Participating in a check presentation from the Hazleton Chapter of the Penn State Alumni Association to Penn State Hazleton Benefitting THON during the American Red Cross blood drive on Feb. 18 were front row, from left: Jaime Brazenec, American Red Cross Blood Services; Wister Yuhas, chapter member; and students David Shrader, Madilyn Stroup and Lily Whipple. Back row, from left: Chapter members Richard Barrett, Maria Barna, Sandy Lagana and John Skwierz, and students Sarah Ballek and Sarah Polashenski.
From left: Penn State Hazleton students David Shrader, Sarah Ballek, Madilyn Stroup and Sarah Polashenski are gearing up to dance for 46 straight hours at THON 2025, set for Feb. 21 to 23 at the Bryce Jordan Center.
American culinary historian, lawyer and public policy adviser Adrian Miller will offer an engaging and educational journey through the lives of African Americans who have served as cooks for U.S. presidents, "Black Chefs in the White House," at 7-8 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 26, via Zoom and also in-person at the Paul Robeson Cultural Center Library in the HUB. More information and registration is available at this link.
The Center for the Performing Arts at Penn State has been approved by the National Endowment for the Arts for a Grants for Arts Projects award to support “What Does PURPLE Sound Like?” by Sydnie L. Mosley Dances.
American culinary historian, lawyer and public policy adviser Adrian Miller will offer an engaging and educational journey through the lives of African Americans who have served as cooks for U.S. presidents, "Black Chefs in the White House," at 7-8 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 26, via Zoom and also in-person at the Paul Robeson Cultural Center Library in the HUB. More information and registration at this link.
Penn State Sustainability and WPSU are hosting this online film screening of “Fire Through Dry Grass” at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 12, online via Zoom. The film details the experience of disabled African American artists in a New York City nursing home trying to survive during the COVID-19 pandemic and highlighting the disproportionate impacts the pandemic had on communities of color and those with health preconditions. A panel discussion will follow featuring experts from Penn State about lessons from COVID-19 about the social determinants of health and how we can better support community health for all. Free and open to all campuses to attend. Pre-registration is required at this link.
“What Does PURPLE Sound Like?", a multimedia art installation by Sydnie L. Mosley Dances, will be presented at 7 p.m. Tuesday and Wednesday, Feb. 4 and 5; and 2 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 6, at Eisenhower Auditorium.
Lynda Goldstein, chancellor of Penn State Wilkes-Barre; David A. Ruth, president of Northampton Community College; Tina Q. Richardson, chancellor of Penn State Lehigh Valley; and Cory Scherer, interim chancellor of Penn State Schuylkill, left to right, were present for the articulation agreement signing ceremony held at Penn State Lehigh Valley on Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2025.
