Ladies, gentlemen and children of all ages, start your... GPS units. "The Amazing Geocaching Race -- A Family Event" comes to Penn State Abington on Sunday, April 10. Geocaching is a fast-growing outdoor activity that's part sport, part technology. Each team, with a handheld GPS unit that we provide and guidance from experienced geocachers, will race other teams as they search for hidden containers, or caches, on the beautiful Penn State Abington campus.
Penn State Abington first-year student, Matt Harris, is already making a name for himself in the publishing world. His essay "I Believe in New Shoes" was accepted into the world-famous essay project, "This I Believe."
Spring will arrive with a flourish at Penn State Abington the first week of April as art and opera bloom on campus. The Opera Lecture Series will feature Puccini's renowned and romantic "Tosca" on Sunday, April 3. Then the Penn State Abington's annual Student Exhibition will hold an opening reception from 5 to 7 p.m. Friday, April 8, at the Abington Art Center.
Several professors at Penn State Abington have been in the spotlight lately, releasing and re-releasing books, and earning awards and recognition in their fields of study.
It's not every day the average college student gets to meet the Governor of Pennsylvania and the CEO of Microsoft, Steve Ballmer. But then again these four Penn State Abington students aren't average. On Wednesday, March 9, students James Boyer, Derrick Hiestand, Adalat Khan, and Stephen Murray traveled to Malvern to take part in the official ribbon-cutting ceremony for the opening of the newest Microsoft Technology Center--one of only 10 in the country and 22 in the world. To see the students' presentation, go online to:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WGldXuqXU6U.
Penn State alum, author and grandmother extraordinaire Bryna Nelson Paston will share her edgy and irreverent advice with families on Friday, March 18, at PennStateAbington@611, Abington Towne Center (near the Target store), at 1475 Old York Road/Route 611 in Abington. Admission is free. To register call 215-881-7800 or send an e-mail to [email protected] online.
On Jan. 20, U.S. Surgeon General Regina M. Benjamin released the "Call to Action to Support Breastfeeding." The goal of the report is to call on health care providers, employers, insurers, policymakers, researchers and the community at large to take concrete action steps to support mothers in reaching their personal breastfeeding goals. Penn State Abington didn't need the report to go into action, as the suburban Philadelphia campus already has a breastfeeding support program in place. According to Donna Monk, campus health services nurse, Penn State Abington has taken steps to support faculty, staff and students who want to continue to provide breast milk to their children even after returning to work or school at Penn State.
The U.S. Army Old Guard Fife and Drum Corps will be the featured event during Penn State Abington's annual John Pershing Memorial drill competition at 9:30 a.m., Saturday, March 12 in the Athletic Building. Junior ROTC groups from several high schools in the Tri-state area will participate in this military precision competition.
The Penn State Abington Friday Night Film Series will continue on Friday, March 4, with the critically acclaimed drama "I Am Love." The strikingly beautiful and fiercely talented Tilda Swinton stars as a matriarch whose adulterous love affair disrupts the serenity and sense of privilege of her wealthy family. Moylan C. Mills, professor emeritus of integrative arts, will moderate the screening which begins at 7:30 p.m. in 112 Woodland Building. Admission is $5, payable at the door. The program is free to faculty, staff and students with a current Penn State ID.
Karen Weaver, athletics director at Penn State Abington, is a much sought-after expert when it comes to the question, "Who pays for college sports and at what cost?" As this topic has become an ever-growing concern for colleges and universities across the country, Weaver has found herself in the middle of the media spotlight since 2009, having been interviewed and quoted by several national and regional outlets on the much-discussed topic.