Penn State Abington student Andy Vo earned the 2016 Bertha Lear Award for New Media. He crafted 'The Dove' for an exercise in integrating a modeled environment with a simple rigged character. "The challenges of modeling, lighting, camera motion, video overdub, and other technical flourishes aren't considered attainable in a first animation project but not for Andy," H. John Thompson, art faculty, said. "He leapfrogged this simple project into a legitimate and fully-formed narrative."
Penn State Abington released the results of a survey of students’ experiences with and attitudes about sexual misconduct today, including a finding that 9.1 percent of students reported being the victim of at least one instance or attempt of sexual assault. The results are part of a comprehensive University-wide survey conducted last fall.
Maria Vasilovski, Printmaking Maria has developed work that highlights her magnificent abilities working with pattern and color. She is a junior focusing on two-dimensional art, namely printmaking and painting. This year she has worked tirelessly producing a series of linoleum prints that have opened up a myriad of possibilities for producing images. These works focus on formal concerns that have provided a seemingly limitless resource for her to examine endless combinations and sequences resulting in a stunning series of related works.
Donavan West, a 1996 Penn State alumnus, served up frank advice to Penn State Abington students at the annual Student Government Association awards. He connects with the campus' students frequently.
Penn State Abington senior Liz Janoski proved two things Friday night: She can keep a secret like an undercover agent, and she has mad skills solving "Wheel of Fortune" puzzles. She won almost $50,000 on the game show's College Road Trip several weeks ago but couldn't tell anyone until the episode aired April 1.
When Penn Staters connect, magic happens. Alumni Gloria Lewis Sulvetta and David Rocchino met through their sons, and it lit a creative spark that produced an award-winning commercial for Penn State Abington.
Penn State alumna Gloria Lewis '79 developed an award-winning commercial for Penn State Abington starring students. Her firm, Cornerstone Pictures, creates film projects for clients nationwide.
And cut! Student Melissa Aguilar, 1979 Penn State alumna Gloria Lewis of Cornerstone Pictures, student Jamaal Hart, and Cornerstone's Anthony Werhun break while filming a Penn State Abington commercial.
