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 […]
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, […]
Derek Lee and Monica Bond, Wildlife biologists, activists and Penn State professors with “True Tall Tales from Tanzania”
Derek Lee and Monica Bond, Wildlife biologists, activists and Penn State professors with “True Tall Tales from Tanzania” Date: April 20, 2023 Location: Penn Stater Conference Center, President’s Hall “True Tall Tales from Tanzania: Giraffe Science and Reasons for Hope in the Biodiversity and Climate Crises” Visit the registration page to purchase tickets/tables visit […]
Doug Leech : “Successful entrepreneurship in a post-pandemic world.”
Douglas M. Leech, Founder & CEO, Ascension Recovery Services Date: October 25, 2022 Location: Penn Stater Conference Center, President’s Hall “Successful entrepreneurship in a post-pandemic world” Visit the registration page to purchase tickets/tables Mr. Leech has a B.S. degree in Accounting from Pennsylvania State University and worked at Ernst & Young in Pittsburgh before founding […]
Dr. Mark Becker : President of Association of Public and Land Grant Universities
Dr. Mark Becker, President of the Association of Public and Land Grant Universities Date: November 3, 2022 Location: Penn Stater Conference Center, President’s Hall Won’t Lose This Dream: How an Upstart Urban University Rewrote the Rules of a Broken System Visit the registration page to purchase tickets/tables Many a college graduate recalls being told “look […]
Dr. Na’ilah Nasir: Education for a Multicultural Democracy: Building a future where we all thrive
Date: December 1, 2022 Location: Penn Stater Conference Center, President’s Hall Visit the registration page to purchase tickets/tables “Education for a Multicultural Democracy: Building a future where we all thrive” Higher education is at an inflection point. It is clear that our higher education systems are falling short of being the equitable and transformative institutions […]
Jimmy Hoffa, Corruption, and Race Relations in the Teamsters Union: A Conversation with Penn State Laureate David Witwer
April 5, 2022 12 pm – 1 pm (doors open at 11:30 am) The Penn Stater Hotel and Conference Center 215 Innovation Blvd, State College, 16803 All Penn State Forum events are open to the public. Tickets are $25.00 each and include a buffet lunch. Purchase tickets and tables (seats 10) here. Despite the allegations of […]
No Ruined Stone: a Poetry Reading & Conversation with Penn State Laureate Shara McCallum
April 18, 2022 12 pm – 1 pm (doors open at 11:30 am) The Penn Stater Hotel and Conference Center 215 Innovation Blvd, State College, 16803 All Penn State Forum events are open to the public. Tickets are $25.00 each and include a buffet lunch. Purchase tickets and tables (seats 10) here. Originally […]