Writing Academy at Temple University, will provide ideas for how to use hip-hop to develop and enhance literacy skills. This free Act 48 workshop is open to the public, but registration is required by calling 610-648-3275. For more information, call 610-648-3312 or visit http://www.sgps.psu.edu/education online. (more)
Penn State Abington, formerly the Ogontz School for Young Ladies, was home to world famous aviator Amelia Earhart during the 1916/1917 school year. At 2:30 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 8, in room 112 of the Woodland Building on the Abington campus, Moylan Mills, professor emeritus of integrative arts, and Lillian Hansberry, library staff assistant, will enlighten the audience with the ties that bind Abington to Earhart and her worldwide fame. (more)
