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Dr. Elaine Farndale and Dr. Maria Beamond from CIHRS, together with Sebastián Conde, Director of the Centre for Organizational Engineering at the University of Chile after the signing of the memorandum by the Rector of the University of Chile.

College of the Liberal Arts signs MOU with University of Chile

6/15/18

Susan Welch, dean of the Penn State College of the Liberal Arts, recently finalized a memorandum of understanding with the University of Chile to collaborate through the Center for International Human Resource Studies and the School of Labor and Employment Relations.

Penn State alumnus named artistic producer of Alberta Theatre Projects

6/14/18

Penn State alumnus Darcy Evans has been named the new artistic producer of Alberta Theatre Projects. Evans has more than two decades of experience in theater across North America and received his master of fine arts in theater and his postbaccalaureate certificate in fundraising leadership at Penn State.

Penn State Data Center

Data Center migrations help free up resources, improve security, monitoring

6/14/18

Six months after migrating its information technology (IT) infrastructure from the Moore Building to the new Data Center, the College of the Liberal Arts IT staff is seeing the benefits of moving its systems into the state-of-the-art facility that offers power, cooling, monitoring and security benefits.

Washington spikes ball

Retherford, Washington earn 2017-18 Big Ten Medal of Honor

6/13/18

Seniors Zain Retherford and Haleigh Washington, members of the University’s wrestling and women’s volleyball teams, respectively, have been selected as Penn State’s recipients for the prestigious Big Ten Medal of Honor for 2017-18.

Forrest Briscoe

When the 'business of business' bleeds into politics

6/11/18

What does it mean for democracy when a company steps in where the government normally would? Forrest Briscoe, professor of management and organization in the Smeal College of Business, discusses the increasing intersections between business, government and civic life on the latest episode of the McCourtney Institute for Democracy’s Democracy Works podcast.

Brian Davis - Old Main bell tower fall 2017

Life-changing text alert puts Penn State student on path to success

6/11/18

Brian Davis found out that he was accepted to Penn State while practicing parallel parking in his hometown of Philadelphia. This spring he graduated with a bachelor's degree in African-American studies, with minors in international studies, sociology, and civic and community engagement. “Penn State has impacted my life in so many ways,” he said.

Two young girls working on a paper.

Preschool program preps kids for academic success through elementary school

6/4/18

A program that helps low-income parents prepare their children for school has benefits that extend beyond kindergarten and into into third grade, according to Penn State researchers. The researchers found that the preschoolers of parents who participated in the program performed better academically, acquired better social emotional skills and needed fewer additional school services when they were in third grade.

Restored statue platform with standing moai on the south coast of Rapa Nui. Note that one of the moai is adorned with a red scoria pukao.

Hats on for Easter Island statues

6/4/18

How do you put a 13-ton hat on a giant statue? That's what a team of researchers is trying to figure out with their study of Easter Island statues and the red hats that sit atop some of them.

War veteran talking about problems during therapy

Posttraumatic stress affects academics

5/28/18

Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) caused by traumatic military experiences is associated with feelings of anxiety, anger, sadness and/or guilt. New Penn State research is evaluating how PTSD symptoms increase risks for academic difficulties as well.

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