Events
Events
September 25 - October 24, 2023
Monday, September 25
The Comparative Literature Luncheon presents Tom Beebee (Penn State)
Join peer sucess coach Sammy Vaillancourt for an hour of relaxation techniques and overall wellness discussion.
Tuesday, September 26
Talks by Graduate Student Summer Residents: “Black Cosmo-cologies: Rebirth and Renaissance in the Long Nineteenth Century” by Eunice Toh, Departments of...
All around us, we hear that democracy is broken or not working up to its full potential. If this is true, then how do we fix it? Some say it’s through...
Speak UP is an advanced English speaking group designed for international undergraduate students, graduate students, postdocs, and fellows. Speak UP aims to...
Practice and improve while learning about Spanish culture, cook delicious food, and learn traditional Spanish dance styles like salsa.
Wednesday, September 27
Stop by the Chaiken Center for Student Success to speak with Delany Moreno, from the student-run organization First-Gen Advocates. Delany will help connect...
The Penn State Society for the Study of Religion (SSR) presents a seminar with Kathryn Salzer, associate professor of history and Gorman-McCourtney Early...
Enjoy a free Irving’s lunch while listening to Christopher Heaney’s presentation, “Inca Surgeons, Andean Mummies, and the Peruvian Ancestors of American...
Not sure if your résumé is as competitive as it can be? Want some help with your job or internship search? Not even sure where to start? The Liberal Arts...
This event is for non-majors and English majors to find out more information about the Department of English, including courses, internships, minors, and the...
How do we fit humanities and social science studies into the growing digital sphere? This workshop provides an answer to the question, “What are digital...
The bottom right corner of a folio of the Codex Azcatitlan shows an Indigenous Nahua migrant woman kneeling on the floor and holding a child on her lap,...
Thursday, September 28
This event has been canceled. We apologice for any inconvenience. We hope to reschedule for later in the fall semester. Join representatives from Federated...
The South Asian Studies Speaker Series: Thursday, September 28: Alaka Chudal Thursday, October 12 : Coralynn Davis Thursday, November 16: Elizabeth Kadetsky
Joseph P. Allen, Ph.D. Hugh P. Kelly Distinguished Professorship in Arts & Sciences, Psychology University of Virginia "The Connection Effect: Understanding...
“Journalism for Our Communities: Reporting on Latina/o Pennsylvania” A lecture and Q&A session on media coverage of our communities across the...
Friday, September 29
Weekly meeting of the Empathy and Moral Psychology (EMP) Lab, directed by Dr. Daryl Cameron in the Psychology Department. We will discuss research articles...
The Center for Language Acquisition is pleased to announce 2023 Penn State Workshops in Research Methods for Applied Linguists: Instructor: Laura...
Stop by to meet and mingle with Dean Clarence Lang and Associate Dean Richard Page, along with other College of the Liberal Arts Student Services staff...
Faisal Husain, assistant professor in History, is hosting speaker Chris Heaney, assistant professor in Latin American History, Penn State to give a guest...
An evening of poetry by A.L. Nielsen and Kimberly Q. Andrews. Music provided by Justin Dorsey and Kevin Sims. Event will be hosted by Carmin Wong.
Monday, October 2
“Transmediality and Translatability: Chinese ‘Crip’ Poetry in/and the World”
Open to all faculty in the College of the Liberal Arts.
Join peer sucess coach Sammy Vaillancourt for an hour of relaxation techniques and overall wellness discussion.
Kimberly Q. Andrews, a Filipinx-American poet and critic, is author of Between, winner of the New Women’s Voices award, and A Brief History of Fruit, winner...
Do you want to better understand the pronunciation of U.S. English? IN THIS WORKSHOP, YOU WILL: Learn which sounds can make spoken English easier to...
Tuesday, October 3
Do you want to make a positive impact on the world around you - whether that be a single person, a group of individuals, or a community? Join our Social...
Speak UP is an advanced English speaking group designed for international undergraduate students, graduate students, postdocs, and fellows. Speak UP aims to...
Practice and improve while learning about Spanish culture, cook delicious food, and learn traditional Spanish dance styles like salsa.
Wednesday, October 4
Liberal Arts undergraduates are invited to join the Jana Marie Foundation as they lead a training for Adult Mental Health First Aid. Completion of this...
“Reflections on Necessary, Next Generation Population and Environment Research Agendas“ by Sara Curran, director of the Center for Studies in Demography and...
A lecture by Professor Yumi Matsumoto, entitled, “Towards Enacting Equitable Multilingualism: Illuminating Complexity Within Multilingual Classroom Interaction”
Daniel Falk, Rob Jones, and Jen Singletary have put together a series of events for graduate students whose work intersects with the Religious Studies...
Not sure if your résumé is as competitive as it can be? Want some help with your job or internship search? Not even sure where to start? The Liberal Arts...
Join us at Bate-Papo, an informal discussion group designed for Portuguese speakers of all levels. This welcoming environment offers a chance to share ideas,...
Velma McBride Murry, Ph.D. Lois Audrey Betts Chair, Education and Human Development, Vanderbilt University "Re-Envisioning Resilience in African American...
“Duke Ellington’s Symphonic Poems as a Vehicle for Social Change in the Harlem Renaissance” Maestro Chelsea Tipton, II Harlem and Black, Brown, and Beige...
Thursday, October 5
"Supporting Crossover Youth Involved with Child Welfare and Juvenile Court Systems" The Child Maltreatment Solutions Network is hosting a 1-day in-person...
Liberal Arts students are encouraged to attend the HHD Career Fair for a chance to meet with recruiters about internships and full- time positions. Whether...
Join us each month as we come together to explore, learn, and share innovative ideas and practices in sustainability education.
Can you talk about your research in a clear and relatable way? Do you have a quick summary of your work ready to share with any audience? IN THIS WORKSHOP...
Sergei Loznitsa’s The Natural History of Destruction (2022) is an eerie docu-collation of archive footage meditating on the horrific aerial bombardment...
Friday, October 6
Dusé Mohamed Ali (1866–1945) was an Egyptian political activist known for his African nationalism. He was also a playwright, historian, journalist, editor,...
Weekly meeting of the Empathy and Moral Psychology (EMP) Lab, directed by Dr. Daryl Cameron in the Psychology Department. We will discuss research articles...
Jack Bouchard, assistant professor of history at Rutgers University Registration is required for this workshop. Email Faisal Husain at fhh102@psu.edu to...
Pre-modern history maintains a terrestrial bias. It is often preoccupied with events unfolding on land, saying little about what happened within Earth’s...
“Corpus Linguistics and Triangulation” Jesse Egbert, Northern Arizona University The purpose of this workshop is to introduce the variety of ways that...
Denise Solomon leads a colloquium on interpersonal communication.
How do we recreate a place that has been lost? Around 1505, European mariners created a vast, floating colony in the northwest Atlantic. Centered on...
Monday, October 9
Join peer sucess coach Sammy Vaillancourt for an hour of relaxation techniques and overall wellness discussion.
Do you want to better understand U.S. English pronunciation patterns? IN THIS WORKSHOP, YOU WILL: Review how and when to stress syllables in American...
One of the major scholarly revolutions in the study of ancient Judaism is the rejection of outdated binaries that stratified Jews into the scholastic elite...
Tuesday, October 10
Speak UP is an advanced English speaking group designed for international undergraduate students, graduate students, postdocs, and fellows. Speak UP aims to...
Practice and improve while learning about Spanish culture, cook delicious food, and learn traditional Spanish dance styles like salsa.
Wednesday, October 11
“Boy Falls From the Sky: Disability as Spectacle in Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark” The Paterno Fellows Program welcomes Samuel Yates, assistant professor of...
Not sure if your résumé is as competitive as it can be? Want some help with your job or internship search? Not even sure where to start? The Liberal Arts...
Join us in a Teaching Assistant and Faculty Pedagogy Interested in learning about effective, innovative assignments, in-class discussion strategies, tips...
Mentoring for the Future aims to bring diversity to academia by introducing undergraduate students from from diverse cultural, economic, geographic, and...
This reading seminar series invites early- to mid-career faculty from across the university to share their recently published humanities monographs with...
Would you like to review your own writing for grammar issues? IN THIS WORKSHOP, YOU WILL: Learn to recognize common grammar errors in academic...
Are you considering law school or already applying? Join Liberal Arts alumni currently attending Law School to learn more about the applications process as...
In 2005, the Africana Research Center (ARC) and the Departments of African Studies and African American Studies created the Nelson Mandela Lecture Series to...
Thursday, October 12
Join representatives from Horace Mann to learn more about career opportunities. They will be available at their information table from 11:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m....
Additional details forthcoming.
Speaker: Ilayda Onder- practice job talk
The South Asian Studies Speaker Series: Thursday, September 28: Alaka Chudal Thursday, October 12 : Coralynn Davis Thursday, November 16: Elizabeth Kadetsky
Kelle Groom is the author of the memoirs How to Live and I Wore the Ocean in the Shape of a Girl (B&N Discover Great New Writers and The New York Times Book...
Friday, October 13
Weekly meeting of the Empathy and Moral Psychology (EMP) Lab, directed by Dr. Daryl Cameron in the Psychology Department. We will discuss research articles...
Applied Linguistics Roundtable featuring: Robert Schrauf and Phoebe Quaynor
Sunday, October 15
Given the highly desirable writing, communication, and quantitative skills that our graduate students possess, the Liberal Arts Graduate Internship Program...
Monday, October 16
“‘Unlearning’ Culture” by Beth Blum, Harvard University
Join peer sucess coach Sammy Vaillancourt for an hour of relaxation techniques and overall wellness discussion.
Do you want to better understand the rhythm of American English? IN THIS WORKSHOP, YOU WILL: Learn the importance of thought groups, focus words and...
Tuesday, October 17
“(Un)masking Colonial Subjectivity: Kim Naesŏng and Modern Korean Detective Fiction” A Faculty Scholar Resident talk by Jooyeon Rhee, Dorothy W. Gilpatrick...
What is Advising To-Go Tuesday? It is all about your convenience! Liberal Arts academic advisers are leaving their offices and coming to meet with you...
Being an Arab lecturer in a Jewish academic institution under fire has challenged me as a professional, a researcher, and a lecturer. Social workers often...
Speak UP is an advanced English speaking group designed for international undergraduate students, graduate students, postdocs, and fellows. Speak UP aims to...
Practice and improve while learning about Spanish culture, cook delicious food, and learn traditional Spanish dance styles like salsa.
Wednesday, October 18
October is National Academic Integrity Month. Throughout the month, the College of the Liberal Arts is sharing tips to help students learn more about the...
Additional details forthcoming.
“The Ethics of Police Deadly Force” Ben Jones, assistant director of the Rock Ethics Institute, is our guest speaker at Lunch with Honors this week. Join us...
Not sure if your résumé is as competitive as it can be? Want some help with your job or internship search? Not even sure where to start? The Liberal Arts...
This reading seminar series invites early- to mid-career faculty from across the university to share their recently published humanities monographs with...
Join us for a screening of Julieta dir. Pedro Almodóvar (2016 Spain). Watch the film trailer.
This is an event hosted by Mike Milligan. He will host six panelists who will talk about their careers and how a History major has helped them with their...
Thursday, October 19
In the second installment of the Department of Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies' fall 2023 Speaker Series, Crystal Leigh Endsley, an alumna and an...
Jonathan Boyarin is the Diann G. and Thomas A. Mann Professor of Modern Jewish Studies at Cornell University. His work centers on Jewish communities and on...
Ever find yourself wondering about the value of your Liberal Arts degree? With the goal of making a positive impact on the world around us, a Liberal Arts...
Friday, October 20
Weekly meeting of the Empathy and Moral Psychology (EMP) Lab, directed by Dr. Daryl Cameron in the Psychology Department. We will discuss research articles...
“The Other Side of the Crime Equation: Theorizing Victimization and Vulnerability” Chris Schreck, professor of criminal justice and chair of the Department...
Instructors: Ethan Kutlu, University of Iowa Rachel Hayes-Harb, University of Utah
Omar Rivera, Texas A&M University
Faisal Husain, assistant professor at Penn State is hosting a book launch called, “The Worlding of Arabic Literature: Language, Affect, and the Ethics of...
Populism and religion have a long relationship, not least in the United States. The great Populist orator of the early twentieth century, William Jennings...
Monday, October 23
“Immigration Policy and Immigrant Families” Immigrant families are heavily influenced by immigration policies. Laws determining who may legally enter the...
“The Work of Trans Affect” Hil Malatino, associate professor of women's, gender, and sexuality studies and philosophy
Join peer sucess coach Sammy Vaillancourt for an hour of relaxation techniques and overall wellness discussion.
Do you want to improve your pronunciation of U.S. English? IN THIS WORKSHOP, YOU WILL: Understand how and why intonation - the musical ‘flow’ of English -...
Tuesday, October 24
“Immigration Policy and Immigrant Families” Immigrant families are heavily influenced by immigration policies. Laws determining who may legally enter the...
“Unravelling the Nation: Criticality and Agency in Contemporary Syrian Women’s Fiction” A Faculty Scholar Resident Talk by Linda Istanbulli, Caroline D....
What is Advising To-Go Tuesday? It is all about your convenience! Liberal Arts academic advisers are leaving their offices and coming to meet with you...
Speak UP is an advanced English speaking group designed for international undergraduate students, graduate students, postdocs, and fellows. Speak UP aims to...
Immigration policies often favor high-skilled over low-skilled migrants. Wealthy Western states like the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, and...