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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.

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.

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March 19 faculty seminar to feature Edward W. Taylor

The next installment in the college Faculty Seminar Series hosted by the offices of Academic Affairs and Research and Graduate Studies will feature Associate Professor of Adult Education Edward W. Taylor addressing "Faux Painting to Bird Watching: Teaching in Nonformal Settings."

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.

"Boobies Ball" March 23 to fund cancer awareness

A "Boobies Ball" to fund cancer awareness and research is coming to Penn State Harrisburg Friday, March 23.

Sponsored by the student Lion Ambassador organization on campus, the 9 p.m. to midnight dance in the Capital Union Building, all proceeds will be donated to the Middletown-based "Feel Your Boobies" Foundation.