The Mexican American Student Association (MASA) presents:
Una Noche en Mexico (A Night in Mexico). Saturday, November 1,
2014, 7:00 – 10:00 p.m., Heritage Hall, HUB. Event is free and open to
all. For more information contact MASA PR Chair
Georgina Aguirre or MASA President
Pedro Aguilera.
2.
The Department of Comparative Literature and the Center for Global Studies presents Surya Parekh
Black Enlightenment: The case of Kant and Wheatley. Monday, November 3, 2014, 12:15 – 1:20 p.m., 102 Kern. Bring lunch or buy at Kern. Presentation to start at 12:30 p.m. Contact
Jonathan Abel or
Shuang Shen, coordinators for the semester for more information.
3.
The State College AAUW presents, Community Response to Domestic Violence in Centre County,
by Dana Cuomo, 2014-2015 AAUW American Fellowship recipient, dual
title Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Geography in the College of
Earth and Mineral Sciences and in Women’s Studies. Monday, November 3,
2014, 7:00 p.m., Schlow Centre Region Library.
Learn more here.
4.
The Department of Human Development and Family Studies,
the College of Health and Human Development, the LGBTA Student Resource
Center, and the Sexuality and Gender Studies minor present ,
"Gay Men Becoming Dads: Navigating the Transition to Adoptive Parenthood."
Wednesday, November 5, 2014, 7:00 p.m., Pike Auditorium (Room 22)
Biobehavioral Health Building given by Dr. Abbie Goldberg from Clark
University. See attached reading for the presentation.
5.
WPSU-TV will be airing “As Long As We Dance”
Thursday, November 6, 2014, 8:00 p.m. The 30-minute documentary
showcases the stories of American Indian dancers, drummers, vendors and
organizers, many of whom traveled thousands of
miles to participate in the State College-based powwow. Click
here for a peek at the documentary and for more information.
6.
The Africana Research Center presents, Joy James, Ph.D.,
presidential professor of the humanities and professor in political
science at Williams College.
“The Political Function of Black Maternal Captivity and the Sci-Fi Family”
Friday, November 7, 2014, 10:00 – 11:00 a.m., 216 Willard. Please RSVP to
Dawn Noren by November 6.
7.
Rock Ethics Institute presents: Should we mandate vaccinations for your doctor, you, and your children?
Monday, November 10, 2014, 12:00 p.m., Foster Auditorium, Paterno Library or
Penn State MediaSite Live. Should faculty or students ever be
compelled to get vaccinations? What about doctors, nurses, health care
workers? Or day care workers and airline personnel? Learn more
here.
8.
The Africana Research Center presents, Lawrence Houston III, graduate student, industrial and organizational psychology.
“Organizational Entry: A New Perspective on Self-Presentations and the Socialization of Racial Minorities”
Monday, November 10, 2014, 12:00 – 1:00 p.m., 217 Willard. Free and open to the public. Contact
Dawn Noren for more information.
9.
The Pennsylvania Educational Equity Project (PEEP) presents their
PEEP Brown Bag. Monday, November 10, 2014, 12:00 – 1:00 p.m., 221
Chambers. Research conducted on educational equity and access in PA:
including research on rural schools and post-secondary preparedness,
teacher preparation in PA, educational responses
to Latino (im)migrants in Hazleton, disciplinary policies and their
impact in school districts, and alternative education laws and policies
in Philadelphia.
