Penn State Sustainability and WPSU are hosting this online film screening of “Fire Through Dry Grass” at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 12, online via Zoom. The film details the experience of disabled African American artists in a New York City nursing home trying to survive during the COVID-19 pandemic and highlighting the disproportionate impacts the pandemic had on communities of color and those with health preconditions. A panel discussion will follow featuring experts from Penn State about lessons from COVID-19 about the social determinants of health and how we can better support community health for all. Free and open to all campuses to attend. Pre-registration is required at this link.
“What Does PURPLE Sound Like?", a multimedia art installation by Sydnie L. Mosley Dances, will be presented at 7 p.m. Tuesday and Wednesday, Feb. 4 and 5; and 2 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 6, at Eisenhower Auditorium.
Meredith Tarditi serves as the academic success coach in the Chaiken Center for Student Success and Career and Professional Development at Penn State Abington.
Dennis Millan, the associate director of the Chaiken Center for Student Success at Penn State Abington, right, initiated a training program for student tutors through the College Reading and Learning Association.
