Individually and collectively, Penn State Abington women's soccer is off to a rousing start this season. Not only has the team won its first three games, but two of its players were named North East Athletic Conference (NEAC) student-athletes of the week. Junior midfielder Brittany Middleton and first-year goalie Gabrielle Benedict were honored for their performances in the team's first two games. Middleton has scored three goals and racked up two assists, and Benedict has 14 saves and two shutouts to her credit this season.
Penn State Abington Art Lecturer H. John Thompson has come full circle since his days as an Abington student. As an undergraduate, alum and faculty member, his work has been included in several of the college's group shows. Recently he opened "Making Place," an exhibit in the campus' Woodland Gallery featuring his own paintings and constructions.
Students attending the Penn State Abington Law School Forum last week likely didn't expect Lynn Abraham, the gritty former Philadelphia district attorney, to offer them a dose of motherly advice.
Penn State Abington will welcome the public for a series of events this month as part of the campus' Cultural Arts Series. Events will include a geocaching treasure hunt on Oct. 9; an installment of the Friday Night Film Series on Oct. 14; a talk about the history of jewelry, the jewelry design process and more on Oct. 23; and a "Who Dun it" program led by forensics expert Lewis Mifsud on Oct. 30.
Penn State Abington students and a group of professionals dissected career opportunities in the fields of science and science education during a Learn at Lunch panel discussion last week. Spurred by nagging worries about the economy, the most popular topic among those gathered in the campus' Lubert Commons was how students can merge their talents with employment prospects.
Penn State laureate Linda Patterson Miller, professor of English at Penn State Abington, will continue her journeys throughout the Pennsylvania Commonwealth during the weeks ahead. Miller will be speaking at Penn State Harrisburg on Oct. 12 and at the Penn State Mont Alto campus on Oct. 13, where she will lecture on "Searching for the Lost Generation." This talk, open to the public, will be begin at 2 p.m. in the Mont Alto Library. At noon on Oct. 17, Miller will hold a public forum at Penn State York campus. Her presentation on the "Lost Generation and Why the Arts Matter" will be held in the Lee R. Glatfelter Library, in the Pullo Family Performing Arts Center.
Follow Miller's travelogue "Literary Landings," online at
http://laureate.psu.edu/Linda_Miller where her latest entry draws upon her recent experiences at Penn State Altoona and addresses a question she is often asked: "Why Hemingway?"
Football, cheerleaders, Berkey Creamery ice cream, tailgating.. all of the traditional elements are lined up for Penn State Abington's homecoming celebration on Saturday, Oct. 15. Participants can meet family and friends at Abington's Nittany Lion shrine and savor a scoop of ice cream from Penn State's creamery while exploring the arts and crafts marketplace on Sutherland Plaza. Participants can have their photo taken with the Nittany Lion mascot, and face painting will be available for youth.
Kristin Mitchell sent this text to her boyfriend: "You are being ridiculous... why can't I do something with my friends?" Hours later, he murdered her. As shocking as this already is, a twist to this story elicited gasps from the Penn State Abington students in the audience: Kristin's boyfriend had never been physically violent until the night he stabbed her to death in 2005.
With a framed picture of the smiling young woman perched nearby, Diane Kinney of Aldersgate Youth Services explained that Kristin didn't know a classic red flag for dating violence is controlling behavior. Last week, Kinney facilitated a program called "Healthy Relationships and Dating Violence," part of the wellness series offered free to Abington students.