The 2010 World Series is over; the Giants hold the title. No more baseball until next spring. But you can still catch a double-header -- culturally speaking, that is -- at Penn State Abington. The arts-filled weekend begins Nov. 12 with the Friday Night Film Series showing of "Broken Embraces," and continues on Sunday with "Spite Marriage," a classic silent film with organ accompaniment.
On a windy fall afternoon last month -- complete with a brilliant back-drop of autumn-colored trees -- Karen Wiley Sandler, chancellor of Penn State Abington, and invited guests dedicated the new Sutherland Building plaza. This newly renovated space is designed and landscaped to be the campus centerpiece that brings together classmates, colleagues, alumni and friends.
Last month, more than 100 Penn State Abington students came out in support of "PAWS the Texting," a student run event organized to bring awareness to the hazards of texting-while-driving.
Penn State Abington, which houses the undergraduate research journal -- The Dialectics: Journal of Leadership, Politics and Society -- has announced that the journal's current issue has gone national. The 2010-11 edition includes articles from many prominent colleges and universities across the country.
Ambassador Anwarul Chowdhury, the United Nations' ambassador from Bangladesh, visited Penn State Abington on Oct. 7 and spoke about U.N. Resolution 1325, an ambitious call for a higher level of female involvement in issues regarding amiability and protectiveness worldwide. The resolution was created 10 years ago, but substantial action has not been taken in order to fulfill its mission, Chowdhury said.
The fall Cultural Arts Series at Penn State Abington continues at 7:30 p.m., Wednesday, Oct. 27 in Lubert Commons, 108 Lares Building when Robin Becker, the 2010 Penn State laureate and professor of English and women's studies in the College of the Liberal Arts, will enlighten the Abington community when she brings her poetry performance to campus.
On the evening of Oct. 13, Penn State Abington treated its community guests to a panel discussion on a topic crucial in today's world: transformational leadership. What are the traits of a good leader? What are companies looking for in new hires? What's it like to manage generation Xers and Yers? What about politics in the workplace? How do you take criticism constructively? Questions ranged from global management to blue collar management. All of this and more was addressed by a panel of successful Penn State alumni.
Ronak Patel, a fourth year information sciences and technology (IST) major, is the first Penn State Abington student to participate in an international internship at SAP World Headquarters -- the world's leading provider of business software -- in Walldorf, Germany. During a Skype interview conducted between the Abington campus and Heidelberg, Germany where Patel currently lives, Patel relayed his incredible international experience.
Penn State Abington's Cultural Arts event, Friday Night Film Series, takes place at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 15, in 112 Woodland Building featuring the French thriller, "Roman de Gare."
Penn State Abington hosted a heated immigration debate on Tuesday, Sept. 28, where Dan Stein, president of the Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR), squared off against human rights activist Enrique Morones, founder of the humanitarian organization, Border Angels. A chill penetrated the room as the two debaters launched fiery barbs across the room at each other. Digging deeper into their entrenched positions, it was plain to see how the topic of immigration is polarizing this country.