Lehigh Valley sophomore interviews commencement speaker Jeffrey Tambor
5/7/13
Penn State Lehigh Valley sophomore Alexandra Lynn interviewed Jeffrey Tambor in advance of his speech at the 2013 Penn State Lehigh Valley Commencement on May 3.
Movies and TV
Movies and TV
Penn State professor's film to be released on DVD, digital download
5/6/13
After an extremely successful festival run, Tarantula Entertainment is delighted to announce the release of THE PACT, for purchase on Createspace.com and Amazon.com on May 11, 2013. The Release will be in conjunction with its final festival screening at the Northern Voyage Film Festival, Brookings SD.
Student-produced 'In the Game' to air on WPSU
5/3/13
Two episodes of a sports magazine show produced by students in the College of Communications at Penn State will air today, May 3, and Friday, May 10, on WPSU. Each of the different episodes will air at 10 p.m.
Greater Allegheny students produce business plan for 'Farm Kings'
4/30/13
Joe King, eldest child and patriarch of the King family, made famous by their television show, "Farm Kings," visited the Penn State Greater Allegheny campus April 30.
Lehigh Valley Commencement exercises to be held May 4
4/30/13
Penn State Lehigh Valley will hold its annual commencement ceremony at 11 a.m. on Saturday, May 4, at Stabler Arena in Bethlehem, Pa. The campus will award associate and bachelor's degrees to roughly 65 local students. The featured speaker for the event is Jeffrey Tambor, Emmy-nominated film and television actor. Commencement is a ticketed event. For more information, contact 610-285-5067.
Penn State's Sustainability Institute, Public Media at work on "Green Solutions"
4/26/13
The Sustainability Institute is collaborating with Penn State Public Media on their upcoming production of a national documentary. "Water Blues, Green Solutions" shows how cities from Philadelphia to San Antonio to the Bronx are using natural systems to clean, absorb and help manage water.
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.
Penn State Lehigh Valley student to be featured on 'Undercover Boss'
4/23/13
When Penn State Lehigh Valley student Megan Pustaver began working out and then working at the Easton branch of Retro Fitness she couldn't have imagined how her life would change in just a year. In addition to making significant strides toward her health and weight-loss goals, the Easton resident can now thank the company for helping her make her national television debut. Pustaver will be featured prominently on the next episode of the CBS hit show "Undercover Boss," airing at 8 p.m. Friday, April 26.
TV Field Production class to hold advance screening of news show
4/17/13
COMM 282, the Television Field Production course, is ready to air its final project, a 15-minute news show titled "Our Penn State Lehigh Valley" at 12:15 p.m. Thursday, April 25, in the auditorium at Penn State Lehigh Valley. The course, new this semester and instructed by PBS station manager Amy Burkett, had students working and filming at the PBS-39 studio located at the SteelStacks in Bethlehem. The event is free and open to the public.
Blue & White Festival celebrates best student films
4/16/13
The best films produced by students across all majors at Penn State will be screened during the Blue & White Film Festival, which begins at 7 p.m. Thursday, April 25, at the State Theatre in State College.
WPSU to air panel discussion about school violence prevention
4/16/13
WPSU will broadcast “Preventing School Violence: From Community Awareness to Evidence-Based Policies and Practices," at 8 p.m. Thursday, April 18, on WPSU-TV.
Screening of HBO documentary about artist’s experiences caring for sister
4/11/13
The College of Arts and Architecture will host a screening of "Raising Renee," the HBO documentary about artist and Penn State alumna Beverly McIver’s experiences caring for her mentally disabled sister, at 7 p.m. on Thursday, April 18, in the Palmer Lipcon Auditorium, Palmer Museum of Art on the University Park campus of Penn State.
Penn State York professor offers a look at 'Downton Abbey'
4/11/13
Jennifer Nesbitt, associate professor of English at Penn State York, will offer a look at the PBS hit drama “Downton Abbey” at 7 p.m. on Monday, April 22, in the Joe and Rosie Ruhl Student Community Center at the campus. The event, sponsored by Penn State York’s Lee R. Glatfelter Library, is free and open to the public.
IST film screening to focus on cyber threats
4/3/13
In today’s interconnected society, cyber-attacks, identity theft and privacy invasion pose increasing threats to national and personal security. Students, faculty and staff at Penn State’s College of Information Sciences and Technology (IST) will gather next week to watch a new documentary film directed by a Penn State alumnus that explores the “wide-spanning socio-technical fallout caused by data collection and social networks.”
WPSU, Penn State Law to host screening of 'The Central Park Five' on April 8
4/2/13
WPSU-TV and Penn State Dickinson School of Law will host an advance community screening of "The Central Park Five," a powerful new PBS film from award-winning filmmaker Ken Burns, on Monday, April 8.
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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.
Lehigh Valley sophomore interviews commencement speaker Jeffrey Tambor
5/7/13
Penn State Lehigh Valley sophomore Alexandra Lynn interviewed Jeffrey Tambor in advance of his speech at the 2013 Penn State Lehigh Valley Commencement on May 3.
Penn State professor's film to be released on DVD, digital download
5/6/13
After an extremely successful festival run, Tarantula Entertainment is delighted to announce the release of THE PACT, for purchase on Createspace.com and Amazon.com on May 11, 2013. The Release will be in conjunction with its final festival screening at the Northern Voyage Film Festival, Brookings SD.
Student-produced 'In the Game' to air on WPSU
5/3/13
Two episodes of a sports magazine show produced by students in the College of Communications at Penn State will air today, May 3, and Friday, May 10, on WPSU. Each of the different episodes will air at 10 p.m.
Greater Allegheny students produce business plan for 'Farm Kings'
4/30/13
Joe King, eldest child and patriarch of the King family, made famous by their television show, "Farm Kings," visited the Penn State Greater Allegheny campus April 30.
Lehigh Valley Commencement exercises to be held May 4
4/30/13
Penn State Lehigh Valley will hold its annual commencement ceremony at 11 a.m. on Saturday, May 4, at Stabler Arena in Bethlehem, Pa. The campus will award associate and bachelor's degrees to roughly 65 local students. The featured speaker for the event is Jeffrey Tambor, Emmy-nominated film and television actor. Commencement is a ticketed event. For more information, contact 610-285-5067.
Penn State's Sustainability Institute, Public Media at work on "Green Solutions"
4/26/13
The Sustainability Institute is collaborating with Penn State Public Media on their upcoming production of a national documentary. "Water Blues, Green Solutions" shows how cities from Philadelphia to San Antonio to the Bronx are using natural systems to clean, absorb and help manage water.
Penn State Lehigh Valley student to be featured on 'Undercover Boss'
4/23/13
When Penn State Lehigh Valley student Megan Pustaver began working out and then working at the Easton branch of Retro Fitness she couldn't have imagined how her life would change in just a year. In addition to making significant strides toward her health and weight-loss goals, the Easton resident can now thank the company for helping her make her national television debut. Pustaver will be featured prominently on the next episode of the CBS hit show "Undercover Boss," airing at 8 p.m. Friday, April 26.
TV Field Production class to hold advance screening of news show
4/17/13
COMM 282, the Television Field Production course, is ready to air its final project, a 15-minute news show titled "Our Penn State Lehigh Valley" at 12:15 p.m. Thursday, April 25, in the auditorium at Penn State Lehigh Valley. The course, new this semester and instructed by PBS station manager Amy Burkett, had students working and filming at the PBS-39 studio located at the SteelStacks in Bethlehem. The event is free and open to the public.
Blue & White Festival celebrates best student films
4/16/13
The best films produced by students across all majors at Penn State will be screened during the Blue & White Film Festival, which begins at 7 p.m. Thursday, April 25, at the State Theatre in State College.
WPSU to air panel discussion about school violence prevention
4/16/13
WPSU will broadcast “Preventing School Violence: From Community Awareness to Evidence-Based Policies and Practices," at 8 p.m. Thursday, April 18, on WPSU-TV.
Screening of HBO documentary about artist’s experiences caring for sister
4/11/13
The College of Arts and Architecture will host a screening of "Raising Renee," the HBO documentary about artist and Penn State alumna Beverly McIver’s experiences caring for her mentally disabled sister, at 7 p.m. on Thursday, April 18, in the Palmer Lipcon Auditorium, Palmer Museum of Art on the University Park campus of Penn State.
Penn State York professor offers a look at 'Downton Abbey'
4/11/13
Jennifer Nesbitt, associate professor of English at Penn State York, will offer a look at the PBS hit drama “Downton Abbey” at 7 p.m. on Monday, April 22, in the Joe and Rosie Ruhl Student Community Center at the campus. The event, sponsored by Penn State York’s Lee R. Glatfelter Library, is free and open to the public.
IST film screening to focus on cyber threats
4/3/13
In today’s interconnected society, cyber-attacks, identity theft and privacy invasion pose increasing threats to national and personal security. Students, faculty and staff at Penn State’s College of Information Sciences and Technology (IST) will gather next week to watch a new documentary film directed by a Penn State alumnus that explores the “wide-spanning socio-technical fallout caused by data collection and social networks.”
WPSU, Penn State Law to host screening of 'The Central Park Five' on April 8
4/2/13
WPSU-TV and Penn State Dickinson School of Law will host an advance community screening of "The Central Park Five," a powerful new PBS film from award-winning filmmaker Ken Burns, on Monday, April 8.