Linda Patterson Miller, the 2011-12 Penn State laureate and professor of English at Penn State Abington, is sharing her thoughts and observations of her laureate experience as she journeys across the Commonwealth aiming to engage people in the beauty of the humanities, specifically early 20th-century American literature and art. "Literary Landings" is a travelogue scheduled to appear periodically during the fall 2011 and spring 2012 semesters on Penn State's communications platforms. In her entry "Hemingway's Early Letters Challenge Shop-Worn Myths," Miller reflects on Hemingway's "epistolary art," during the early years of his writing career.
The U.S. Air Force Drill Team will be the featured event during Penn State Abington's annual John Pershing Memorial Drill Competition at noon on Saturday, March 24, in the Athletic Building.
Like drawing back a curtain to let light stream in, the documentary "Miss Representation" details a glaring reality we live with but might fail to see: how the media contributes to the underrepresentation of women in positions of power and influence in America.
The 90-minute film, rated for children over age 14, will be shown at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, March 22, in Room 112 Woodland Building at Penn State Abington. Admission is $5; free to students, faculty and staff. Register at [email protected] or call 215-881-7800.
Members of the Penn State Abington community will gather next week for the highly anticipated Women Who Inspire reception, the centerpiece of events celebrating Women's History Month.
Picture you and your friends spending a lively weekend framed by an award-winning film and the dazzling City Rhythm Orchestra, both at Penn State Abington.
Richard Shrake from the American Philosophical Society (APS) will discuss "Digital Resources Management in Research Libraries: Applying Traditional Ideas to Evolving Technology" at Penn State Abington next week.
Martin Bojowald, physics professor and author, will transport his audience back to the first moment of the universe -- even before the Big Bang -- during a visit to Penn State Abington next week.
Beginning in fall 2012, the Penn State Abington, Brandywine and Great Valley campuses will jointly offer a bachelor of science degree in general engineering with the multidisciplinary engineering design (MED) option.
Linda Patterson Miller, the 2011-12 Penn State laureate and professor of English at Penn State Abington, will present "Searching for the Lost Generation," at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, March 14, in 115 Evelyn Graham Academic Building at Penn State Hazleton. The event, sponsored by the Faculty Lecture Committee, is free and open to the public.
Although companies are inundated with applicants, they still struggle to find qualified, career-track employees. Meanwhile, countless military veterans return home to discover a saturated job market. Enter a partnership between Penn State Abington, Workforce Opportunity Services (WOS) and Prudential Financial Inc. that successfully bridges the employment gap between businesses and veterans.