During NASA’s 3D-Printed Mars Habitat Challenge in Peoria, Illinois, in early May, Penn State fell just short of besting its friendly rival AI SpaceFactory. But in the process, the team engineered a breakthrough that moves forward 3D-printing construction research and pushes the team closer to the goal of creating sustainable housing on Earth.
On April 25th, landscape architecture students at Penn State presented design concepts for a planned planted meadow ecosystem located on the northeastern corner of the University Park campus. Undergraduate and graduate students were exposed to the concept of designed ecosystems as they developed illustrations and features that could potentially be implemented at the project site, such as an entry sign, a pollinator garden, and a walkway.
Penn State landscape architecture student Anjelyque Easley has been selected as the undergraduate 2019 Landscape Architecture Foundation National Olmsted Scholar. She is the first Penn State student to receive the recognition, which is considered the highest honor for students in landscape architecture.
Penn State School of Music graduate student Jiwon Ha, a pianist from South Korea, recently won third prize at the Seventh New York International Artists Competition, which included participants from the United States, Australia, Canada, Japan, China, Korea, Singapore and Thailand.
The Big Ten Academic Alliance's Academic Leadership Program will include six new Fellows from Penn State in 2019-20. The program focuses on addressing the challenges of academic administration at major research universities. Through the program, participants who have demonstrated exceptional ability and administrative promise can further develop their leadership and managerial skills.
The Big Ten Academic Alliance’s Department Executive Officers Program has gained five additional Fellows from the Penn State ranks. Through the program, participants who have demonstrated exceptional ability through University administrative assignments or other significant positions in public, private or professional organizations, are aided in further developing their leadership and managerial skills.
The inaugural issue of a new journal on research and architecture has resulted in a grant from the Graham Foundation for Advanced Studies in the Fine Arts. FAKTUR: Documents and Architecture, which is edited by Pep Avilés, assistant professor of architecture at Penn State, and Matthew Kennedy, an American architect and writer based in Mexico City, also is among the seven finalists in the 2019 FAD Awards for publications in the field of architecture.
Ute Poerschke, professor and interim head of the Department of Architecture, has been awarded the Stuckeman Endowed Professorship for Advanced Design Studies, which is a two-year appointment within the Stuckeman School.
Approximately 200 College of Arts and Architecture undergraduates received their degrees on May 4, 2019, led by College Marshal Ilyse Aber, who earned her bachelor of music education degree with a cumulative 4.0 GPA.
Penn State New Kensington's third annual Off the Wall pARTy, scheduled for June 14, will feature artists Rodney Allen Trice and George Williams; live music by Vida Loves Donnie and Belly Up; seven pop-up galleries; interactive art stations; tapas and libations; and live and silent auctions.
The College of Arts and Architecture welcomed approximately 200 new graduates into the alumni ranks at its commencement ceremony on Saturday, May 4, at Eisenhower Auditorium. Dean Barbara Korner, who is retiring on June 30, gave the commencement address, titled “Let Your Life Speak.”
Landscape architecture students who spent the spring semester studying abroad in Germany paired up with their counterparts from Nürtingen University to design gardens that connect the German city of Überlingen with Mainau Island in the International Design Workshop.
Lam and Lina Hood grew up in farm families who subsisted on the basics, but they always found ways to enjoy various events and give back to their communities. The couple’s volunteerism and unwavering support for the Center for the Performing Arts at Penn State — as ushers for more than 20 years and members since the mid-2000s — earned the Hoods the center’s 2019 Distinguished Service Award.
The Administrative Fellows Program offers Penn State faculty and staff the opportunity to work with senior University officers to gain knowledge and experiences pertaining to the challenges of leadership in the academic community. For 2019-20, the Administrative Fellows are Gary Chinn, Lisa Kerchinski and Debra Thurley.
The HUB-Robeson Galleries present "Timely Warnings," a group exhibit about the topic of sexual assault on campus, featuring drawings, photographs, sculptures and paintings by University Park students and faculty.
