Education

College announcements: March 27, 2019

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College sponsors annual Raising Reader Book Drive

The College of Education's Diversity and Community Enhancement Committee (DCEC) once again is partnering with the Centre County United Way to collect book donations for the annual Raising Reader Book Drive. The DCEC encourages multicultural and multilingual books, however all new and gently used books for ages 5 and younger are accepted.

Drop-off boxes have been placed in the following locations: 301 Keller; Rackley — shelf by the first-floor elevators; 125 CEDAR; hallway outside of 270 Chambers; and 123 Chambers Building (Office of Multicultural Programs).

Child Maltreatment Solutions Network seeks presentation proposals

The Penn State Child Maltreatment Solutions Network is seeking proposals for paper and poster presentations at its 2019 conference, which will be held Sept. 23-24 at the Nittany Lion Inn at University Park. The title of this year's conference is "The Future of Foster Care: New Science to Address Old Problems." Proposals for 30-minute oral presentations and poster presentations are sought on a range of topics. For more information, visit http://bit.ly/2Wjh8lT online.

Nominations open to recognize LGBTQA community contributions

Each year, the LGBTQA Student Resource Center, a unit of Penn State Student Affairs, acknowledges outstanding contributions and service to the LGBTQA community. The center currently is seeking nominations for the 2019 awards. Faculty, staff and students all are eligible to receive one of three awards and self-nominations are accepted. Nominations will be accepted through March 29. For more information about the awards, visit http://bit.ly/2TQykmb online.

Stand for State peer educator applications due April 5

Stand for State, Penn State’s bystander intervention initiative, is accepting applications from students interested in becoming peer educators. Applications will be open through April 5. Stand for State is a program that focuses on empowering students to step in when it counts. Peer educators will provide programming and education about two topics: interrupting acts of bias and interrupting sexual/relationship violence. They have the opportunity to educate other students about both responding to red flags and making proactive choices to work toward creating a safer and more inclusive campus. For more information about the program and how to apply, visit http://bit.ly/2TvJkQM online.

If you have an announcement you would like to share with the College of Education, send it via email to edrelations@psu.edu. Submissions must include a contact name and telephone number so that Connections can verify the information.

Last Updated March 27, 2019