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Election Day Party brings out first-time voters

11/19/12

Tayla Barnard was among the many first-time voters at Penn State New Kensington's Election Day Party where students, faculty and staff gathered Nov. 6 in the campus' Cafe 780 to discuss the election.

Barnard, a junior business administration major, was excited, as well as nervous, about casting her inaugural ballot. She was eager to be a part of the election process but not sure of what to expect.

"I don't know how these things go, but I feel privileged to be able to take part in such a historical moment," said Barnard, a graduate of Penn Hills High School.

Political scientists: Students, although less likely to, should vote

11/6/12

With the 2012 presidential election day finally here, college students remain less likely to vote than older voters. Statistics from the Fair Elections Legal Network's Campus Vote Project show that more than 25 percent of college students didn't register to vote because they don't know where or how to do so. Two Penn State political science professors explain why students are less likely to engage in civic participation and why they should get involved.

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Video: Penn State Votes 2012

10/25/12

The 2012 presidential election is less than two weeks away. A new video, available at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oVCWrhOWZ38, encourages Penn Staters from all walks of life to exercise their rights as U.S. citizens and vote on Tuesday, Nov. 6.

In Pennsylvania, polls will be open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.; students on the University Park campus, as well as residents of Centre County, can find more information about their polling place at https://www.co.centre.pa.us/elections/locator.asp. As part of a new state law, voters will be asked, but not required, to show appropriate ID at their polling place. For more information about Pennsylvania's Voter ID law, visit http://www.votespa.com/.

PCN to air election town hall from Penn State Oct. 10

10/4/12

The Pennsylvania Cable Network (PCN) will air a live panel discussion about the coming presidential election, to be held Oct. 10 in the Greg Sutliff Auditorium in the Lewis Katz building on the University Park campus. The town hall meeting is open to the public. Doors will open at 6:30 p.m. and the broadcast will begin at 7 p.m.

PSU Votes to host Voter Registration Day Oct. 8, before state deadline

10/4/12

PSU Votes, a nonpartisan Penn State initiative, is organizing a Voter Registration Day on Monday, Oct. 8, at the University Park campus. The event will include a celebration in the HUB-Robeson Center beginning at 10 a.m. until 4 p.m with a focus on promoting student voter registration at Penn State prior to the commonwealth's Oct. 9 voter registration deadline.

PCN to host special Congressional town hall meeting at Penn State York

4/11/12

Penn State York is one of the stops when the Pennsylvania Cable Network (PCN) goes on the road with Congressional town hall meetings to several college campuses to gauge reaction during the last week before the state primary on April 24.

Starting Monday, April 16, PCN will pre-empt the "PCN Call-In" program to air live Congressional town hall meetings hosted at universities and colleges across the state beginning at 7 p.m. for the entire week. The Penn State York campus will be featured on Friday, April 20.

Onorato to visit Penn State Oct. 25 for educational forum

10/20/10

Pennsylvania gubernatorial candidate Dan Onorato will take part in an Oct. 25 educational forum at Penn State's University Park campus. The forum is open to the public. It will begin at 3 p.m. in the HUB-Robeson Center's Heritage Hall. No tickets are required, but space is limited with seating on a first-come, first-served basis. Onorato is expected to focus his remarks on higher education issues.

Panel to evaluate media coverage of campaign

11/10/08

Three respected journalists and an award-winning journalism critic will visit the University Park campus and discuss "The Press and the Presidential Election: How the News Media Covered the 2008 Campaign" at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 18, in the HUB-Robeson Center Auditorium.

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Heard on Campus: Michael Berkman on election 2008

10/31/08

"My expectation for Tuesday is that my students' cell phones will be beeping continuously, and they will be asked, 'Did you vote? And if you voted, have you told your friends to vote? Have you called them? Have you texted them?''' -- Michael Berkman, professor of political science, on the Obama campaign's use of cell phone numbers.

Presidential race in Big Ten states is tight, according to new poll

9/21/08

In the inaugural Big Ten Battleground Poll taken as the nation's financial crisis worsened last week, John McCain and Barack Obama were in a statistical dead heat in seven of the eight Midwest states included in the survey. The results of this rare regional poll -- a partnership involving eight Big Ten universities, including Penn State -- were unveiled Sept. 18 on the Big Ten Network.

Decision 2008: Watch, blog, vote

9/19/08

Join with others to view the presidential debates on television in the News and Microforms Library, 21 Pattee Library, west. Participants are encouraged to make their voices heard by bringing their laptops for "live blogging" or submit or update blogs later.

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Election Day Party brings out first-time voters

11/19/12

Tayla Barnard was among the many first-time voters at Penn State New Kensington's Election Day Party where students, faculty and staff gathered Nov. 6 in the campus' Cafe 780 to discuss the election.

Barnard, a junior business administration major, was excited, as well as nervous, about casting her inaugural ballot. She was eager to be a part of the election process but not sure of what to expect.

"I don't know how these things go, but I feel privileged to be able to take part in such a historical moment," said Barnard, a graduate of Penn Hills High School.

Political scientists: Students, although less likely to, should vote

11/6/12

With the 2012 presidential election day finally here, college students remain less likely to vote than older voters. Statistics from the Fair Elections Legal Network's Campus Vote Project show that more than 25 percent of college students didn't register to vote because they don't know where or how to do so. Two Penn State political science professors explain why students are less likely to engage in civic participation and why they should get involved.

pennstatevotes

Video: Penn State Votes 2012

10/25/12

The 2012 presidential election is less than two weeks away. A new video, available at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oVCWrhOWZ38, encourages Penn Staters from all walks of life to exercise their rights as U.S. citizens and vote on Tuesday, Nov. 6.

In Pennsylvania, polls will be open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.; students on the University Park campus, as well as residents of Centre County, can find more information about their polling place at https://www.co.centre.pa.us/elections/locator.asp. As part of a new state law, voters will be asked, but not required, to show appropriate ID at their polling place. For more information about Pennsylvania's Voter ID law, visit http://www.votespa.com/.

PCN to air election town hall from Penn State Oct. 10

10/4/12

The Pennsylvania Cable Network (PCN) will air a live panel discussion about the coming presidential election, to be held Oct. 10 in the Greg Sutliff Auditorium in the Lewis Katz building on the University Park campus. The town hall meeting is open to the public. Doors will open at 6:30 p.m. and the broadcast will begin at 7 p.m.

PSU Votes to host Voter Registration Day Oct. 8, before state deadline

10/4/12

PSU Votes, a nonpartisan Penn State initiative, is organizing a Voter Registration Day on Monday, Oct. 8, at the University Park campus. The event will include a celebration in the HUB-Robeson Center beginning at 10 a.m. until 4 p.m with a focus on promoting student voter registration at Penn State prior to the commonwealth's Oct. 9 voter registration deadline.

PCN to host special Congressional town hall meeting at Penn State York

4/11/12

Penn State York is one of the stops when the Pennsylvania Cable Network (PCN) goes on the road with Congressional town hall meetings to several college campuses to gauge reaction during the last week before the state primary on April 24.

Starting Monday, April 16, PCN will pre-empt the "PCN Call-In" program to air live Congressional town hall meetings hosted at universities and colleges across the state beginning at 7 p.m. for the entire week. The Penn State York campus will be featured on Friday, April 20.

Onorato to visit Penn State Oct. 25 for educational forum

10/20/10

Pennsylvania gubernatorial candidate Dan Onorato will take part in an Oct. 25 educational forum at Penn State's University Park campus. The forum is open to the public. It will begin at 3 p.m. in the HUB-Robeson Center's Heritage Hall. No tickets are required, but space is limited with seating on a first-come, first-served basis. Onorato is expected to focus his remarks on higher education issues.

Panel to evaluate media coverage of campaign

11/10/08

Three respected journalists and an award-winning journalism critic will visit the University Park campus and discuss "The Press and the Presidential Election: How the News Media Covered the 2008 Campaign" at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 18, in the HUB-Robeson Center Auditorium.

Untitled

Heard on Campus: Michael Berkman on election 2008

10/31/08

"My expectation for Tuesday is that my students' cell phones will be beeping continuously, and they will be asked, 'Did you vote? And if you voted, have you told your friends to vote? Have you called them? Have you texted them?''' -- Michael Berkman, professor of political science, on the Obama campaign's use of cell phone numbers.

Presidential race in Big Ten states is tight, according to new poll

9/21/08

In the inaugural Big Ten Battleground Poll taken as the nation's financial crisis worsened last week, John McCain and Barack Obama were in a statistical dead heat in seven of the eight Midwest states included in the survey. The results of this rare regional poll -- a partnership involving eight Big Ten universities, including Penn State -- were unveiled Sept. 18 on the Big Ten Network.

Decision 2008: Watch, blog, vote

9/19/08

Join with others to view the presidential debates on television in the News and Microforms Library, 21 Pattee Library, west. Participants are encouraged to make their voices heard by bringing their laptops for "live blogging" or submit or update blogs later.