Kaytlynn Griswold, doctoral student in industrial organizational psychology in the College of the Liberal Arts at Penn State, is the recipient of the 2019 Jackson Lethbridge Tolerance Award.
Christopher Loperena will deliver a free lecture titled “The Racial Logics of Extraction” as part of the Sawyer Seminar at 6 p.m. on Thursday, March 21, in 160 Willard Building on the University Park campus of Penn State.
In Kentucky in the 1820s, an unusual school and community pursued the elusive goal of common ground for Indians and whites. Historian Christina Snyder looked at how this place where Americans sought a more inclusive way to build a nation, and how their dream broke apart.
Penn State alumnus and former Nittany Lion football standout Devon Still will share the story of his own journey overcoming obstacles at two upcoming Nittany Networking events.
The Penn State Alumni Association will honor prominent young alumni at the Alumni Achievement Awards on March 29.
Caroline Hunter, a 1997 international politics alumna, works to safeguard citizens’ confidence in democracy and the election process as a member of the Federal Election Commission, the independent regulatory agency charged with administering and enforcing federal campaign finance law.
The Paterno Fellows Program in the College of the Liberal Arts will hold its second Contemporary Issues Forum at 7 p.m. on March 28 in Foster Auditorium, 102 Paterno Library. This year’s theme will be "Understanding THON: For Which Kids? Starting a Conversation."
Lisa Iulo, associate professor of architecture and director of the Hamer Center for Community Design in the Stuckeman School, is the lead researcher on an interdisciplinary team that has received funding from Penn State to develop community-based solutions to river flooding in Pennsylvania under the University’s strategic plan seed grant program.
McKenna Kimmel, a sophomore double-majoring in Chinese and finance, has found a way to successfully turn her passions for archery, sewing, business, the Chinese language and Penn State into two successful businesses.
Ryan Calabretta-Sajder, assistant professor of Italian and film at the University of Arkansas, will present "Queering Italian Cinema: The Case of Ferzan Özpetek" at 4 p.m. Monday, March 25, in 110 Business Building on Penn State’s University Park campus.
The Office of Global Programs will hold three information sessions for the Perreault Fellows Program in late March and early April. The Perreault Fellows Program supports a comprehensive educational and international internship opportunity for a select and diverse group of talented undergraduates intent on becoming global leaders in the field of health and human well-being.
Research Unplugged, the popular series of stimulating conversations with Penn State researchers, returns to Schlow Centre Region Library in April for its spring 2019 talks.
An innovative new course is designed to make entrepreneurship relevant to people who traditionally have been outside of entrepreneurial careers, and also to create "Schoolhouse Rock" types of educational videos on the topic.
Jonathan Eburne, associate professor of comparative literature, English, and French and Francophone studies at Penn State, will present “Book Talk: Outsider Theory” at 12:15 p.m. on Monday, March 18, in 102 Kern Building at University Park.
Afro-Brazilian Samba and Capoeira are coming to Penn State in a series of Capoeira and Samba workshops with special guests Mestre Efraim Silva and Thelma Ladeira, of the Connecticut Capoeira and Dance Company, starting at 10 a.m. on Saturday, March 16, in the HUB-Flex Theatre. The workshops are free and open to the public.
