Penn State Abington and two Philadelphia nonprofits are hosting a visit by Douglas Brooks, a respected Japanese wooden boatbuilder, writer, and scholar from March 28 to March 30, 2025, at all three locations.
Follow Penn State Abington students through the process of building a wooden duckboat, inspired by a 1951 design, in the boat shop at the Independence Seaport Museum in Philadelphia. and was led by two Abington faculty.
Penn State Abington and two Philadelphia nonprofits are hosting a visit by Douglas Brooks, a respected Japanese wooden boatbuilder, writer, and scholar from March 28 to March 30, 2025, at all three locations.
Boni Wozolek (front, left), associate professor of education at Penn State Abington and interim associate dean for Faculty Development for the Commonwealth Campuses, served as the executive program chair for the Global Forum 2025 at Azim Premji University in Bangalore, India. Around the theme "Reimagining the Education of Humanity for the Third Millennium" educators and policymakers from 40 nations gathered to discuss educational equity and access.
Douglas Brooks, a respected wooden boatbuilder, writer and scholar, will return to Penn State Abington, as well as two Philadelphia nonprofits, to discuss his work and demonstrate traditional Japanese boatbuilding techniques from March 28 to 30. His visit will illustrate how a study of history and an artistic craft can lead to a rewarding and fulfilling life and career, according to the art faculty member organizing the events.
Photo submitted by Justin Hassel, an undergraduate student studying atmospheric science and meteorology in the College of Earth and Mineral Sciences. The submitted caption reads: "This photo was taken on Dec. 17, 2024, at Shavers Creek Environmental Center in Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania. It showcases an aerial drone view of Penn State's environmental center on a clear, snow-covered evening."
Photo submitted by Kathleen Hauser, assistant teaching professor at Penn State Berks. The submitted caption reads: "The view from the commuter student parking lot at the trail through the woods to the Luerssen Science Building at Penn State Berks on a quiet snowy Saturday afternoon."
Photo submitted by Angkai Li, an undergraduate student majoring in statistics in the Eberly College of Science. The submitted caption reads: "I captured this photo in January, shortly after a snow. While walking along the sidewalk of East College Avenue, I passed by the Old Main Lawn. I noticed two sets of footprints trailing across the snow-blanketed grass — irregular yet artistically pleasing paths winding toward the center of Old Main. At that moment, a gust of wind unfurled the national and state flags in full display, where nature's randomness harmonized with human traces. I quickly took the scene with my iPhone from the edge of the lawn."
Photo submitted by Jordan DeLauer, an undergraduate student studying electrical engineering at Penn State Behrend. The submitted caption reads: "In the early fall I was given a tip from one of the campus groundskeepers that they'd seen a barred owl in the forests around Penn State Behrend. They said that I should try and find it to get a photo. Throughout the semester, I had gone out every chance I could to look for it. After almost an entire semester of looking up every tree, I had nearly given up hope. During Erie's recent blizzard that shut down campus operations, I managed to travel into the woods to look for the owl. Every step I took, I found myself up to my waist in snow. After almost five hours of slogging through the snow, the sun had began to set. As I started to head back to my car, I heard, for the first time, the owl's famous call. It sounded like it was hooting out, "Who cooks for you" from the other end of the forest. My heart jumped so much that I had to temper my excitement. I knew I was on a deadline and still had to find it before there was no light to see it, let alone take a photo of it. I finally saw a pair of eyes, big and dark as night, piercing right into me. In this quiet moment, the only thing I could hear was the wind blowing snow onto myself and onto the owl. I reflected on everything that made the moment possible. The forests that surround Penn State Behrend allow for species like the barred owl to thrive."
Photo submitted by Sade John, an undergraduate student in the College of Engineering. The submitted caption reads: "This photo was taken on the Pollock Road sidewalk. This water drop just happened to make a very nice heart shape. It caught my eye as I noticed all the little wet spots on the sidewalk."
