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Jasper

Jasper Sachsenmeier, a composition instructor at Penn State Behrend, teaches the English Academy at the Behrend campus.

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Victoria Pham

Victoria Pham is a PaSSS mentor at Penn State Abington. Here, she is pictured producing a podcast wit her friends.

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Penny Carlson

Penny Carlson, assistant vice president and executive director for academic services and assessment, provides central University leadership for the PaSSS program.

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2020-21 Penn State Laureate David Witwer previews laureate presentations

David Witwer, professor of American studies at Penn State Harrisburg and Penn State Laureate for the 2020-21 academic year, previews his lectures, which will draw on his research on corruption, organized crime, and labor racketeering. Presentations will focus on his current book project, “Searching for Jimmy Hoffa,” which traces the history of what is known about International Brotherhood of Teamsters president James R. Hoffa’s disappearance, his involvement with organized crime, and what his career reveals about working-class attitudes towards corruption.

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Artificial intelligence takes center stage at Nittany AI Challenge Celebration

The Penn State community is invited to virtually attend the Nittany AI Challenge Celebration, where nine student teams will present their minimum viable product for a chance to share in the remaining pool of $25,000 in funding. Saqib Shaikh, software engineering manager and project lead for the Seeing AI project at Microsoft, will be the keynote speaker. The event will take place from 6-7:30 p.m. Sept. 25 via Zoom.
2020-21 Penn State Laureate David Witwer previews his laureate presentation
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2020-21 Penn State Laureate David Witwer previews his laureate presentation

David Witwer, professor of American studies in Penn State Harrisburg’s School of Humanities and Penn State Laureate for the 2020-21 academic year previews his lectures, which will draw on his research on corruption, organized crime, and labor racketeering. Presentations will focus on his current book project, “Searching for Jimmy Hoffa,” which traces the history of what is known about International Brotherhood of Teamsters president James R. Hoffa’s disappearance, his involvement with organized crime, and what his career reveals about working-class attitudes towards corruption.