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Penn State Altoona will offer its second Research. Innovation. Skills. Engagement (RISE) lecture on Tuesday, March 24, from 12:15 to 1:10 p.m. in the Fireside Lounge of the Slep Student Center.

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Lecture: 'A Supportive Infrastructure for Students and Their Faculty Across Campuses'

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Fireside Lounge, Slep Student Center

Penn State Altoona will offer its second "Research. Innovation. Skills. Engagement" (RISE) lecture on Tuesday, March 24, from 12:15 to 1:10 p.m. in the Fireside Lounge of the Slep Student Center.

The presentation, titled “A Supportive Infrastructure for Students and Their Faculty Across Campuses,” will feature undergraduate student liaisons Grace Jacobs and Rachel Gallagher of Penn State’s Qualitative Research Lab. They will discuss their leadership roles, program activities and scholarly work in adult foster care and autoethnographic research and writing.

Kelly Munly, associate professor of human development and family studies, and Freyca Calderon-Berumen, associate professor of elementary and early childhood education and of women's, gender, and sexuality studies, will share insights from their qualitative research in content expertise, education and gerontology.

Pizza and light refreshments will be served. Faculty interested in offering extra credit for attending students should contact Lisa Emili at [email protected].