Penn College cadets honored with ROTC awards
5/17/13
Four Pennsylvania College of Technology students and an administrator were among those honored during the recent Bucknell University Bison Battalion Army ROTC awards banquet.
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Science Seminars: May 20 to 26
5/17/13
MONDAY, May 20
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TUESDAY, May 21
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WEDNESDAY, May 22
"Decomposition of Fine Root Organic Matter Among Temperate Tree Species," Marc Goebel, Penn State, 9 a.m., 519 Wartik Laboratory, Intercollege Graduate Program in Ecology (814-867-0371).
College presents honors during employee recognition week
5/16/13
Pennsylvania College of Technology celebrated the contributions and commitment of its employees by presenting Distinguished Staff Awards and other honors at ceremonies commemorating Employee Recognition Week.
Penn State Harrisburg student represents University at national level
5/15/13
Representing thousands of peers is no easy job. Just ask Andy Dessel, of Chambersburg, Pa., a senior public policy major and communications minor at Penn State Harrisburg. Dessel was selected to participate in the 2012-13 Presidential Fellows Program – a position open to only one student throughout Penn State each year. And though it was a tough job with deadlines, heavy workloads, and personal responsibility, Dessel stressed that the program’s benefits made it well worth the effort.
Guide adds new voices to history of Gettysburg battle
5/15/13
For three days in July 1863, thousands of Gettysburg civilians and tens of thousands of soldiers were caught up in a battle that left often conflicting data and anecdotes. This makes writing about the Battle of Gettysburg both a dream and a nightmare for Civil War historians, according to a Penn State researcher.
Two Penn State engineers named ASME fellows
5/14/13
Two Penn State engineering faculty members were recently named fellows of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME). The faculty members are Mike Erdman, the Walter L. Robb Director of Engineering Leadership Development, and Soundar Kumara, the Allen E. Pearce/Allen M. Pearce Professor of Industrial Engineering.
IST grads, students explore San Francisco start-up scene
5/14/13
The second annual Start-up Week, which was held at Penn State’s College of Information Sciences and Technology (IST) March 18-23, 2013, featured more than 25 entrepreneurs from trailblazing companies such as Weebly, Reddit and Songsplit, who networked with students and dispensed advice on starting and growing innovative technology-based companies. Several IST students decided to foster the connections established with the entrepreneurs and educate themselves about the field of entrepreneurship by embarking on a trip to San Francisco, Calif.
Former Congressman Joseph Sestak named General Omar N. Bradley Chair
5/14/13
Joseph Sestak, former congressman and retired U.S. Navy three-star admiral, has been named as the 2013-14 recipient of the General Omar N. Bradley Chair in Strategic Leadership. While in residence, Sestak will conduct classes at Dickinson College, the U.S. Army War College and the Penn State University Dickinson School of Law and School of International Affairs.
Inaugural Huck Fellowships awarded
5/14/13
This year marks the inaugural awarding of the J. Lloyd Huck Fellowship to four promising young students – Megan Kepler, Lucilla Pizzo Suarez, Sam Jones and Zhi Chai – who will arrive at University Park in the fall of 2013.
Libraries give Penn State researchers access to 19th-century collections
5/14/13
Penn State students, faculty, and staff with an access ID now have access to more than 13,000 records for items in Nineteenth Century Collections Online, searchable in The CAT, the University Libraries online catalog, and through LionSearch, the Libraries federated search engine.
Reciprocal borrowing program allows those traveling access to many libraries
5/13/13
Penn State faculty, staff and students traveling this summer and conducting research can obtain access to many libraries through Penn State University Libraries' participation in a number of on-site and reciprocal borrowing programs.
Penn State librarians elected to ALA positions
5/13/13
Several Penn State librarians have been elected to positions within the American Library Association (ALA), for 2013-2014. Founded in 1876 and headquartered in Chicago, the ALA provides leadership for the development, promotion and improvement of library and information services and the profession of librarianship in order to enhance learning and ensure access to information for all.
Sir John Daniel puts MOOCs into context
5/13/13
The public is invited to join Sir John Daniel, a world-renowned researcher and theorist in the field of online and distance education, for a presentation, “Making sense of MOOCs and other emerging models in higher education,” from 3 to 4:30 p.m. on Thursday, June 13, in Foster Auditorium, 102 Paterno Library on the University Park campus of Penn State. The talk also is available on MediaSite Live at http://live.libraries.psu.edu/Mediasite/Catalog/Full/9516b47f3e5d447d930...
Penn State Harrisburg's Jaster inspires students through Shakespeare
5/13/13
Margaret Jaster, associate professor of English and humanities at Penn State Harrisburg, has received The American Shakespeare Center’s 2013 Words in Action Award. Presented annually on Shakespeare’s birthday, the award recognizes teachers from elementary to university levels whose approach to Shakespeare inspires students and personifies Shakespeare’s advice to be “great in act as you have been in thought.”
Navy rear admiral appointed to direct new center on weather risk solutions
5/13/13
Rear Adm. David W. Titley has been appointed as a faculty member in the College of Earth and Mineral Sciences at Penn State, beginning July 1. Titley will serve as senior scientist and director of a new center being formed on weather and climate risk solutions in the Department of Meteorology.
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Master of laws program creates lifelong bond
2/19/13
Seventeen years ago Marion Welp, Mercedes Guzman and Jacqueline Busterna had little in common, except one goal: earning master of laws degree in comparative law at The Dickinson School of Law. One year together in Carlisle forged a friendship of a lifetime, and the trio graduated in 1996.
The Nittany Lion Battalion: Commissioning Ceremony
5/10/13
Images from Penn State's Army ROTC commissioning ceremony held May 10 on the University Park campus.
Smeal commencement speaker urges students to work with integrity
5/9/13
More than 1,100 students received their baccalaureate degrees at the Penn State Smeal College of Business commencement ceremony May 5. Commencement speaker Lizabeth Zlatkus, retired executive vice president and chief risk officer at The Hartford, spoke about seizing career opportunities and learning to love what you choose to do.
ADT President Gursahaney to give engineering commencement address
4/29/13
Naren Gursahaney, president and CEO of ADT Corporation, will give the commencement address at the College of Engineering's baccalaureate degrees ceremony at 8 p.m. on May 3, in the Bryce Jordan Center.
Student, 'Educate: 20/20' founder, sees education as more than means to a job
4/25/13
Rachel Thor, a fifth-year senior from State College, Pa., says her goal upon entering college was to be "fully alive" the whole time. Her senior project in the bachelor of philosophy intercollege program culminated in a monthlong road tour with other education entrepreneurs searching to change the narrative around education.
Literary scholar contributes to new 'Gatsby' film
4/23/13
A Penn State literary scholar, James L. W. West III, the Edwin Erle Sparks Professor of English, has played a key behind-the-scenes role as a consultant to the director and cast of the upcoming Warner Brothers film "The Great Gatsby." West is general editor of the Cambridge Edition of the Works of F. Scott Fitzgerald, and published Trimalchio: An Early Version of "The Great Gatsby" in 2000.
Agricultural museum namesake and associate dean emeritus dies at 97
4/5/13
Jerome K. Pasto, associate dean emeritus in the College of Agricultural Sciences and founder and namesake of the Pasto Agricultural Museum, died March 17 at the age of 97.
Summer Reading Camp Fun
3/20/13
Each year, the Penn State College of Education invites elementary students from across the region to participate in Summer Reading Camp where children can discover the wonders of reading and writing as well as art, poetry, and much more.
Laetiporus Sulphureus: A Medicinal Mushroom from Ethiopia
2/27/13
Penn State Food Science visiting scholar Ashagrie Zewdu will present "Laetiporus Sulphureus: a Medicinal Mushroom from Ethiopia" from noon to 1 p.m. on Wednesday, March 13, in Foster Auditorium, first floor, Paterno Library on the University Park campus of Penn State.
Professors to share research "cost" of U.S. Ambassadorial appointments.
2/19/13
Ambassador Dennis Jett (retired) and Johannes Fedderke, both professors of international affairs at Penn State, explain their research on the politics of U.S. Ambassadorial postings in a new video.
For the future that we wait
5/4/13
Graduates, families and friends attended spring commencement ceremonies on Penn State's University Park campus.
Sheppard Elementary School Visit 2013
4/25/13
The College of Education has a very special relationship with Isaac A. Sheppard Elementary School in Philadelphia, PA that benefits both institutions greatly.
2013 Humphrey Fellows
4/19/13
The academic year for the 11 Humphrey Fellows who worked and studied at Penn State this year may be drawing to a close, but its effects will continue.
Non-Traditional Classrooms Offer Amazing Opportunities
4/18/13
Teachers, instructors and administrators work in a number of different settings, but they all have a common goal: educating people and improving society. That is what the instructors at Central Pennsylvania Institute of Science and Technology (CPI) work to do each day.