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Jackson named among 17 Library Senior Fellows at UCLA 2018 residential program

5/31/18

Athena Jackson, Penn State University Libraries’ Dorothy Foehr Huck Chair and head of the Eberly Family Special Collections Library, has been named to an international cohort of 17 top managers of academic libraries as Library Senior Fellows at UCLA in 2018. The three-week residential program combines management perspectives, strategic thinking, and practical and theoretical approaches to the issues confronting academic institutions and their libraries.

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Rimland selected as national 2018 Librarian Recognition Award recipient

5/30/18

Emily Rimland, information literacy librarian and learning technologies coordinator at Penn State University Libraries, has been chosen by the American Library Association’s Library Instruction Round Table as the 2018 recipient of its Librarian Recognition Award. Now in its fifth year, the award recognizes an individual’s contribution to the development, advancement and support of information literacy and instruction.

Alumni Association invests in Penn State-related startups

5/18/18

The Penn State Alumni Association will invest in the future of Penn State entrepreneurs and technology startups — including those launched by Penn State alumni, students and faculty — through a $500,000 commitment to 1855 Capital.

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IST programs and opportunities lead to increased female enrollment

5/15/18

While nationwide statistics show that women are underrepresented in careers in science, technology, engineering and mathematics, Penn State’s College of Information Sciences and Technology has recognized significant growth in its female population in the last five years — exceeding the college’s co-ed rate.

Forest Outstanding Alumni Awards

Forest Resources Alumni Group names outstanding alumni for 2018

5/10/18

Five alumni recently received 2018 Outstanding Alumni Awards from Penn State's Forest Resources Alumni Group. The purpose of these awards is to recognize outstanding graduates of the former School of Forest Resources and the Department of Ecosystem Science and Management in the College of Agricultural Sciences.

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