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College of Arts and Architecture announces online courses for summer 2019

3/12/19

The College of Arts and Architecture Office of Digital Learning has officially announced its course offerings for the upcoming summer semesters. Students have the opportunity to choose from a diverse course catalog of art, music, design and related subjects to further explore their creative passion. These summer semesters allow students to get ahead on coursework and to fulfill general education requirements with the luxury of completing the courses from anywhere in the world!

Students at the State Capitol

Complex trade-offs persist in drawing fair election maps for purple PA

2/27/19

Penn State Professor Christopher Fowler’s fall 2018 GEOG 421: Population Geography class won first place in the Higher-Ed division of the “Draw the Lines PA” statewide finals in February. For Fowler, the work on how to get better representation in Pennsylvania is just beginning.

A team of CoLab students gets feedback from SI staff about the SEC redesign.

Future designers design Penn State's future

2/25/19

Students in the College of Arts and Architecture's Interdisciplinary Collaborative Studio course are collaborating with the Sustainability Institute to envision new designs and features for the redevelopment of Penn State's nine-acre Sustainability Experience Center on the edge of the University Park campus.

A view of the field at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta after Super Bowl LIII on February 3, 2019

Students learning to make a sustainability difference at the Super Bowl

2/19/19

This month, Penn State's Sustainability Institute continued its partnership with the NFL Environmental Program to create new student engagement opportunities around sustainable events management and to learn about sustainability initiatives that could be incorporated into Penn State Athletics.

Landscape architecture students engage with the community at the Feb. 7 meeting.

Landscape architecture plays central role in University’s MG2V project

2/15/19

In December, Penn State President Eric Barron announced that the University has partnered with ClearWater Conservancy to explore environmentally responsible land use options for the roughly 365 acres it owns between Whitehall Road and Rothrock State Forest at Musser Gap. At the request of the Office of the President, the Department of Landscape Architecture took the reins of the design project and Eliza Pennypacker, professor and head of the department, jumped at the opportunity to lead this important effort.

Julie Reed

Cherokee Nation citizen/Native American history scholar joins history department

2/15/19

Associate Professor of History Julie Reed, a citizen of the Cherokee Nation, recently joined the Penn State faculty, joining a cohort of scholars who focus on indigenous studies in the Department of History in the College of the Liberal Arts. Concurrently, Penn State became one of only 20 institutions to be admitted as members in the prestigious Newberry Consortium in American Indian Studies.

Two people stand in front of a classroom full of students and faculty members

Penn State Shenango hosts child abuse prevention program on campus

2/14/19

Penn State Shenango’s Human Development and Family Studies department, in conjunction with the Mercer County Children’s Advocacy Center and the Mercer County Behavioral Health Commission, recently hosted Stewards of Children, an evidence-informed, child abuse prevention program, on the local Penn State campus.

Deliberation Nation brings together students, community to discuss social issues

2/14/19

For the fifth year, Penn State first-year honors students are inviting the community to join them for Deliberation Nation, a series of deliberative discussions about local, national and global issues of significance and urgency. More than 50 deliberation events will be held on the University Park campus and in State College from Feb. 18-28.

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Hospitality management students rise to the occasion for ‘Raise a Glass' event

2/8/19

As part of their class curriculum, students in the School of Hospitality Management (SHM) hosted “Raise a Glass for Good” last semester, an event to benefit the Centre County United Way. Each year, students enrolled in the course, Advanced Meeting and Event Management, collaborate with a local organization to plan, promote, implement and evaluate a special event. The idea is to provide future event-management professionals the opportunity to gain hands-on experience.

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