UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — The Graduate Exhibition, a showcase of musical and theatrical performances, cutting-edge research, and visual arts presented by Penn State's graduate students, will open with performances at 7 p.m. Friday, March 24, at Esber Recital Hall, and conclude on March 26 with poster presentations by graduate students of their research, along with video and visual arts displays in the HUB-Robeson Center.
More than 240 graduate students are expected to present their scholarly work to the public, and more than 170 volunteers are entered as judges in the 32nd annual Graduate Exhibition.
Performances
Music and Theater
7 p.m., Friday, March 24
Esber Recital Hall, Music Building I
Research Presentations
Posters and Videos
1 to 4 p.m., Sunday, March 26
Alumni and Heritage Halls, HUB-Robeson Center
Visual Arts
Sculptures, Photography, Paintings and more
1 to 4 p.m., Sunday, March 26
Art Gallery, HUB-Robeson Center (adjacent to the auditorium)
All events are free and open to the public.
Awards will be given to those students whose presentations are judged best in the categories of arts and humanities, engineering, health and life sciences, performance, physical sciences and mathematics, social and behavioral sciences, and visual arts. Award winners will be announced during the week of March 27.
The Graduate Exhibition celebrates research and creative scholarship, in all its aspects, as an essential and exciting part of graduate education at Penn State. Established in 1986, the Graduate Exhibition places special emphasis on communicating research and creative endeavor to a general audience and offers unique opportunities for professional development by challenging graduate students to present their work in clear, comprehensible terms to people outside their fields.