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Cora M. Foster

Alumna among first to command Women's Army Corps troops overseas during WWII

11/14/18

For a special military appreciation Throwback Thursday, we take a look at the life of Penn State alumna and veteran Cora Marie Foster, who was one of the first women to command Women’s Army Corps troops overseas during World War II. A State College native, Foster graduated from Penn State in 1927 with a degree in mathematics. She was working as a high school teacher when, in December 1941, the United States entered the Second World War.

Penn State Deliberates series explores dialogue on campus

11/14/18

Penn State Deliberates, a new student-run project in the Center for Democratic Deliberation, aims to shed light on the democratic deliberations that are happening in person — across the political spectrum and away from social media.

Military Honor Cord Ceremony

Fall 2018 military honor cord ceremony set for Dec. 13 at University Park

11/14/18

All graduating service members and veteran students — including students attending the University Park campus, Penn State Commonwealth Campuses, and Penn State World Campus — are invited to participate in the University’s fall 2018 military honor cord ceremony on Dec. 13 at University Park.

Gingerbread House

Gingerbread house decorating event on Dec. 8 to benefit THON

11/13/18

Penn State Auxiliary and Business Services will host its first gingerbread house decorating event on Saturday, Dec. 8, at the Penn Stater Hotel and Conference Center. A donation of $35 includes one house and all of the decorations for up to four people, and all proceeds will benefit THON.

man bowing

Veterans Day celebration held at Penn State Lehigh Valley

11/13/18

A Veterans Day celebration was hosted at Penn State Lehigh Valley on Nov. 12. About 40 students, faculty, staff and veterans from the community came to the event, which was hosted by the Penn State Lehigh Valley Veteran Student Organization.

A group of students build pipe-cleaner structures during an engineering outreach program at Penn State Behrend.

Model windmills power 'Women in Engineering' project at Penn State Behrend

11/13/18

Nearly 150 high-school students attended Penn State Behrend’s 13th annual “Women in Engineering Day” program. The event’s “MacGuyver”-style workshops encourage girls to think creatively and learn from their mistakes, while introducing them to engineering fields and careers.

Tom Roberts sitting at piano

Renowned pianist and composer brings new life to Chaplin films

11/13/18

Pianist Tom Roberts has performed on the “Tonight Show with Johnny Carson,” arranged music for a number of jazz artists such as Wynton Marsalis, and arranged and performed music for Martin Scorsese’s “The Aviator,” among others. One of his more recent passions includes composing original scores for silent films starring Charlie Chaplin, two of which he will bring to Penn State New Kensington at 7 p.m. on Nov. 28 in the Forum Theatre.

York Community Blood Drive

Help Penn State and the Red Cross save 3,000 lives by donating blood

11/12/18

Penn State has been a major supporter of the Red Cross through life-saving blood drives for more than two decades. One unit of whole blood has the power to save up to three lives, and the Red Cross is challenging the Penn State community to give enough blood to help save 3,000 lives in three weeks.

Unveiling the veterans monument.

Memorial dedicated during Penn State DuBois Veterans Day ceremony

11/12/18

A monument honoring all students, past, present and future, who serve or have served in the armed forces was dedicated during a Veterans Day ceremony on Monday, Nov. 12, at Penn State DuBois. The granite, keystone-shaped stone features the seals of all five branches of the U.S. military, as well as an inscription memorializing the campus' student-veterans.

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