这是连续第二年了, 宾州州立大学白兰地酒's 工程 students have shown they take learning and inventing quite seriously. The campus' bright and determined 工程 club came in second against the other participating Penn State campuses in the annual Rube Goldberg contest.
Two faculty members at 宾州州立大学白兰地酒 recently published 书 in their respective fields.
Associate Professor of English Arnold Markley analyzed the works of a range of British reformists writing in the 1790s who reshaped the conventions of contemporary fiction during the revolutionary decade to position the novel as a progressive political tool in his newly published book, "Conversion and Reform in the British Novel in the 1790s: A Revolution of Opinions."
自1990年以来, Penn State alumnus Aldo Magazzeni has dedicated much of his life to bringing clean water, 避难所, hope to those in need around the world through his charitable organization, 旅行的怜悯. Photographs of his journey helping poor and neglected people in Afghanistan and Africa are currently on display until March 6 in the 宾州州立大学白兰地酒 约翰D. Vairo图书馆.
With their combined achievements, Dr. Elizabeth Dudkin and her son, Henry Neeb, make the perfect dynamic duo.
Dudkin, associate professor of biology at 宾州州立大学白兰地酒, has a Ph.D. 在生物学和神经科学方面, teaches several biology courses, received honors awards such as the Distinguished Teacher Award in 2005 and the George W. Atherton Award for Excellence in Teaching in spring 2008, has contributed through writing and research to nearly 15 articles on biology.
Three of four 宾州州立大学白兰地酒 students who entered the 媒体 Arts Council annual photography competition—Icons of 媒体, A 2nd Look—were among the finalists chosen by judge Stephen Perloff, 的编辑 照片评论, 照片收藏家, 焦点杂志.
Students in Connie Kirker's art class paired up with students from Norma Notzold's American Studies class, with the art students taking the photos, the American Studies students writing 25-word descriptions.
The 25th annual art show will be held in the 宾州州立大学白兰地酒 Commons/Athletic Center Gymnasium from 10 a.m. 到5点.m. 从11月1日开始.m. 到下午4点.m. 11月2日. The event will feature carvings and pictures available for sale, 示威活动, 门奖, 书, 工具, 和物资. 门票4元.00 with proceeds benefiting the 宾州州立大学白兰地酒 Scholarship Fund; children under 12 years old are free with an adult. Parking is free and snacks will be available for purchase.
他是我的导师, a high school fraternity member, president of the Programming Activities Board, 狮子大使, government affairs chair of the Student Government Association, Orientation Leader of the Year, THON会员, handles public relations for the Black Student League, 修六门课(19学分), still manages time to run around campus meeting new people and taking part in—if not planning—activities. Not everyone has the time to be this active, but 宾州州立大学白兰地酒 sophomore Al Parks, Jr. makes it sound like a walk in the park.
A class trip to the Smithsonian Institution was all they needed to get their creative minds working overtime. 宾州州立大学白兰地酒 junior Teron Meyers, 上达比的, 还有爱丽丝·迪劳罗, 德雷塞尔山, who transferred to University Park this fall to complete her major, took one look at the dinosaur exhibit and the next thing they knew they had created a podcast and a video featured on YouTube and iTunes.
宾州州立大学白兰地酒 students Christopher Bakey, 工程, 和杰奎塔·莱森”, HDFS, have been chosen to receive the AmeriCorps Education Award and a Presidential Volunteer Service Award for their unwavering dedication to volunteerism. As campus representatives to Scholars in Service to 宾西法尼亚, AmeriCorps' Education Award program, 去年, they were each required to volunteer 450 hours throughout the academic year.