Jared Fishman: Founder and Executive Director of Justice Innovation Lab Date: April 14, 2025 Location: Penn Stater Conference Center, Dean’s Hall Title of Talk: What Does it Take to Fix Our Communities? Visit the registration page to purchase tickets/tables Do you wish there was something you could do to make a difference in your community […]
Susan Robinson “The Art of Seeing Possibility and Creating Vision”
Susan Robinson: Business Leader, Inspirational Speaker, Entrepreneur Date: October 7, 2024 Location: Penn Stater Conference Center, Dean’s Hall Title of Talk: The Art of Seeing Possibility and Creating Vision This event is possible with the co-sponsorship of AAUW State College Visit the registration page to purchase tickets/tables Penn State Alumna, Susan Robinson learned during her […]
Indigenous Chef Tawyna Brant: Traditional Haudenosaunee Agricultural Practices meets Modern Cuisine
Tawnya Brant: Indigenous Chef Date: November 11, 2024 Location: Penn Stater Conference Center, Dean’s Hall Join us as Chef Brant shares her journey with Indigenous food and her work win the Indigenous food sovereignty movement. Visit the registration page to purchase tickets/tables Chef Tawnya Brant is an accomplished Indigenous chef, Kanyen’kehá:ka (Mohawk) woman, […]
Penn State Laureate Michele Dunleavy
Michele Dunleavy: Penn State 2024-25 Laureate Date: February 21, 2025 Location: Penn Stater Conference Center, Dean’s Hall Visit the registration page to purchase tickets/tables Join us to hear more about how Professor Dunleavy bridges the gap between the arts and community engagement, emphasizing inclusivity and accessibility. Michele Dunleavy, professor of dance in the […]
Jennifer Pharr Davis- “Trailblazer: Hard Earned Lessons from the Appalachian Trail and Beyond”
Jennifer Pharr Davis: Speaker, Author, Hiker, Entrepreneur Date: September 15, 2023 Location: Penn Stater Conference Center, Dean’s Hall Title of Talk: “Trailblazer: Hard Earned Lessons from the Appalachian Trail and Beyond” Visit the registration page to purchase tickets/tables The Appalachian Trail runs 2,190 miles from Georgia to Maine. Jennifer Pharr Davis has hiked it three […]
Patrick Evans: “Communicating a Culture of Belonging”
Patrick Evans: Penn State Graduate (1990) and Special Assistant for Public Affairs for the Secretary of the Navy Date: October 23, 2023 Title of Talk: “Communicating a Culture of Belonging” Location: Penn Stater Conference Center, Dean’s Hall Visit the registration page to purchase tickets/tables Patrick Evans is currently a Captain in the United States Navy […]
Lori Hepner: Penn State 2023-2024 Laureate, “Making the Invisible Visible”
Lori Hepner: Penn State Laureate Date: February 21, 2024 Title of Talk: “Making the Invisible Visible” Location: Penn Stater, Deans Hall Visit the registration page to purchase tickets/tables A visual artist who has been teaching at Penn State since 2007, Hepner uses movement to abstract and reconstruct images in works that “make the invisible visible,” […]
Lisa Salters: Sports Emmy-Winning Reporter and ESPN Sideline Reporter
This event is made possible with a co-sponsorship from AAUW State College. Lisa Salters: Sports Emmy-Winning Reporter and ESPN Sideline Reporter “My Journey: From PSU TO ESPN & ABC” Date: March 29, 2024 Location: Penn Stater Conference Center, President’s Hall Visit the registration page to purchase tickets/tables Lisa Salters is a versatile, accomplished, Sports […]
Velvet Brown: 2022-2023 Penn State Laureate
Velvet Brown: School of Music Professor, Penn State Laureate for 2022-23 Date: February 23, 2023 Location: Penn Stater Conference Center, President’s Hall Join us for a message and musical performance! Title of Talk: “Look Up and Expand Your Reach” Visit the registration page to purchase tickets/tables
Sabaah Folayan, “Whose Streets” Award-winning film director
Sabaah Folayan: “Whose Streets” Award-winner film director Date: March 23, 2023 Location: Penn Stater Conference Center, President’s Hall “The Art of Alignment” How knowing yourself and having the courage to change course can lead to personal fulfillment and professional success. Visit the registration page to purchase tickets/ tables Through screenwriting, filmmaking, and public speaking, […]
