Journalist Jose Antonio Vargas has reported for some of the most prestigious news organizations in the country, winning a Pulitzer Prize before the age of 30. But the most fascinating story he didn't tell for more than a decade was that of his double life as an undocumented immigrant. He will speak at 12:15 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 18, in Lubert Commons at the Lares Student Union Building on campus.
Penn State's fall 2012 Student Town Hall Forum is scheduled for 4:30 to 6 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 19, in the HUB-Robeson Center Auditorium on the University Park campus.
The event, sponsored by the Council of Commonwealth Student Governments (CCSG), the Graduate Student Association (GSA) and the University Park Undergraduate Association, provides students an opportunity to openly discuss the future of Penn State with Penn State administrators. It also will be streamed live online for those at the campuses at http://wpsu.org/live.
There once was an intelligent, ambitious 10th-grader who was so certain she wanted to attend Penn State that her family relocated from sunny Miami to suburban Philadelphia so she could live closer to the college of her dreams. Four years later, Ewinka Romulus is living her dream at Penn State Abington and, courtesy of philanthropists Bill and Melinda Gates, without the expenses normally associated with higher education.
Book groups have existed in various forms for years, meeting in coffee shops, homes and online. But without a skilled moderator, they can suffer from a narrow focus, with discussion limited to prepared questions pulled from a publisher's website. Now the lens on the book club concept is being thrown wide open by the thoughtful and thought-provoking Karen Weekes, associate professor of English at Penn State Abington and the new leader of the book club at the township library.
Is your organization dealing with diversity issues? Is it growing its business globally? Are you involved with leading emerging talent and preparing the next workforce? Human resource professionals and others responsible for diversity initiatives can learn new engagement and retention strategies at a half-day conference at Penn State Abington on Oct. 5.
The Penn State Abington Woodland Gallery features pieces this fall by art instructor Jason Slowik. Aptly titled "Recent Work," the exhibit is open to the public through Oct. 28.
William Alton picked up his bachelor's degree from Penn State Abington in May and packed up for Italy to follow his dream. His major in Corporate Communication afforded him a world of opportunities, and he chose one that requires all of the skill sets he honed at Abington -- playing professional basketball with other athletes from around the globe.
Penn State Abington Chancellor Karen Wiley Sandler announces that Director of Athletics Karen Weaver will leave at the end of this month to assume a faculty position at Drexel University in Philadelphia.
Penn State Abington Chancellor Karen Wiley Sandler announced today (Aug. 1) that the college has achieved full active membership in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division III, effective Sept. 1.
The prowess of 22 Penn State Abington student-athletes in the classroom was recognized last week when they were named North Eastern Athletic Conference (NEAC) Scholar Athletes for the 2011-12 academic year.