The Center for the Performing Arts at Penn State has been awarded a three-year grant from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. The $600,000 grant will support initiatives that will more deeply integrate the performing arts with Penn State’s research and pedagogical missions.
Lynette Yarger, associate professor of information sciences and technology at Penn State, has been appointed the Schreyer Honors College’s inaugural assistant dean for equity and inclusion, effective Aug. 1.
When it was first enacted on June 22, 1944, near the end of the Second World War, the GI Bill changed the lives of veterans by giving them many benefits, including a tuition-free education. As the 75th anniversary of the GI bill approaches, this piece of legislation continues to provide opportunity to veterans, including those enrolling at Penn State.
Stephanie Danette Preston has been promoted to associate dean for graduate educational equity at Penn State, effective April 1. As associate dean for graduate educational equity, Preston serves on the Council of College Multicultural Leadership. She also serves as chief diversity officer for graduate education at Penn State and oversees the Office of Graduate Educational Equity Programs in the Graduate School.
The Students for Cultivating Change organization in Penn State’s College of Agricultural Sciences recently hosted a webinar focusing on inclusion and diversity in agriculture, which was presented by Ashlee Davis, the global lead for external affairs for Cargill, a privately held corporation headquartered in Minnetonka, Minnesota.
Brian Brubaker, director of education abroad in Penn State Global Programs, and Wendy Coduti, assistant professor of education (rehabilitation and human services), held a session at the Forum on Education Abroad that examined best practices in recruiting, preparing and supporting students with disabilities in education abroad.
The University's Multicultural Resource Center (MRC) has recognized one College of Education staff member and two students in its annual awards presentation. Brenda Martinez, administrative support assistant in the College's Office of Multicultural Programs, is the inaugural recipient of the MRC Faculty and Staff Diversity Recognition Award. Students Krishawna Goins and Rabiyatu Jalloh won the Student Leadership Award and Volunteer Service Award, respectively.
In New York City on April 23, take a look back at 50 years of progress in the Pride Movement, while on May 21 in Washington, D.C., get insights on the similarities and differences for students at historically black colleges and universities and non-HBCUs.
Teachers-in-training need to learn a lot of different skills, but Jordan Gardner never imagined sewing would be one of them. The culminating project in one of her classes is the performance of "The Happy Valley Show" puppet show, with puppets made by students in the class.
Students and faculty members in the College of the Liberal Arts have established the Graduate Alliance for Diversity and Inclusion. The group will hold its final meeting of the semester and an open house at 6 p.m. Thursday, April 18, in 102 Burrowes Building.
Recently, students of the Center for Immigrants' Rights Clinic had the opportunity to develop and deliver immigration training to a local team: Penn State University Police at University Park.
Viva Kultura, an internationally acclaimed performing arts group, will visit Penn State Berks for a 7 p.m. performance on April 18 in the Perkins Student Center Auditorium. The event is free and open to the public.
The Penn State School of Music will celebrate women in music with "Empow(H)er," a concert featuring the works of female composers, at 8 p.m. Sunday, April 14, in the new School of Music Recital Hall at University Park. The program will feature a variety of works, including performances by marimba, brass, solo voice and choirs.
To commemorate the 65th anniversary of the landmark Brown v. Board of Education decision, the Center for Education and Civil Rights and the Africana Research Center at Penn State will convene Brown@65, a national symposium of education, law and policy scholars and practitioners, May 10 on Penn State's University Park campus.
Diversity, inclusion and social justice all have an articulated importance in the Penn State College of Education. That is increasingly evident through the actions of the college's faculty, staff and students, who are working hard to bring about social change and realize more student success in diverse populations. The most recent example of this commitment is the Prison Education and Reentry Summit, held March 29-30 on the University Park campus.
