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College Announcements: Oct. 3, 2018

10/3/18

Keep up with information about various happenings at Penn State, including study volunteer requests, activities and other opportunities.

Latin words engraved in stone

Latin may help students bridge their native language with English

10/3/18

Researchers found that teaching English Learners — students who aren’t fluent in English and often come from homes where a language other than English is spoken — the Latin roots of words helped them problem solve the meaning of unfamiliar words.

Dr. Richard Catalano

'Communities That Care' is topic of 2018 Bennett Lecture

10/3/18

The Edna Bennett Pierce Prevention Research Center will welcome 2018 Bennett Lecturer Richard Catalano, Bartley Dobb Professor for the Study and Prevention of Violence, and co-founder of the Social Development Research Group at the University of Washington, on Oct. 25, at University Park. The lecture, in its 16th year, is free and open to the public.

Center for Global Studies to host brown bag lectures

10/1/18

The Center for Global Studies at Penn State will host a series of faculty and graduate "brown bag" lectures from 12:15 to 1:15 p.m. on Wednesdays this fall in 25 Burrowes Building. The first brown bag lecture, “Holding on to Democratic Leadership in a Time of Changing Policy and Reform: Socially Distributed Leadership Practice Towards Professional Learning in Denmark and the U.S.,” will take place Oct. 3.

Penn State-Pitt Education Summit celebrates 3 years

9/27/18

The third annual PSU-Pitt Education Summit will convene at University Park at 11 a.m. today (Sept. 27) at the Nittany Lion Inn to continue a partnership aimed at providing better services and resources for K-12 students in Pennsylvania.

College initiatives

Advising and Certification Center welcomes many changes

9/19/18

Since the summer of 2011, the College of Education's Advising and Certification Center has seen a complete transformation of staff. The center offers various services for undergraduate students, including providing information on internships and professional development opportunities and making sure students meet academic program and certification requirements.

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