March 31, 1-3:30 p.m.: LFO Research Colloquium, organized by LFO’s Research Committee. Foster Auditorium and Media Site Live. The Colloquium will feature research updates from Barb Eshbach, Ben Goldman, Binh Le, Bernadette Lear, Jason Reuscher and Ann Snowman. Go to http://bit.ly/1y8c2q1 to learn more.
April 6, from 1– 3pm: “Digital Aesthetics, Art, Life and Museums,” a conversation with Metropolitan Museum of Art digital asset specialist Neal Stimler and some of Penn State’s most progressive thinkers in this field, Foster Auditorium, first floor, Paterno Library. Registration is required. To register, go to http://wp.me/P3b4X9-1C2.
April 10, noon: Anna Fariello, Western Carolina University, will present “Curating Community,” Foster Auditorium, 102 Paterno Library. Her presentation, which will highlight successful cultural projects that interpret community culture and involve diverse partnerships, is open to the public and will also be available for viewing online.
April 16: Norman Granz: The Man Who Used Jazz for Justice, presented by Tad Hershorn, Institute of Jazz Studies, Dana Library, Rutgers University, Newark. Details next week
April 20: “Inch by Inch…Building Institutional Capacity for DH Through Inter-and Trans-disciplinary Collaboration, presented by Orla Murphy, University College Cork, Ireland. Details soon.
April 22: “What is financial literacy?,” a workshop. 5:30–6:30 p.m., Foster Auditorium, 102 Paterno Library. In this workshop, Penn State Financial Literacy Manager Dr. Daad Rizk will discuss the skills that students need to acquire. She will present an overview of financial literacy and give specific steps and tips to examine and alter core attitudes and beliefs about money management as a prelude to reaching a successful financial life. Additional details are online at http://bit.ly/1rzz1Jw. Registration is requested at http://bit.ly/1sQ0Zkp
April 23: “Mapping Matters: Space and Place in the Humanities,” a one-day symposium on the intersection of mapping, digital humanities, and pedagogy, Pattee and Paterno Libraries. See details in this week’s blog post.
** Also see “Training and Enrichment Opportunities” for additional staff events.