Julissa Arce, immigration & education advocate; co-founder & chairman of Ascend Educational Fund; author of My (Underground) American Dream Topic: The American Dreamer: From Undocumented to Wall Street to Immigration Advocate Location: Ballroom, Nittany Lion Inn Introduction: Nicholas Jones Moderator: Cheraine Stanford Julissa Arce is a writer, immigrant rights, education advocate and a CNBC Contributor. She […]
4/24/18 Charlene Teters
Charlene Teters, academic dean at the Institute of American Indian Arts Topic: If Not You, Then Who Location: Ballroom, Nittany Lion Inn Introduction: Nicholas Jones Moderator: Cheraine Stanford Charlene Teters is the Academic Dean of the college at the Institute of American Indian Arts. She is a member of the Spokane Nation and well known […]
9/20/17 Doug Bradley
Doug Bradley, Vietnam veteran; co-author of We Gotta Get Out of This Place: The Soundtrack of the Vietnam War Topic: We Gotta Get Out of This Place: The Soundtrack of the Vietnam War Location: President’s Hall, The Penn Stater Introduction: TBD Moderator: Carolyn Donaldson Vietnam veteran Doug Bradley has written and taught extensively about his Vietnam, and […]
10/24/17 Linda Yaccarino
Linda Yaccarino, chairman of Advertising Sales and Client Partnerships at NBCUniversal Topic: Navigating the Future of a Fragmented Industry Location: Ballroom, Nittany Lion Inn Introduction: Nicholas Jones Moderator: Carolyn Donaldson Linda Yaccarino is Chairman of Advertising Sales and Client Partnerships at NBCUniversal. In this role, Yaccarino oversees all advertising sales and market strategy for the company’s […]
11/7/17 Aija Mayrock
Aija Mayrock, #1 bestselling author of The Survival Guide to Bullying; activist; student Topic: Building a Global Initiative as a Student Location: Ballroom, Nittany Lion Inn Introduction: David Gray Moderator: Carolyn Donaldson Aija Mayrock is the 21 year old #1 bestselling author of The Survival Guide to Bullying. She started writing her book at 16 years old, […]
12/8/17 Seth Miller
Seth Miller, executive director of the Innocence project of Florida; President of the Innocence Network Topic: Innocence Lost: Finding Justice and Freedom for the Wrongfully Convicted Location: President’s Hall, The Penn Stater Introduction: Eric Barron Moderator: Cheraine Stanford Seth Miller, Esq., Executive Director, litigates post-conviction innocence cases, supervises the IPF’s internship program, and regularly lectures to students, lawyers, and […]
1/25/18 Andrew Belser
Andrew Belser, director of the Arts & Design Research Incubator; professor of Movement, Voice, and Acting at the Penn State School of Theatre; 2017-2018 Penn State Laureate Topic: FaceAge: Empathy Rising Across Generations Location: President’s Hall, The Penn Stater Introduction: David Gray Moderator: Carolyn Donaldson Andrew Belser teaches movement, voice and acting in the MFA Performance program […]
2/20/18 John Urschel
SOLD OUT John Urschel, mathematician and retired NFL player Topic: Order and Chaos Location: Ballroom, Nittany Lion Inn Introduction: Eric Barron Moderator: Cheraine Stanford John Urschel is a PhD candidate at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He is the recipient of MIT’s prestigious Dean of Science Fellowship and is the author of numerous papers published […]