Penn State campuses across the commonwealth will be holding events from the end of January throughout February for National Black History Month. Several Zoom and online events at University Park are open to all campus communities.
Events and activities honoring the life and legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. will be held over the next few weeks at several Penn State campuses. The theme for 2025 is "Change Continues With Us."
Ashley Patterson, associate professor of education and women’s, gender and sexuality studies at Penn State, explored the intersection between social justice, equity and education during a JEDI Collaborative speaker series event at Penn State Lehigh Valley.
The last week of February 2024 still offers a few events across campuses for Black History Month, including at Penn State Brandywine, Harrisburg, Dickinson Law, Lehigh Valley, Shenango, and York. In addition, several exhibits are still available to visitors at Penn State University Park, Brandywine and Harrisburg.
On Sept. 25, Penn State Lehigh Valley recognized the passage of the landmark Rehabilitation Act of 973 with a Celebration of Disability Rights, a campus-wide event that acknowledged and celebrated the work that has been done around disability rights but recognized there is much work left to do.
Artists Sasha Meret and Michelle Neifert present works covering themes of authenticity and the nature of existence through "Eudaimonia," an exhibit on display from Sept. 5 to Dec. 2 at the Ronald K. DeLong Gallery at Penn State Lehigh Valley.
From mid-September through the end of October, Penn State units at campuses across the commonwealth will be holding events in honor of National Hispanic Heritage Month, celebrated Sept. 15 to Oct. 15. This year's overall theme is "Nuestra Comunidad Latina: Celebrating a Thriving Community."
Two Penn State Lehigh Valley students were awarded JEDI (Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion) Fellowships for the 2022-23 academic year and received top recognition for their undergraduate research projects in the areas of disability and racial injustice.
An inaugural group of 40 Penn State Lehigh Valley students, faculty, and staff were inducted into Alpha Alpha Alpha, the honor society for first-generation college students, in a recent campus ceremony.
