More than 350 buildings on campus are connected to and controlled by a building automation system, which uses a secure computer network to centralize the remote monitoring and control of electricity, lighting, plumbing, ventilation, air conditioning and other environmental systems. Many Penn State campuses across the state, including Harrisburg, Altoona and Erie, The Behrend College, also use digital automation systems for managing building settings.
Five longtime Penn State champions and benefactors will be recognized by the Penn State Alumni Association and named honorary alumni at an event in early June at The Nittany Lion Inn on the University Park campus.
“Stand Up, Step Forward to Keep Children Safe: Why Child Abuse Reporting Matters” will feature a panel of experts and advocates who will discuss what it means to be a reporter of child abuse. The community event will be at 7 p.m. on April 21 in the Ruth Pike Auditorium in 22 Biobehavioral Health Building on the University Park campus. Keynote speaker Teresa Huizar, executive director of the National Children’s Alliance, will lead the discussion on how everyone in a community plays an important role in keeping children safe.
Each year, Penn State honors several members of its faculty and staff for the highest levels of academic excellence, outstanding leadership and meritorious service. The 2015 Faculty/Staff Award recipients — 33 outstanding University employees and one program — reach across campuses, colleges and administrative units and exemplify best practices and achievements among Penn Staters reflecting the University's mission of teaching, research and service.
As part of Penn State’s ongoing efforts to raise awareness about sexual violence, the University is marking Sexual Assault Awareness month in April, with events slated to take place at campuses across the Commonwealth. Those events include lectures, film screenings, self-defense training, “Walk a Mile in Her Shoes” events and other educational programs.
A presentation by a Los Angeles-based film director and a roundtable discussion with faculty members from the Department of Film-Video and Media Studies highlight a free public session at 8 p.m. on Feb. 5 in 101 Thomas Building.
Sheetz Fellows from Penn State Altoona attended the 2014 National Collegiate Entrepreneurs’ Organization Conference, held Oct. 30-Nov. 1. Bottom row, left to right: Chantel DeGennaro, Morgan Keirn, and Karly Bish; Second row, left to right: Sheetz Fellows Director Donna Bon, Faridah Bada, Jesse Ickes, and Catherine Anderson; Third row, left to right: Sheetz Fellows Project Coordinator Sue Stevens, Dylan Leazier, Frank Amabile, and James Martinez; Fourth row, left to right: Collin Reinhart, Steve Mullen, and Justin Merrell.
Sarah B. Shear, assistant professor of social studies education at Penn State Altoona, will present "Hegemony (Un)bound: Representations of Indigenous Peoples in K-12 U.S. History Standards" from noon to 1 p.m. Sept. 17 in Foster Auditorium, 102 Paterno Library.
