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Patricia Jabbeh Wesley at the Liberian president's inauguration

Patricia Jabbeh Wesley at the Liberian Inauguration

Patricia Jabbeh Wesley, professor of English at Penn State Altoona, was selected to write and read an original poem at the recent presidential inauguration in Liberia. The inauguration ceremony for Joseph N. Boakai took place on Jan. 22, at the Capitol Building in Monrovia. Many world leaders, including the United States representative to the United Nations, Linda Thomas-Greenfield, were in attendance.

Self-Defense 101

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Penn State Altoona will hold Self-Defense 101 on from 5 to 7 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 29, in room 217 of the Adler Athletic Complex.

The event will include discussion and the instruction and practice of basic self-defense techniques with George Kattouf, director of the Academy of Martial Arts.

Self-Defense 101

self-defense

Penn State Altoona will hold Self-Defense 101 on from 5 to 7 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 29, in room 217 of the Adler Athletic Complex.

The event will include discussion and the instruction and practice of basic self-defense techniques with George Kattouf, director of the Academy of Martial Arts.

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Change Blocks

Penn State Altoona will hold a “Breakfast and Learn” presentation by Shawn Bernecky, assistant teaching professor of business administration, from 8 to 9 a.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 28, in room 201 of the Sheetz Center for Entrepreneurial Excellence.

Bernecky’s presentation will focus on organizational change, such as diagnosing the need for it and understanding how to effectively lead the process of change within an organization.

a series of small wooden blocks with arrows on them and a hand shifting the arrows from left to right

Change Blocks

Penn State Altoona will hold a “Breakfast and Learn” presentation by Shawn Bernecky, assistant teaching professor of business administration, from 8 to 9 a.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 28, in room 201 of the Sheetz Center for Entrepreneurial Excellence.

Bernecky’s presentation will focus on organizational change, such as diagnosing the need for it and understanding how to effectively lead the process of change within an organization.