Don Dillman, Regents Professor in the Department of Sociology and deputy director for research and development in the Social and Economic Sciences Research Center at Washington State University, will present the 2019 M.E. John Lecture on April 10, sponsored by the Department of Agricultural Economics, Sociology, and Education in Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences.
Penn State Purchasing invites faculty and staff from across the University to meet contracted suppliers and learn more about their products and services, at the Supplier Showcase, to be held April 17 in the Ballroom of the Nittany Lion Inn, at University Park.
A bike auction is scheduled for noon on Wednesday, April 17, at Lion Surplus. Lost or abandoned bikes found on campus will be sold one-by-one or on skids.
Lion Surplus and Keystone State Auctioneers are preparing for the spring computer and electronics auction.
The Maple Harvest Festival returns to Shaver’s Creek Environmental Center for two days of pancakes, learning about the maple sugaring process, music, storytelling and live birds of prey and reptile shows on March 23 and 24.
In January Penn State Global Programs held the Global Engagement and Leadership Experience (GELE) program at the Antiochian Village Conference Center in Bolivar, Pennsylvania. GELE is a program that was developed to foster and facilitate conversations in a diverse cohort of students. The program brings together domestic and international students for a weekend retreat, with multiple sessions focused on intercultural communication and global leadership.
The second community conversation focused on the Musser Gap to Valleylands project will take place from 6 to 8 p.m. on March 28 at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Centre County at 780 Waupelani Dr. in State College.
PennDOT is issuing a mid-March update for its North Atherton Street project in State College. Waterline work near the North Atherton Street and Park Avenue intersection is expected to create lengthy traffic delays.
The Paterno Fellows Program in the College of the Liberal Arts will hold its second Contemporary Issues Forum at 7 p.m. on March 28 in Foster Auditorium, 102 Paterno Library. This year’s theme will be "Understanding THON: For Which Kids? Starting a Conversation."
Working with Penn State's top glass researchers, senior Briana Bennett has melded a love of glassblowing with an education in materials science.
Students from Penn State Greater Allegheny, along with other Commonwealth Campuses, went to Puerto Rico for an alternative spring break to help devastated communities. Students painted, cleared brush and more.
This episode of the Penn State Today Quickcast looks at construction on North Atherton Street in State College, the annual Blue-White football game and Penn State Harrisburg's observation of a Three Mile Island anniversary.
The story of Kenton Iwaniec, a 24-year-old Pennsylvania state trooper killed by an impaired driver, will be the topic of a community program titled “An Empty Seat at the Table,” set for 7 p.m. April 24 in Freeman Auditorium of the HUB-Robeson Center. Sponsored by Penn State University Police and Public Safety, the event is intended to bring community members together for an evening focused on fostering a safe community.
Over the last decade, College of Information Sciences and Technology students have been analyzing emerging global security issues — such as the disappearance of Malaysian Flight 370 and the examination of the information campaign that targeted the 2016 U.S. presidential election — without ever leaving campus.
The Renaissance Club at Penn State is a student organization looking to enhance and explore students' interests in the Renaissance era, and the culture it brought with it, through philanthropy and events held throughout the year.
