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President's Commissions for Equity to realign as advisory bodies

5/1/18

The President’s Commissions for Equity at Penn State will see changes to their activities and memberships to better reflect their original charges as advisory bodies. Beginning this summer, the commissions will refocus their work as advisory bodies to the president and President’s Council to address specific equity-related topics that support the University's Strategic Plan.

Commission for Women to hold 2018 awards luncheon April 13

2/21/18

The Penn State Commission for Women will hold its 12th annual awards luncheon from noon to 1:30 p.m. April 13 in Presidents Hall at the Penn Stater Hotel and Conference Center to honor this year’s recipients of the Rosemary Schraer Mentoring and Achieving Women awards.

CFW accepting nominations for Rosemary Schraer Mentoring, Achieving Women awards

12/8/17

The Commission for Women is seeking nominations for the Rosemary Schraer Mentoring Award and the Achieving Women Award. The awards serve to recognize an exceptional mentor in the University community and celebrate women who have shown remarkable professionalism and leadership at Penn State. Submissions are due no later than Feb. 8, 2018.

Timothy Ray Brown

The first and only person cured of HIV to speak on Nov. 1

9/21/17

Timothy Ray Brown, the world's first and only person cured of HIV, will discuss his cure during a talk titled "The Personification of Hope" at 6 p.m. Nov. 1 in Heritage Hall, HUB-Robeson Center on the University Park campus of Penn State.

IST seniors Damian Salonick, Kathleen Beck, Wares Farighi, Harrison Goniprow, Chris Jacobs, and Cameron McDaniel discuss their 440W project.

IST class project provides new digital home for LGBTQ community

5/15/17

Through his involvement with the President’s Commission on Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer Equity at Penn State, Damian Salonick learned that the commission wanted to improve the digital presence of all the LGBTQ organizations at Penn State. With several organizations and events serving their community, they needed a central hub to reach faculty, staff and students. It was a serendipitous moment for the College of Information Sciences and Technology senior, who was looking for such a problem to solve for a class project.

CORED poster

Equity commissions, Paul Robeson Cultural Center send message of unity

5/4/17

Penn State’s Commission on Racial/Ethnic Diversity (CORED), with the co-sponsorship of the Paul Robeson Cultural Center and the two other President’s Commissions for Equity, the Commission on Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer Equity (CLGBTQE) and the Commission for Women (CFW), created a poster in support of unity across Penn State.

Deanna Behring, center, was recognized, along with her fellow Achieving Women Award recipients, for her leadership in support of Penn State's diversity efforts.

Behring receives 2017 Achieving Women Award

4/10/17

Deanna Behring, assistant dean and director of international programs for the College of Agricultural Sciences, is the 2017 recipient of the Commission for Women's Achieving Women Award in the administrator category.

Laurie Mulvey and David Holloway laughing at an outdoor cafe

Workshop titled 'Dialogue in Trump's America' to compare U.S., Northern Ireland

3/29/17

David Holloway, director of Northern Ireland-based Community Dialogue, and Laurie Mulvey, executive director of Penn State’s World in Conversation Center for Public Diplomacy, will deliver a public workshop titled “Dialogue in Trump’s America.” Campus and community members are invited to participate in the workshop, which will be held from noon to 1 p.m. April 3 in Foster Auditorium, Paterno Library.

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