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McCombie military appreciation

Military, CIA officers to share experiences as women in male-dominated fields

10/17/18

Marine Corps Maj. Paige Kennedy and former CIA case officer Shannon McCombie, both Penn State alumnae, will headline a seminar and Q&A session from 5 to 7 p.m. Oct. 30 at Penn State’s University Park campus to discuss their experiences as women who have paved the way in historically male-dominated fields.

Community Day celebration

Palmer celebrates art and the natural world during annual Community Day Oct. 20

10/16/18

In connection with Penn State’s Parents & Families Weekend, the Palmer Museum of Art will hold its annual Community Day celebration this from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 20. This year’s program invites visitors to consider connections between art and the natural world via gallery talks, tours, music, and art activities inspired by two still-life exhibitions currently on view at the museum. Cider and cookies will be available.

Three men sit and hold their instruments while they smile for the camera.

Fleck-Hussain-Meyer trio and flutist Chaurasia to perform Nov. 14

10/16/18

The leading virtuosos on their respective instruments, Béla Fleck, Zakir Hussain and Edgar Meyer move with ease among the spheres of classical, bluegrass, jazz and world music. They’ll come together at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 14 in Eisenhower Auditorium with special guest Indian flutist Rakesh Chaurasia to perform original compositions showcasing the beauty and versatility of the banjo, tabla and double bass. Five dollars from each ticket sold will be donated to Penn State THON.

Nittany AI Celebration

Penn State team uses AI to find shortest path to graduation

10/11/18

A team of seven undergraduates were awarded $30,000 in September from the Nittany AI Alliance to further develop LionPlanner, an application that is designed to provide a solution to many undergraduate woes — finding the shortest path to graduation. Christina Warren from the College of Arts and Architecture; and Michael Roos, Benjamin Proto, Thanh Tran, Quinn Verbeke, Mathew Mancini, Dylan Shoemaker, and faculty adviser Wang-Chien Lee from the College of Engineering, developed LionPlanner as part of the 2018 Nittany AI Challenge.

For Freedoms

50 State Initiative art exhibit

10/10/18

From Oct. 8 to 18, the Borland Project Space will host an exhibit by Evan Walsh, communications director of the artist-run For Freedoms foundation. For two weeks Walsh will use the space to feature a local iteration of "For Freedoms’ 50 State Initiative."

Existing Tonkin Gallery

Palmer Museum begins reinstallation of the Tonkin Gallery

10/9/18

The Palmer Museum of Art announces the temporary closure and upcoming reinstallation of the museum’s first floor Harold L. and Edythe B. Tonkin Gallery. The Tonkin gallery will be reconfigured to display pieces from the museum’s expanding studio glass collection, as well as highlights from its existing world-class ceramic collection. The phased reinstallation will begin with the closing of the gallery on Oct. 9 and with the goal of reopening to the public by Dec. 8.

Two actors wearing medieval-style clothing each hoist a chalice while a group of actors stand behind them.

Bottom brothers take on Shakespeare in 'Something Rotten!'

10/9/18

The completely original new musical “Something Rotten!,” originally directed and choreographed on Broadway by Tony Award winner Casey Nicholaw, comes to Penn State for a performance at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 7 in Eisenhower Auditorium.

A woman with violin

I Am Woman — Danbi Um

10/4/18

Escher String Quartet violinist Danbi Um will make her Penn State debut with Escher String Quartet and pianist Gilles Vonsattel on Oct. 30 at Schwab Auditorium. In an email interview with the Center for the Performing Arts at Penn State, Um’s answers present a picture of a composed and stoic artist. But she also reveals a quiet, gentle appreciation of her surroundings. Her musical taste reflects that.

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