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Dr. Robert Crane, Associate Vice Provost for Global Programs, and Dr. Mark Anner, associate professor of the School of Labor and Employment Relations and director for the Center for Global Workers’ Rights

Anner selected as inaugural recipient of Advancing a Global Penn State Award

4/15/19

Mark Anner, associate professor of the School of Labor and Employment Relations and director for the Center for Global Workers’ Rights, has been named inaugural recipient of the Advancing a Global Penn State: Outstanding International Research Award. Anner was honored at a reception held at the Hintz Family Alumni Center on March 20.

Tom Hogan, professor of practice in the School of Labor and Employment Relations

Hogan named as scholar for Student Engagement Network Faculty Academy

4/15/19

Tom Hogan, professor of practice in the School of Labor and Employment Relations, has been named as a Scholar in the Engagement Faculty Academy for the 2019-21 academic years. The Student Engagement Network Faculty Academy is designed to provide funding for educators to deepen the University-wide discourse, practice, and recognition of engaged scholarship at Penn State.

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Puppet shows teach students to put classroom learning into practice

4/12/19

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.

College of the Liberal Arts spring 2019 student marshals' headshots

College of the Liberal Arts selects spring 2019 student marshals

4/12/19

At Penn State's May 4 spring commencement ceremony, 22 students will represent the College of the Liberal Arts as student marshals. Approximately 1,500 undergraduates will receive their degrees at the event, and college marshal Brendan Bernicker will be the commencement speaker for the college's ceremony.

Graduate student awardees celebrated at annual luncheon

4/12/19

Penn State President Eric Barron presented 11 awards to more than 30 graduate students in recognition of outstanding achievement during the annual Graduate Student Awards Luncheon held April 11 at the Nittany Lion Inn.

Thirteen graduate students receive the Alumni Association Dissertation Award

4/12/19

Thirteen graduate students received the Penn State Alumni Association Dissertation Award, Distinguished Doctoral Scholar Medal in recognition of their outstanding professional accomplishment and achievement in scholarly research in any of the disciplinary areas of arts and humanities; social sciences—applied and basic; physical and computational sciences—applied and basic; life and health sciences; and engineering.

Melanie Allen receives the Penn State Alumni Association Scholarship

4/12/19

Penn State graduate student, Melanie Allen, a doctoral student in ecology, received the Penn State Alumni Association Scholarship for Penn State Alumni in the Graduate School during the annual Graduate Student Awards Luncheon held on April 11 at the Nittany Lion Inn.

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