Fall 2016

Through Friday, Dec. 2: “Frankenstein: Penetrating the Secrets of Nature” exhibit, Penn State Hazleton Library, Hazleton.

Through Wednesday, Nov. 30: “Penn State Wilkes-Barre, 100 Years: 1916-2016” exhibit,
8 a.m.-4 p.m., Monday-Friday, Friedman Gallery, Academic Commons, Penn State Wilkes-Barre campus, Lehman.

Through Friday, Dec. 16: “Expanding Horizons: Penn Staters in the Olympics” exhibit, Special Collections Library, 104 Paterno Library, University Park.

Through Friday, Dec. 16: “Japanimation: Exploring Anime” exhibit, Sidewater Commons and central entrance, Pattee Library, University Park.

Through Friday, Dec. 16: “From Gay-Related Immune Deficiency to AIDS: The Emergence of HIV in the 1980s” exhibit, second floor Pattee Library near entrance of Arts and Humanities Library, University Park.

Tuesday, Nov. 8: New employee orientation, 8 a.m.-4 p.m., Mann Assembly Room, 103 Paterno Library, University Park.

Tuesday, Nov. 8: “Proactive Customer Service from the Back of the House,” online presentation by Elizabeth Chase of the Frisco Public Library, 1-2 p.m., W23 Pattee Library, University Park.

Tuesday, Nov. 8: Meditation techniques lecture, 12:20-1:10 p.m., Hazleton Library, L-12, Hazleton.

Tuesday, Nov. 8: “Poetry without Borders,” poetry reading and reception, 6-7 p.m., Foster Auditorium, 102 Paterno Library; 7-8 p.m. reception in Mann Assembly Room, 103 Paterno Library, University Park.

Wednesday, Nov. 9: Behrend Common Read Book Club, with author Will Allen, noon-1 p.m., Smith Chapel, Penn State Behrend, Erie.

Thursday, Nov. 10: Beating Burnout, 9-10 a.m., Foster Auditorium, 102 Paterno Library, University Park, and Mediasite Live.

Thursday, Nov. 10: Maps Library Presentation, Colin Grube and Miranda Waldman present the results of their summer internships, 10 a.m., 402 Paterno Library, University Park.

Thursday, Nov. 10: “Climate and Conflict,” biology seminar about El Niño, presented by Illiana Baums, Penn State associate professor of biology, 4-5 p.m., Foster Auditorium, 102 Paterno Library, University Park.

Friday, Nov. 11: Coffee with Carmen, with special guests Dean Barbara Dewey and Associate Dean Anne Langley, noon-1 p.m., Mann Assembly Room, University Park.

Friday, Nov. 11: GIS Day Geography coffee hour “Remote Sensing and Geography: International Examples,” with speaker Barry Haack, 3:30 p.m. refreshments, 319 Walker Building; 4 p.m. program, 112 Walker Building, University Park.

Sunday, Nov. 13: Global Entrepreneurship Week: Job, Company and Industry Research for Freelancers, presentation by Lauren Reiter, 4:15-5 p.m., 8 Carnegie Building, University Park.

Sunday, Nov. 13: Global Entrepreneurship Week: Protecting Your Creative Work, presentation by Brandy Karl, 1:15 p.m., 3 Carnegie Building, University Park.

Monday-Tuesday, Nov. 14-15: GIS Day events, Pattee Library and Paterno Library, University Park.

Monday-Tuesday, Nov. 14-15: GIS Day poster display, Pattee Library, Franklin Auditorium, University Park.

Monday, Nov. 14: Global Entrepreneurship Week: Keynote, presentation by Bill Brock, president and CEO of Straub Brewery, noon-1 p.m.., Foster Auditorium, 102 Paterno Library, University Park and online at Zoom.

Monday, Nov. 14: GIS Day career panel, 3:15-5 p.m., Foster Auditorium, 102 Paterno Library, University Park, and on Mediasite Live.

Monday, Nov. 14: GIS Day information fair, 1-3 p.m., Leisure Reading Room, W101 Pattee Library, University Park.

Monday, Nov. 14: GIS Day networking reception, 5 p.m., Mann Assembly Room, 103 Paterno Library, University Park.

Tuesday, Nov. 15: GIS Day lightning talks and keynote address, 10-10:30 a.m., keynote address: “Protecting the world’s forests with GFW fires,” by speakers Stephen Ansari and Christopher Grabris of Blue Raster; 10:30-11 a.m., GeoHive, DigitalGlobe’s crowdsourcing platform, presented by James Wilson; 11 a.m.-noon, GIS Day lightning talks, Foster Auditorium, 102 Paterno Library, University Park.

Tuesday, Nov. 15: GIS Day lightning talks, 1:30-3:30 p.m., Foster Auditorium, 102 Paterno Library, University Park and Mediasite Live.

Tuesday, Nov. 15: Global Entrepreneurship Week: Intellectual Property Information and Patent Prior Art Searching, presentation by John Meier, 3-4 p.m., 211A Pattee Library, University Park.

Wednesday, Nov. 16: “Why Didn’t I Learn about Native American History in School?” International Education Week presentation sponsored by ICIK, featuring speakers Sarah Shear and Madison Miller, 10 a.m.-noon, Foster Auditorium, 102 Paterno Library, University Park.

Wednesday, Nov. 16: Global Entrepreneurship Week: Keynote, presentation by Jayme Goldberg, CEO and co-founder of SilverLine Athletics, 1:30-2:30 p.m.., Foster Auditorium, 102 Paterno Library, University Park and online at Zoom.

Wednesday, Nov. 16: Springshare Electronic Reserves Training for Campus E-Res Liaisons, Chris Holobar and Nicolle Nicastro demonstrate new system, 3-4 p.m., Adobe Connect.

Wednesday, Nov. 16: Global Entrepreneurship Week: Perspectives, panel discussion hosted by business leaders and educators, 3-4 p.m.., Foster Auditorium, 102 Paterno Library, University Park.

Wednesday, Nov. 16: Global Entrepreneurship Week: Technical Reports and Government Information for Inventors, presentation by Angela Davis, 4:30-5:30 p.m., 329 Hammond Building, University Park.

Wednesday, Nov. 16: “Educating for Social Justice and Preservation of Mayan Culture, Language and Historical Memory,” International Education Week presentation co-sponsored by ICIK, featuring Juana Pérez Gómez, 5-6 p.m., Foster Auditorium, 102 Paterno Library, University Park.

Wednesday, Nov. 16: Space planning brown bag session, Libraries’ Space Steering Committee open discussion and Q & A, noon-1 p.m., 510A Paterno Library, University Park.

Wednesday, Nov. 16: Springshare electronic reserves training for campus E-Res liaisons, demonstration by Chris Holobar and Nicolle Nicastro, 3 p.m., Adobe Connect.

Thursday, Nov. 17: Global Entrepreneurship Week: Keynote, presentation by Dan Deaver, vice president, Non-Clinical R&D, Alkermes, noon-1 p.m.., Foster Auditorium, 102 Paterno Library, University Park and online at Zoom.

Thursday, Nov. 17: Team Library, 2-3:30 p.m., Mann Assembly Room, 103 Paterno Library, University Park.

Wednesday, Nov. 16: Global Entrepreneurship Week: Market Research, presentation by Kevin Harwell, 3-4 p.m., 302 Paterno Library, University Park.

Thursday, Nov. 17: Ixcanul, free film screening and panel discussion, International Education Week presentation co-sponsored by ICIK, 7-9 p.m., Foster Auditorium, 102 Paterno Library, University Park.

Thursday, Nov. 17: Global Entrepreneurship Week: Mapping Applications, presentation by Tara LaLonde, 4:30-5:30 p.m., 211A Pattee Library, University Park.

Friday, Nov. 18: “A Promise Unmet: The State of Higher Education for American Indian Youth,” International Education Week presentation co-sponsored by ICIK, featuring speakers Victoria Sanchez and Rasa Drane, 11 a.m.-noon., Foster Auditorium, 102 Paterno Library, University Park.

Sunday-Saturday, Nov. 20-26: Thanksgiving holiday, no classes.

Saturday, Nov. 26: Huddle with the faculty, “Thou Didst Mold Us: Penn State Accomplishments Through the Decades: 1855-2016, presented by University Archivist Jackie Esposito, 8:30-10 a.m., Nittany Lion Inn, University Park.

Wednesday, Nov. 30: “Letters from Sana’a–How to Preserve Archives, Monuments, and Museums in Yemen,” Archaeological Institute of America Public Lecture, presented by Alexander Nagel of the Smithsonian Institute, 6 p.m., Foster Auditorium, 102 Paterno Library, University Park.

Thursday, Dec. 1: University Libraries’ United Way Arts and Crafts Sale, 11 a.m.-4 p.m., Mann Assembly Room, 103 Paterno Library, University Park.

Wednesday, Dec. 7: Meditation techniques lecture, 12:20-1:10 p.m., Hazleton Library, L-12, Hazleton.

Friday, Dec. 9: Last day of fall classes.

Sunday-Tuesday, Dec. 11-13: DeStress Fest, 3-8 p.m., University Park library locations.

Monday-Friday, Dec. 12-16: Final exams.

Wednesday, Dec. 14: Tech Update, by Libraries I-Tech staff, 1:30-2:30 p.m., Foster Auditorium, 102 Paterno Library, and Mediasite Live.

Thursday, Dec. 15: Coffee with Carmen, with special guest Steven Herb speaking about storytelling, 1-2:30 p.m., Foster Auditorium, 102 Paterno Library, and Mediasite Live.

Saturday, Dec. 17: Fall Commencement, University Park and several Commonwealth Campus locations.

Wednesday, Dec. 21: Space planning brown bag session, Libraries’ Space Steering Committee open discussion and Q & A, noon-1 p.m., 510A Paterno Library, University Park.

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