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 […]
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 […]
12/4/19 Maxwell King
Speaker: Maxwell King, CEO of the Pittsburgh Foundation Title: The Good Neighbor: The Life and Work of Fred Rogers Date: December 4, 2019 Venue: Penn Stater Maxwell King is the CEO of the Pittsburgh Foundation. After a career in journalism, including eight years as editor of the Philadelphia Inquirer, King served as president of the […]
2/17/20 William Doan
Speaker: William Doan, Ph.D., past president of the Association for Theatre in Higher Education and a Fellow in the College of Fellows of The American Theatre Topic: The Anxiety Project: An Artist’s Look at Mental Health and Wellness Date: February 17, 2020 Venue: Penn Stater Doan has co-authored three books, written several plays, and multiple scholarly […]
11/30/20 Megan Devine
*Note: This event was rescheduled from March to November 30, 2020 and is being moved to the Penn Stater. All tickets sold for the March event are valid for the November event. If you are no longer able to attend the event and need reimbursed for your ticket, please contact the ID+ office idcard@psu.edu* Speaker: Megan […]
4/22/20 Derek Lee & Monica Bond
* Note: This event was canceled due to the inability to hold in person gatherings at this time. We are looking to reschedule this event. Stay tuned for updates * Speakers: Derek Lee & Monica Bond, wildlife biologists and activists and professors at Penn State University Topic: True Tall Tales from Tanzania: Giraffe Science and […]
4/22/16: Jim Stengel
President and CEO of The Jim Stengel Company, LLC
Topic: AHA! How to Build a Brand in 2016 and Beyond
2/10/16: Terry Mutchler
Head of the Nation’s First Transparency Practice Group at Pepper Hamilton LLP
Topic: The Politics of Secrecy: From Lion’s Paw to Pennsylvania Government
3/22/16: Shirley M. Malcom
Head of Education & Human Resources at the American Association for the Advancement of Science
Topic: Science, Technology and Possibility