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Nature journal clubs provide ways to explore outdoors, build community
Shaver’s Creek Environmental Center program offers participants opportunities to cultivate curiosity and strengthen their connection to the natural world through drawing and writing
Kate McLaughlin (left) and Vance McCracken s journal entries during Shaver s Creek s After-School Nature Journal Club.
Image: Photos provided by Krista McLaughlin and Carrie McCracken
Nature journal clubs provide ways to explore outdoors, build community
April 21, 2021
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. When Krista McLaughlin learned of a new Shaver’s Creek program that would allow her daughter the chance to combine her loves of journaling and nature, she knew it would be a perfect fit for her.
Penn State among top US, international institutions in 2021 THE Impact Rankings
Times Higher Education s rankings based on the United Nations 17 Sustainable Development Goals place Penn State in the top 3% of universities worldwide
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April 21, 2021
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. Penn State ranked fourth in the U.S. and 32nd in the world out of 1115 international institutions that participated in the Times Higher Education (THE) University Impact Rankings, released today (April 21), placing the University in the top 3% of universities worldwide.
The Times Higher Education Impact Ranking is a broad multidimensional assessment of a university’s research, community outreach and education and campus operations. The criteria used in the assessment are linked to the United Nations 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), global goals adopted by all U.N. Member States that look to improve life for all people and protect the planet.
More than 40 events scheduled as part of national festival
Penn State and central Pennsylvania will host more than 40 events this spring in conjunction with the “Remake Learning Days Across America” festival of innovation.
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Penn State, central Pennsylvania host Remake Learning events in April, May
April 16, 2021
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. Penn State and central Pennsylvania will host more than 40 events this spring in conjunction with “Remake Learning Days Across America,” a festival of innovation intended to encourage creativity, perseverance and curiosity among youth from pre-K through high school.
Festival events in central Pennsylvania will start on Earth Day, April 22, with an in-person, socially distanced nature journaling event at Shaver’s Creek Environmental Center.
announced its lineup of programming and events to promote student and faculty wellness.
This month’s wellness day will primarily focus on physical and environmental wellness, and programs will range from in-person events to virtual and pre-recorded activities.
According to Dan Murphy, programming committee co-lead and director for Student Orientation and Transition Programs, physical and environmental wellness are both about giving back to your body and your community, and are necessary in maintaining your overall wellness.
“Physical wellness is about listening to your body’s needs, supplying the right fuel and discovering your own paths to physical wellness,” Murphy said. “Environmental wellness is about connecting to your community and the wider environment. On April 7, we encourage Penn Staters to give themselves the gifts of nourishing food, physical movement and connection to the outdoors.”