Five Penn State graduate alumni will share their career experiences with graduate students and postdoctoral scholars during a livestreamed professional development conversation focused on pursuing careers in multiple sectors. The Oct. 5 event, hosted by the Graduate School, will include a fireside chat and a networking reception.
Aliya Karim, a pre-med student at University Park who is from Ghana, takes a soil sample on the University Park campus. Karim, who served as an undergraduate mentor in the EnvironMentors program last year, researched the effects of soil health on microbial diversity along with high schooler Fatima Nadeem (not pictured).
Penn State's EnvironMentors program connects high school students from underserved districts with the University's world-class research facilities and faculty, providing opportunities for them to achieve bright futures. The program, now in its sixth year, is currently accepting applications for faculty, undergraduate and high school students for the 2023-24 cohort. Applications are due by Oct. 15.
Shaun Gabbidon, distinguished professor of criminal justice in the Penn State Harrisburg School of Public Affairs, has been named a fellow of the American Society of Criminology in recognition of his outstanding contributions to enhancing intellectual diversity in the field of criminology.
The musicians of Las Cafeteras — Jose Cano, Denise Carlos, David Flores, Hector Flores, Daniel French, and Leah Gallegos — fashion a patchwork quilt of “urgent, relevant music” with infectious live performances. Las Cafeteras will present a performance at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 10, in Eisenhower Auditorium at University Park.
Legendary labor organizer Dolores Huerta, cofounder with César Chávez of the United Farm Workers, spoke at Penn State in September 2019 during National Hispanic Heritage Month, and inaugurated the University's annual Dolores Huerta Day of Service.
The musicians of Las Cafeteras — Jose Cano, Denise Carlos, David Flores, Hector Flores, Daniel French, and Leah Gallegos — fashion a patchwork quilt of “urgent, relevant music” with infectious live performances. Las Cafeteras will present a performance at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 10, in Eisenhower Auditorium at University Park.
