The “It Gets Better Project”
On September 21, 2010, the “It Gets Better Project” was launched by gay activist and journalist Dan Savage in response to the suicide of gay teenager Billy Lucas, and other queer teens who took their...
View ArticleSilent Warriors, Silent No More
“We had heard about these very frightening psychiatrists who were going to grill you. We thought they were the all-seeing people. . . . So, I walked in and I sat down and he look, he called me by name...
View ArticleCelebrity Coming Out: As Told by the Ellens
Coming out is a huge and often difficult part of the lives of any non-straight individual. However, coming out as a public figure takes those anxieties and subjects them to an entire nation of...
View ArticleTeam Swag Hawk Mountain 5/1/15
This is our final post for the project! We enjoyed learning everything we could about fracking and its harmful effects on the environment. All four of the members in this group have put forth a...
View ArticleEarth Day Presentation (Sailor Moon) 4/29/2015
On the day of Earth day presentation Because of the weather, we changed our place of presentation to the Gaige building. In the hallway, people can see a lot of post boards created by several...
View ArticleTeam Final Wrap Up (Sailor Moon) 5/1/2015
Sailor Moon’s mission comes to an end, but we will never stop taking actions. After Earth Day presentation… Team Sailor Moon did another presentation in the class to give a review of what we have...
View ArticleHawk Mountain Trail Blazers
To wrap things up for this project we as a team would like to say we gained so much awareness through this project. We have learned so much about how to keep our environment healthy for us and all the...
View ArticleLearning Design Summer Camp planning ideas sought
Members of the Penn State community are invited to submit ideas to help plan Learning Design Summer Camp 2015, to be held July 16-17. This annual event held at University Park is an informal conference...
View ArticleMacAdmins Conference 2015 focuses on managing Macs and iOS in business and...
As the proliferation of Apple devices in education and enterprise continues to accelerate, many IT shops are unprepared or underprepared to support the sudden influx of Macs, iPhones, and iPads in...
View ArticleJune Events
Wednesday, June 3, 1:30 – 2:30 p.m.: Tech Update in Foster Auditorium Friday, June 5, 3 p.m.: Brent Wilson Gallery Talk, Special Collections Library. Open to all. Held in conjunction with the...
View ArticleRegistration now open for Learning Design Summer Camp July 16-17
Members of the Penn State community are invited to register for Learning Design Summer Camp, to be held July 16-17 in Kern Graduate Building, University Park. This free event with an informal...
View ArticleUndergraduate Operations Research Prize – Application Process
To enter, eligible participants should submit a paper to the Committee Chair by July 1, 2015. Full eligibility and submission guidelines can be found below. The prize of $500 plus travel support to the...
View ArticleUsers Group Meet-up – Friday, July 10!
Starting Friday, July 10, we will be hosting a Sites Users Group Meet-up every 2nd Friday of the month. Mark your calendars! Each meeting is scheduled from 11am to noon at the TLT Studio located in The...
View ArticleSilent Warriors, Silent No More
“We had heard about these very frightening psychiatrists who were going to grill you. We thought they were the all-seeing people. . . . So, I walked in and I sat down and he look, he called me by name...
View ArticleCelebrity Coming Out: As Told by the Ellens
Coming out is a huge and often difficult part of the lives of any non-straight individual. However, coming out as a public figure takes those anxieties and subjects them to an entire nation of...
View ArticleINFORMS Annual Meeting 2015
The INFORMS Annual Meeting, with more than 1,000 sessions and just under 4,000 papers, covers the broad landscape of O.R. and Advanced Analytics research and practice. Numerous events organized by...
View ArticleDeloitte Networking Event
A Deloitte Information session will be held for Penn State Industrial Engineering students. More details about the event will be announced later. Date: Sep 9th 2015 (Tentative) Time: TBD.
View ArticleEvents: August 3
August 4, 10:00 – 11:00 a.m.: Dean’s Forum, Foster Auditorium and via Media Site Live. Joe Salem, associate dean for Learning, Undergraduate Services and Commonwealth Campus Libraries, will present....
View ArticlePenn State’s newest education technology event, MAKEiT, to be held Oct. 5
Teaching and Learning with Technology will debut MAKEiT, a new full-day education technology event, on Oct. 5 at the Nittany Lion Inn in University Park. MAKEiT will be very hands-on for attendees and...
View ArticleUsers Group Meet-up – Friday, August 14!
Hey all! It’s that time again! Friday, August 14th is the next Sites Users Group Meet-up, and every 2nd Friday of the month henceforth. Mark your calendars! Each meeting is scheduled from 11am to noon...
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