"I’ve been hammering away at the notion that if science researchers bring artists and designers to the table at the beginning, they will find that these creatives will ask new questions, will explode those questions and explode that research wide open, and will lead to new directions and new discoveries,” said Barbara Korner, dean of the College of Arts and Architecture.
Nikole Hannah-Jones, an award-winning investigative reporter for The New York Times Magazine whose work focuses on civil rights and racial injustices, served as the keynote speaker at "Brown@65: National Symposium for the 65th Anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education," held May 10 at the Nittany Lion Inn.
Abdulla Puckett, a doctoral student at the University of California at Los Angeles, addressed a group of nearly 140 individuals who gathered for the Penn State Prison Education and Reentry Summit on March 29-30 at the Nittany Lion Inn.
No matter the size or shape of your body, you can do anything you want to — that was the message members of Pretty Big Movement dance company shared with the Penn State Altoona community on March 21.
Linda Bernardi, the former chief innovation officer at IBM, discussed artificial intelligence and the "Internet of Things" at a recent Penn State Behrend Speaker Series event. "In the future, brands aren't going to exist," she said. "The consumer experience is the only thing that will matter."
U.S Army veteran, poet and memoirist Brian Turner was the guest speaker at Penn State Altoona's PTSD awareness event, held March 14 on campus.
Paul Perreault, chief executive officer and managing director of CSL Limited, the fifth largest biotech company in the world, presented “Innovation in Biotechnology: The Promise, The Potential, The Pitfalls” at the Penn State Forum on March 12 at University Park.
Former Gov. Tom Ridge visited Penn State Behrend to discuss opportunities for Great Lakes-related research. "We have a responsibility to preserve the environment and make sure that the generations that succeed us can enjoy it," he said.
Mark Focht, deputy commissioner and chief operating officer of New York City Parks and Recreation, spoke at the Penn State Forum on Feb. 8 at the Penn Stater Hotel and Conference Center. "My definition of equity as it relates to public spaces: all people, regardless of their place in society, have a right to safe and easy access to high quality, attractive, safe, clean, sustainable and resilient public spaces, which reflect their communities, values and needs. ... This to me is equity and public space," he said.
Ron Haviv, an Emmy-nominated, award-winning photojournalist, has covered more than 25 conflicts and worked in more 100 countries over the last 30 years, including the Bosnian War. Haviv, who has documented conflict and helped to raise awareness about human rights issues around the globe, presented “Shadows of Memory” at the Penn State Form on Dec. 5 at the Nittany Lion Inn.
Retired U.S. Army Maj. Shawn Morelli presented "Don't Limit Your Challenges; Challenge Your Limits" during the Penn State Forum held Nov. 28 at the Penn Stater Hotel and Conference Center at University Park. Morelli, a 1998 Penn State graduate, talked about her struggles as a wounded veteran and her fight to recover from injuries sustained from an IED explosion in Afghanistan.
Political analyst Elise Jordan debated former presidential candidate Howard Dean during a Penn State Behrend Speaker Series event, which focused in part on the tone of today’s politics. “People immediately brand someone who thinks differently as the enemy,” Jordan said. “That’s easier than having an actual conversation, and seeing where you can find common ground.”
"If we adopt the idea, that art delights, instructs and moves, and we think about governing as moving one another, steering one another, then — in this definition — all art is, de facto, political. It tries to delight, to instruct, and to move us in some way," said John Champagne, the 2018-19 Penn State Laureate, during his lecture on Oct. 12, part of the Penn State Forum speaker series.
Author Mohsin Hamid offered a lecture and reading of his works during Penn State Altoona's Distinguished Speaker Series event.
"[After the Gutenberg printing press] a hundred years passed before people figured out how to trust information again. The flood of information fundamentally changed ways of thinking and allowed society to move from the Dark Ages to the Renaissance and Reformation. We’re at a Gutenberg moment."
