Faculty member's award-winning films set for screenings in Oregon and New York
10/25/18
Two award-winning films directed and produced by a Penn State faculty member will screen at festivals in Oregon and New York City in the next week.
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Arts and Entertainment
Libraries to mark 40-year partnership with U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
10/25/18
Penn State University Libraries and experts from the Patent and Trademark Resource Center will hold a full-day seminar on Nov. 14 to celebrate a 40-year partnership. The seminar will take place in Foster Auditorium, 102 Paterno Library, on the University Park campus or via MediaSite. Inventors, entrepreneurs, educators, students and legal professionals are encouraged to attend.
Things to Do at Penn State: Oct. 25-Nov. 1
10/24/18
What's happening at Penn State? Here's a look at some of the cultural events taking places at the University this weekend and next week, including Trick or Treat Night at the All-Sports Museum, "The Invisible Man" at Penn State Berks and country band Old Dominion at the Bryce Jordan Center.
Rolling Reading Series welcomes author, memoirist Ariel Levy on Nov. 8
10/24/18
Acclaimed author and memoirist Ariel Levy will give a free public reading of her work as part of the Mary E. Rolling Reading Series on Nov. 8 in Paterno Library’s Foster Auditorium.
Community Gallery to feature winners from photography contest
10/23/18
The Community Gallery at Penn State Lehigh Valley presents the Morning Call Amateur Scholastic Digital Photography Contest. The exhibit runs Oct. 30 to Dec. 15, 2018.
Penn State Berks Theatre Program presents 'The Invisible Man'
10/23/18
The Penn State Berks Theatre Department is delivering scares this Halloween with their production of "The Invisible Man," adapted by John de Lancie from the science-fiction novel by H.G. Wells.
Costume design scholarship endowed in the name of beloved costume designer
10/23/18
School of Theatre alumnus, Michael Chapman's financial gift will create scholarship money in perpetuity for students enrolled in the Costume Design Program.
Q&A with Creative Arts Emmy winner and Penn State alumnus Eric Christian
10/23/18
Eric Christian, a 2010 graduate of the School of Theatre’s Design and Technology program, won a Creative Arts Emmy in September for his role as one of the lighting directors for “Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert,” and he counts the Puppy Bowl and the U.S. tour of "Fela!" among the projects he's completed as a freelance lighting programmer. Christian took the time to share insight on his career and how Penn State helped him get where he is today.
Piano-violin-cello trio takes center stage at Penn State Behrend
10/22/18
The Brown-Urioste-Canellakis Trio will bring its smooth, classical music sounds to Penn State Behrend on Thursday, Nov. 8, when they perform as part of Music at Noon: The Logan Series. The performance takes place at noon in McGarvey Commons, in the college’s Reed Union Building. Admission is free, and reserved parking for audience members will be available in the Reed lot.
theLASTree puppet show educates about nature and pollution
10/22/18
Penn State Altoona will present the puppet performance theLASTree Nov. 7-10.
Penn State Altoona's Ivyside Dance Ensemble to offer fall performance Oct. 25-26
10/22/18
Penn State Altoona’s Ivyside Dance Ensemble will perform at 7:30 p.m. on Oct. 25 and 26 in the Misciagna Family Center for Performing Arts on campus.
I Am Woman — Penn State graduate Doreen Cronin
10/19/18
For students who were toddlers in the early 2000s, Penn State alumna Doreen Cronin’s work probably holds a special place in the heart. The success of her first book, “Click, Clack, Moo: Cows that Type,” resulted in Cronin’s ambitious switch of careers and now, 20 years later, a musical adaptation of her children’s book series.
School of Music seeks volunteers to help tune new recital hall
10/19/18
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.
College of Arts and Architecture to honor Alumni Award winners
10/19/18
The College of Arts and Architecture and the Arts and Architecture Alumni Society will honor the college’s 2018 Alumni Award winners in a ceremony at 4 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 2, in the Palmer Lipcon Auditorium. Established in 1981 by the Alumni Society, the award is presented as part of a campus visit that also includes meeting with faculty, administrators and current students.
University Libraries program honors tenured, promoted faculty through books
10/18/18
Recently tenured and promoted Penn State faculty across the University were honored recently through Penn State University Libraries' Promotion and Tenure Recognition Program. Now in its 15th year, the program asks each newly tenured or promoted faculty member to select a book title for the University Libraries' permanent collection, and to submit a personal statement about their selection.