GreenBuild Duplex Construction
9/10/18
The GreenBuild project is a collaboration between community members, Penn State, and stakeholders to create affordable, sustainable homes for middle-income homeowners.
Arts and Architecture
Arts and Architecture
College of Arts & Architecture hosts Women of Color in Art and Design Symposium
9/7/18
Seven Penn State alumni working in the arts, design and communications fields will participate in the Women of Color in Art and Design Symposium from 6:30 to 8 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 13, at the Palmer Lipcon Auditorium, Palmer Museum of Art. Sponsored by the College of Arts and Architecture and moderated by Kikora Franklin, associate professor of theatre, the symposium will feature a panel discussion where participants talk about career goals and the challenges of working as women of color in their respective fields.
Cirque Éloize's 'Hotel' to make its Penn State premiere Oct. 3 at Eisenhower
9/4/18
Montreal’s Cirque Éloize will welcome audience members into a timeless hotel, a meeting place for strangers from all walks of life, when it performs its new contemporary circus production, “Hotel,” at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 3 in Eisenhower Auditorium.
Palmer Museum of Art releases fall 2018 programming schedule
9/4/18
This season, the Palmer Museum of Art at Penn State will host a full slate of fall programs that are sure to appeal to both University and community audiences. The diverse schedule features popular noontime poetry readings, Friday gallery talks and Pop Up exhibitions, and Sunday afternoon docent tours, as well as several exciting new programs, including Third Thursday evening events and a Family Day for art lovers of all ages.
Simpson receives two engineering design awards at international conference
9/4/18
Tim Simpson, a professor and researcher known for his knowledge within the realm of product design and additive manufacturing, was the recipient of two awards at the 2018 American Society of Mechanical Engineers International Design Engineering Technical Conferences and Computers and Information in Engineering Conference.
ADRI hosts director, public performance specialist to work with theatre students
9/4/18
This fall, the Arts and Design Research Incubator will host Marike Splint, assistant professor in the School of Theater, Film and Television at the University of California, Los Angeles, for a weeklong residency, Oct. 1-5, to work with Penn State students and produce several public events. Splint also will offer a public workshop and performance.
Campus art initiative seeks high-impact locations for site-specific pieces
9/4/18
The Campus Arts Initiative is looking for high-impact locations on various Penn State campuses to host newly commissioned works of art.
Cirque Eloize Hotel
8/31/18
The Center for the Performing Arts at Penn State co-commissioned “Hotel,” which features a cast of 12 artists who perform a variety of circus acts.
'Ruskin and the Art of Relations' to be Art History Department's Dickson Lecture
8/30/18
The Penn State Department of Art History will host an upcoming Dickson Memorial Lecture, "Ruskin and the Art of Relations” by Jeremy Melius, assistant professor of art history at Tufts University, on Sept. 20.
Mars habitat 3D printing team continues success in NASA competition
8/30/18
The second place finish in the second of five levels within phase 3 of the competition earned PennStateDen@Mars just less than $33,000 to be used for developing the technology that will propel the team through the two remaining levels.
Art ed professor receives 2018 Outstanding Higher Education Art Educator award
8/29/18
Aaron Knochel, assistant professor of art education in the Penn State School of Visual Arts, has received the 2018 Outstanding Higher Education Art Educator Award from the Pennsylvania Art Education Association.
Things to Do at Penn State: Aug. 30-Sept. 6
8/29/18
The Student Farm's third annual Harvest Festival, 'Stranger Things' actor at Penn State Behrend and the return of the Huddle with the Faculty lecture series are among the cultural highlights at Penn State this weekend and next week.
Cantus returns to Penn State with ‘Alone Together’ program Sept. 25
8/27/18
A capella octet Cantus — called “the premier men’s vocal ensemble in the United States” — will make its second appearance at Penn State when it performs “Alone Together,” an introspective look at what it means to connect in our modern world, on Sept. 25 in the Pasquerilla Spiritual Center.
Fayette's Coal and Coke Heritage Center to host book launch for 'Shale Play'
8/27/18
The Coal and Coke Heritage Center at Penn State Fayette, The Eberly Campus, will host the book launch for "Shale Play: Poems and Photographs from the Fracking Fields," by Penn State faculty members Julia Kasdorf and Steven Rubin, at 5:30 p.m. on Sept. 5.
Help make a collaborative mural at LION Bash Aug. 29
8/27/18
Join the Woskob Family Gallery and Center for the Performing Arts to make a large-scale, collaborative mural using DIY drawing tools and basic sewing techniques, during LION Bash on Aug. 29.