June 18, 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m: “Fraud, Scams and ID Theft,” a seminar by Amy Shuey, will be presented from  on in Foster Auditorium, 102 Paterno Library. The free seminar intended for Penn State students, faculty and staff will cover identity theft prevention tips and the newest fraud schemes and will discuss how to avoid being scammed.

June 20, noon: UPLEA cookout, Paterno Library underpass.

June 20, 3:00-4:30 p.m.: “Look Before You Leap: Getting Student Loans.” Dr. Daad Rizk will present on borrowing student loans, in Foster Auditorium. This workshop is part of MoneyCounts: A Financial Literacy Series.

June 22, 2:30–3:30 p.m., Campus plant tour, meet in exhibit area, The Eberly Family Special Collections Library, 104 Paterno Library.

June 29, 1:30–2:30 p.m., “Phytophthora, the plant pathogen,” Foster Auditorium, 102 Paterno Library. Dr. Beth Gugino, assistant professor in the Department of Plant Pathology and Environmental Microbiology, will talk about Phytophthora, the plant pathogen that won’t go away. Phytophthora infestans is the plant pathogen that precipitated the Irish potato famine and devastated potato crops in northern Europe in the mid- to late-1800s, and its study led directly to the establishment of plant pathology as a science. This pathogen, which devastated tomato plants throughout eastern North America in 2009, has changed American history and continues to threaten crops worldwide. Also: 2:30–3:30 p.m., Campus plant tour

Ongoing:
Register for free citation management seminars offered by Library Learning Services:
Introduction to Zotero: July 10
Introduction to EndNote: July 11
Introduction to Mendeley: July 17