Fall 2017
Academic calendar information for all campuses is available online.
Extended! Now through Saturday, Sept. 30, “The Painted Photograph: Selections from the B. & H. Henisch Photo-History Collection exhibit,” Pattee Library operating hours, Paterno Family Reading Room, 201A Pattee Library, University Park.
Friday, Sept. 15-Sunday, Oct. 15: Hispanic Heritage Month, United States.
Monday–Wednesday, Sept. 18-20: 2nd World Open Educational Resources (OER) Congress, Ljubljana, Slovenia.
Tuesday, Sept. 19: “Into the Abode of Death,” Penn State Reads-affiliated talk by global explorer Mark Evans, Foster Auditorium, 4-7 p.m., 102 Paterno Library, University Park, and livestreamed via Mediasite Live.
Sept. 20-22: Rosh Hashanah.
Thursday-Saturday, Sept. 21-30: Navaratri.
Sept. 22-24: Family Weekend, Penn State Altoona.
Thursday, Sept. 28: Lynd Ward Prize event honoring author of Rolling Blackouts, Sarah Glidden, 5:30-8 p.m., Foster Auditorium, 102 Paterno Library, University Park and livestreamed via Mediasite Live.
Saturday, Sept. 30: Yom Kippur.
Wednesday, Oct. 4: Docunight: Iran via Documentaries, 7 p.m. Foster Auditorium, 102 Paterno Library, University Park.
Tuesday, Oct. 10: Geospatial Data: Diving into library resources and beyond, 3:30-4:30 p.m., 211A Pattee Library and online via Zoom.
Wednesday, Oct. 11: University Libraries 25-Year Service Awards, 3:30-4:30 p.m.,Foster Auditorium and/or Mann Assembly Room, 102/103 Paterno Library, University Park, final location to be determined.
Wednesday, Oct. 11: National Coming Out Day, part of National Coming Out Week at Penn State, details TBA.
Thursday, Oct. 12: Lee Bennett Hopkins Award event honoring authors Jorge Argueta (winner) & Nikki Grimes (honor winner), hosted by Pennsylvania Center for the Book, Foster Auditorium, 102 Paterno Library, University Park.
Friday–Sunday, Oct. 13-15: Parents and Families Weekend, University Park.
Tuesday, Oct. 17: Geospatial Exploration: Explore mapping and location topics and applications, 3:30-4:30 p.m., 211A Pattee Library and online via Zoom.
Wednesday, Oct. 18: Promotion and Tenure Recognition Reception, 4:30-6:30 p.m., Paterno Family Humanities Reading Room, University Park.
Wednesday, Oct. 18: Tech Update, by I-Tech, 2-3 p.m., Mann Assembly Room, 103 Paterno Library, University Park.
Thursday, Oct. 19: Diwali, Hindu festival of lights, celebrated.
Tuesday, Oct. 24: Geospatial Analysis:Introduction to working with location data and demographic data, 3:30-4:30 p.m., 302 Paterno Library and online via Zoom.
Wednesday, Oct. 25: “What the Libraries Can Do for You,” library resources talk for Penn State faculty and staff, Foster Auditorium, 102 Paterno Library, University and livestreamed via Mediasite Live.
Tuesday, Oct. 31: Geospatial Online: Overview of Online mapping options (ArcGIS Online and more), 3:30-4:30 p.m., 211A Pattee Library and online via Zoom.
Wednesday, Nov. 1: Docunight: Iran via Documentaries, 7 p.m. Foster Auditorium, 102 Paterno Library, University Park.
Sunday–Sunday, Nov. 5-12: Penn State Military Appreciation Week and Homecoming Week.
Monday, Nov. 6–Saturday, Dec. 16: NLM/NIH Traveling Exhibit: Opening Doors: Contemporary African American Surgeons, Life Sciences Library, 4th floor Paterno Library.
Saturday, Nov. 11: Veterans Day.
Monday–Friday, Nov. 13-17: International Education Week, details TBA.
Tuesday, Nov. 14: Penn State GIS Day, 1:30-5 p.m. speakers and lightning talks with 9 a.m.-5 p.m. poster display, Pattee Library and Paterno Library, University Park.
Nov. 19-25: Thanksgiving week break, no classes Nov. 20-24.
Thursday, Nov. 23: Thanksgiving Day holiday.
Wednesday, Dec. 6: Docunight: Iran via Documentaries, 7 p.m. Foster Auditorium, 102 Paterno Library, University Park.
Friday, Dec. 8: Last day of fall classes.
Sunday–Tuesday, Dec. 10-12: De-Stress Fest, University Park locations.
Tuesday, Dec. 12: Tech Update, by I-Tech, 10-11 a.m., Mann Assembly Room, 103 Paterno Library, University Park.
Tuesday–Wednesday, Dec. 12-20: Hanukkah.
Saturday, Dec. 16: Fall commencement, University Park and other Penn State campuses; details and speaker information at multiple Penn State campuses TBA in December.
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