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Undergraduate students develop Math 110 packets for studying

5/1/19

A team of students has finished assembling a study packet series for Math 110: Techniques of Calculus, one of the most-taken mathematics courses at Penn State, through a collaboration between the Department of Mathematics and Penn State Learning. The packets are available at no extra charge to Math 110 students.

International Write-In: Sunday, April 22, 2018

Spring 2018 International Write-In event set for April 22

4/17/18

The University Libraries will hold a spring 2018 International Write-In event on Sunday, April 22, in Mann Assembly Room, 103 Paterno Library on the University Park campus. The event, broken into two sessions, encourages participants to use dedicated time to work on and complete writing assignments and projects throughout the evening. Session one is scheduled from 3:30 to 7:30 p.m. and session two from 8 p.m. to midnight.

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Fulbright Features: Alum makes a big world smaller teaching English in Brazil

8/31/17

Penn State students and alumni are traveling around the world to conduct research, teach English, attend master's degree programs and more as part of the Fulbright U.S. Student Program, a highly sought-after international educational exchange program funded by the U.S. Department of State. This essay was written by a Penn State Fulbright recipient who has embarked on his Fulbright trip.

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Second session added for International Write-In event April 23

4/2/17

Two sessions will be available for Penn State’s spring International Write-In event on April 23 and writers may sign up for either or both of the sessions in the Mann Assembly Room on the University Park campus. Free and open to Penn State undergraduate and graduate students, faculty and staff members, the International Write-In provides quiet writing spaces and areas for small-group collaboration

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Penn State Learning honors outstanding guided study group leaders with award

5/12/16

Thanks to the generosity of a former peer leader, Penn State Learning, a no-charge guided study and tutoring service, has selected its first group of Outstanding Guided Study Group Leader Award recipients for the 2015-16 academic year. The inaugural recipients, each provided a stipend of $500, are Ryan Creedon, Natalie Morrissey, Jeff Ross, and Nicole Williamson.

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Penn State Learning tutors raise funds for Mid-State Literacy Council

4/12/16

Four writing tutors represented Penn State Learning at the Mid-State Literacy Council’s 17th annual Ron & Mary Maxwell Community Spelling Bee on April 6, at Foxdale Village. Penn State Learning has raised money for this annual Mid-State Literacy Council event for the past 17 years.

Libraries to offer writing tutoring

8/29/13

Students needing help with writing assignments can get free assistance at the University Libraries Tutoring Center, beginning Sunday, Sept. 8, through Thursday, May 1. The service will be offered 10 p.m. to midnight Sunday through Thursday in the Reading Room, 101 Pattee Library. No appointment is necessary.