The pandemic, which caused an almost immediate shift to remote learning in March 2020, dramatically changed the way CAS 100: Effective Speech a required public speaking course offered by the Department of Communication Arts and Sciences in the College of the Liberal Arts was taught.
Sarah Mirk s Guantanamo Voices wins 2021 Lynd Ward Graphic Novel Prize
“Guantanamo Voices: True Accounts from the World s Most Infamous Prison” edited by Sarah Mirk and published by Abrams ComicArts has won the 2021 Lynd Ward Graphic Novel Prize. Jurors called this book “a solid example of graphic journalism that gives a voice to the lives touched by the Guantanamo Bay prison, from prisoners and lawyers to social workers and military officers.
Image: Abrams ComicArts, Publisher
Sarah Mirk s Guantanamo Voices wins 2021 Lynd Ward Graphic Novel Prize
April 26, 2021
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. “Guantanamo Voices: True Accounts from the World s Most Infamous Prison” edited by Sarah Mirk and published by Abrams ComicArts has won the 2021 Lynd Ward Graphic Novel Prize. Penn State University Libraries sponsors the juried award and its administrator, the Pennsylvania Center for the Book.
Friday, May 7
Friday’s temperature should top out at around 54 degrees,
according to AccuWeather. You can expect cloudy skies and some thundershowers with about a 70% chance of rain. Forecasts suggest storms could even produce small hail.
Rain is most likely between noon and 2 p.m. and again at 4 p.m., according to AccuWeather. Luckily, storms might pop up during the intermission between ceremonies for Penn State’s Graduate School and College of Engineering at noon and 6 p.m., respectively.
Saturday, May 8
Unfortunately, the forecasts don’t seem to improve much throughout the weekend. AccuWeather suggests Saturday in University Park will feature “variable cloudiness” with a few showers. Lovely!
Five named 2021-22 Big Ten Academic Alliance Academic Leadership Program Fellows
May 07, 2021
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. The Big Ten Academic Alliance (BTAA) Academic Leadership Program (ALP) will include five new fellows from Penn State in 2021-22.
The BTAA is the academic consortium of the Big Ten universities and the United States’ preeminent model for effective collaboration among research universities.
The ALP focuses on addressing the challenges of academic administration at major research universities. Through the program, participants who have demonstrated exceptional ability and administrative promise can further develop their leadership and managerial skills. Fellows are appointed to one-year terms, and funding is provided by the participating institutions.
Board of Trustees election results announced
Six incumbent trustees and five new members were elected or appointed to serve on the Penn State Board of Trustees on May 7.Image: Patrick Mansell
Board of Trustees election results announced
May 07, 2021
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. Six incumbent trustees and five new members were elected or appointed to serve on the Penn State Board of Trustees today (May 7).
University alumni elected Alvin de Levie and Steve Wagman as alumni trustees, and re-elected incumbent Brandon Short. Delegates of agricultural societies elected Donald Cairns and re-elected incumbent Chris Hoffman.
Robert Fenza and Mary Lee Schneider were re-elected as trustees representing business and industry. Julie Anna Potts was re-elected as an at-large trustee, while Nicholas Rowland was elected as the board’s academic trustee.