Where were you during the Apollo moon landing 50 years ago? For 60 former Penn State choir members, the answer is easy — they were performing an open-air concert in the Stadium of Apollo in Delphi, Greece. Today, international tours remain a highlight for Penn State musicians, providing unique performance opportunities and bonding experiences.
The public is invited to the formal dedication of the Barbara O. and James R. Korner Tower Terrace, located under the water tower between the Stuckeman Family and Theatre Buildings, at 2 p.m. on Friday, June 14, at the terrace. The terrace is being named for the Korners in honor of their leadership and commitment to Penn State during their 12 years at the University.
Approximately 200 College of Arts and Architecture undergraduates received their degrees on May 4, 2019, led by College Marshal Ilyse Aber, who earned her bachelor of music education degree with a cumulative 4.0 GPA.
Aaron Knochel, assistant professor of art education in the Penn State School of Visual Arts, is the 2019 recipient of the National Art Education Association (NAEA) Eastern Region Higher Education Art Educator Award.
As Penn State administrators and faculty members, Barbara and James Korner have seen firsthand how many students struggle to afford a college education. That’s why they have established an Open Doors Scholarship as part of the University’s current fundraising campaign, “A Greater Penn State for 21st Century Excellence.” The couple has also made commitments to support the College of Arts and Architecture, WPSU and Shaver’s Creek Environmental Center through their estate.
Mihyun Kang has been appointed as a research professor in the Stuckeman School of Architecture and Landscape Architecture and the College of Arts and Architecture liaison to the Sustainability Institute. Kang, who holds a Ph.D. in interior design from the University of Minnesota, comes to Penn State from Oklahoma State University, where she was a professor and the holder of the Chris Salmon Endowed Professorship in the Department of Design, Housing and Merchandising. Her research focuses on sustainable interior design and design for special populations.
Barbara Palmer, whose lifetime of philanthropy is evident across Penn State and the Centre region, died peacefully on Sunday, Jan. 20. She was 93. Recognized by the University as an honorary alumna in 1987, Palmer was deeply engaged as a donor and a volunteer at the institution and in many organizations throughout the region.
Penn State alumna Libby Gopal, 2002 bachelor of science in music education, was recently selected as the recipient of the New Jersey governor’s Educator of the Year Award for East Orange Campus High School for her educational contributions at the local, district and state level.
One-hundred years after the end of World War I, a new composition commemorating that day in history will be performed by the Penn State Concert Choir on November 11 at 4 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.
The School of Music needs 400 people to help tune the new recital hall on Oct. 30 and 31. That's right — 400 people to sit quietly in a seat while the acousticians measure and evaluate the sound of various instruments and ensembles.
Penn State students are invited to learn more about campus arts organizations and performance ensembles during the College of Arts and Architecture’s annual Arts Day, Monday, Oct. 8, 10 a.m.–1 p.m.
Roots of Life, an African performing arts ensemble that is a collaboration between the Penn State School of Theatre and the State College Area School District (SCASD), will present a free community workshop and performance, “A Dream Conceived in Truth Can Never Die,” on Sunday, March 25, at Mount Nittany Middle School. The workshop, appropriate for all ages, starts at 3 p.m., and will include instruction in West African dance and drumming. The Roots of Life performance at 3:30 p.m. will feature dance, drumming, dialogue, and poetry.
Penn State’s Woskob Family Gallery is partnering with School of Visual Arts art education graduate students to provide free art-making "make/stuff" workshops during Downtown State College’s First Fridays. The next two workshops are from 5 to 8 p.m. on March 2 and April 6, at the gallery.
The Penn State Glee Club "raised the song" at Lincoln Center in New York City on January 13, 2018, after the University Glee Club of New York City (formed 1894) invited them to perform in Alice Tully Hall. Each ensemble performed individually for thirty minutes, and the concert concluded with five compositions sung by more than 150 massed voices. The concert marked the first collaboration between these two storied ensembles
Penn State graphic design alumna Kelly Thompson launched and leads a relief effort for her adopted home of Vieques, Puerto Rico, which was devastated by Hurricane Maria. Now a nonprofit group, ViequesLove organized one of the first flights to land on the island runway post-hurricane, armed with much-needed satellite phones that allowed communication within the island and also between the island and the continental U.S.
