What does Halloween mean to you? Costumes, candy, and trick or treating? Hayrides, haunted houses, and horror stories? Maybe it's devil worship and evil things that go bump in the night. Many people do not know the truth about Halloween, and the local and campus communities are invited to join Erica Pulaski, director of enrollment management; Dr. E. Michele Ramsey, associate professor of women's, gender, and sexuality studies; and Dr. Cheryl Nicholas, associate professor of communication arts and sciences and global studies, to learn more about the truths and myths of this holiday.
The first American soldier injured in the Iraq War, Alva was hailed as an American hero. While he lost his leg in combat, his spirit remained stronger than ever and, ppon retirement, he came out as gay. As a former spokesperson for the Human Rights Campaign, he played an instrumental role in the repeal of the military’s "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy on gay, lesbian and bisexual service members, working with members of Congress to end the discriminatory practice.
Brian Miller is a magician turned author, speaker, and consultant on human connection, whose TEDx talk “How to Magically Connect with Anyone” has been viewed 3.5 million times. He is the author of personal success book Three New People, and his podcast Beyond Networking cracked the Top 200 under ‘Careers’ on Apple Music.
A Penn State Berks team, comprised of one student, three staff members, and three faculty members, participated in the Summer Institute on Equity in the Academic Experience hosted by the American Talent Initiative and Georgetown University.
Penn State University Libraries’ 2023 employee award recipients include, top row from left: Ally Laird, Margaret Knoll Spangler Oliver Award; Andrew Dudash and Rebekah Hill, Collaboration/Teamwork Award; Diane Zabel, University Libraries Award; second row from left: Danica White, Diversity Award; Heather Ross and Rachel Killoren Corp, Shirley J. Davis Staff Excellence Award; bottom row from left: Dan Peters, Margaret Knoll Spangler Oliver Award; Emily Reed, Diversity Award; Scott Wagner, Part-Time Employee Excellence Award; Alexandria Chisholm, Teaching Award.
The John Sr. and Kimlyn Patishnock Undergraduate Research Award: Excellence in Information Literacy is awarded to University Park students who achieved outstanding undergraduate student research at the Undergraduate Research Exhibition. From left, Kimlyn Patishnock; Ben Chang, Third Place; Yash Dixit, Grand Prize; Charles Colvin, Honorable Mention; Chloe Engin, First Prize; Logan Wincott, Honorable Mention; and John Patishnock Jr.