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Enjoy the Chinese Lion Dance April 5

The Lion Dance, begun thousands of years ago in China, comes to Penn State Harrisburg Thursday, April 5.

Tai Yim’s Kung Fu Lion Dancing Team, headquartered Maryland, will perform the legend-filled dance at 12:30 p.m. in the Gallery Lounge on campus. The performance is free and open to the public.

Acclaimed author, illustrator, artist speaks on campus April 3

Acclaimed author and illustrator of children’s books, West African native Baba Wague Diakite, brings his unique storytelling skills to Penn State Harrisburg Tuesday, April 3.

Diakite’s presentation and book signing at 6 p.m. in the Olmsted Auditorium is free and open to the public.

Wague was born in Mali, West Africa, where he has long been known for his drawing and storytelling. He relocated to the U.S. in 1985 and now makes his home in Portland, Oregon.

Presentation on award-winning Chiapas Media Project March 21

For centuries, indigenous peoples and cultures of the world have been depicted and represented by people from the outside.

Recently, however, there has been an effort to provide new communication technology and training to indigenous peoples so they can represent themselves with their own words and images.

Since 1998, The Chiapas Media Project (CMP) has been accomplishing this in Southern Mexico.

Students, graduate, faculty members to present at conference

Eight Penn State Harrisburg graduate students, one recent graduate, and two faculty members will be among the scholars discussing their current research at the annual conference of the Middle Atlantic American Studies Association March 30 and 31 in Baltimore.

This year’s conference, at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, is being jointly conducted with the Chesapeake American Studies Association.

Statistician lecture will focus on data mining

The annual Distinguished Statistician Lecture at Penn State Harrisburg Thursday, April 5 will feature a look at data mining.

The lecture will feature Jerome H. Friedman, professor of statistics at Stanford University from 11 a.m. to noon in the Capital Union Building on campus.