Event Calendar
Apr 26, 2024
Spring Semester Classes End
Time: All Day
Apr 28, 2024
Senior Film Screening
Time: 3:00pm - 6:30pm
Location: Carnegie Cinema
Eleven films drawn from advanced production and advanced documentary (domestic and abroad) courses will be screened during the session. Light refreshments will be available outside the screening. Full schedule:
- 3 p.m., Opening Remarks and Introductions
- 3:05 p.m., “Frail Grounds” (Abby Tarpey, Jase Gibbons, Andrew Moyer, Sarah Hanks, Wil Johsnon) Alt Nar 30 min
- 3:38 p.m., “Bite by bite” (Danielle Carbone, Ben Cohen, Perry Marinos, Marco Pincay) Doc 9 min
- 3:49 p.m., “Through the Glass” (Alicia Armstrong, Chelsea Bickel, Sara Usnick) Doc 16 min
- 4:06 p.m., “Inked in Amsterdam” (Abby Minnich, Julie McAtee) Doc 5 min
- 4:13 p.m., “De Poezenboot” (Abby Minnich, Ethan Berman, Erin Parkinson, Julia McAtee) Doc 10 min
- 4:26 p.m., “A Box of Matches” (Cody Leuenberger, Andrew Malinowski, Julian Simmons, Ethan Berman) Nar 31 min
- 4:58 p.m., “Funny Woman” (Jill Heilig, Ethan Berman, Jackson Zirrith, Justin Leyden) Doc 10 min
- 5:10 p.m., “(in)Dependent” (Ryan McNeill, Andrew Logan, Jamie Nguyen, Andy Young, Sam Sedgwick, Collin Lesher) Nar 32 min
- 5:44 p.m., “Music for the Soul” (Abby Tarpey, Mackenzie DeArment Jase Gibbons, Lana Simmons, Andrew Moyer) Doc 10 min
- 5:56 p.m., “A Book About Science” (Ryan Manuud, Anna Herriman, Ethan Handley) Nar 22 min
- 6:20 p.m., “The Flower Bike Man” (Courtesy Kerr, Allie Ford, Conor McKeirnan, Sara Usnick) Doc 10 min
Apr 30, 2024
Premiere, "Frail Grounds"
Time: 8:00pm - 9:00pm
Location: The State Theatre, Downtown State College
The premiere of the senior yearlong film "Frail Grounds," directed by Abby Tarpey. Admission $5. Doors open, 7:15 p.m. and the show begins at 8 p.m. ABOUT THE FILM
Apr 24, 2024
Premiere, "A Book About Science"
Time: 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Location: The State Theatre, Downtown State College
The premiere of the senior yearlong film "A Book About Science," directed by Ryan Manuud.
May 03, 2024
Commencement Reception
Time: 1:30pm - 3:00pm
Location: Bellisario Media Center
Event to celebrate the Class of 2024 with faculty, staff, family and friends.
RSVP by Friday, April 26
May 04, 2024
Spring Semester Undergraduate Commencement
Time: 1:00pm - 2:30pm
Location: Bryce Jordan Center
May 05, 2024
Graduate School Commencement, Master's Degree Students
Time: 4:30pm - 6:30pm
Location: Bryce Jordan Center
University-wide commencement exercises for master's degree students.
May 05, 2024
Graduate School Commencement, Ph.D. Students
Time: 4:30pm - 6:30pm
Location: Pegula Ice Arena
University-wide commencement exercises for doctoral students.
May 06, 2024
Maymester Classes Begin
Time: All Day
May 05, 2024 - May 09, 2024
Maymester in Manhattan
Time: All Day
May 13, 2024
Regular Summer Session Classes Begin
Time: All Day
May 16, 2024
Presentation of the Bart Richards Award for Media Criticism
Time: 5:00pm - 8:00pm
Location: National Press Club / Washington, D.C.
Special event honoring recipient Brian Stelter for his book "Network of Lies." Reception at 5:30 p.m. Presentation at 7 p.m.
May 17, 2024
Warren Carmichael “Informing the Public” Conference
Time: All Day
Location: Wyndham Garden State College at the Mountain View Country Club
A one-day, hands-on seminar for Pennsylvania law enforcement chiefs and other decision makers responsible for informing the public through various forms of the news and social media platforms. Conference registration is free and is sponsored by the Warren R. Carmichael Media and Justice Program Endowment, along with the Donald P. Bellisario College of Communications.
Jun 03, 2024
Maymester Classes End
Time: All Day
Jun 12, 2024
Young Alumni Reception in New York City
"We Are ... Networking"
Time: 6:30pm - 8:30pm
Location: Avenida, 1 Penn Plaza
Jul 26, 2024
Spend a Summer Day
Time: All Day
University-wide session for students to get to know Penn State and explore campus, including Bellisario College-specific information sessions. Bellisario College info sessions late morning (10-10:40 a.m., 11-11:40 a.m.) with open house noon to 3 p.m.
Jul 29, 2024
Spend a Summer Day
Time: All Day
University-wide session for students to get to know Penn State and explore campus, including Bellisario College-specific information sessions. Bellisario College info sessions late morning (10-10:40 a.m., 11-11:40 a.m.) with open house noon to 3 p.m.
Jul 30, 2024
Spend a Summer Day
Time: All Day
University-wide session for students to get to know Penn State and explore campus, including Bellisario College-specific information sessions. Bellisario College info sessions late morning (10-10:40 a.m., 11-11:40 a.m.) with open house noon to 3 p.m.
Aug 01, 2024
Spend a Summer Day
Time: All Day
University-wide session for students to get to know Penn State and explore campus, including Bellisario College-specific information sessions. Bellisario College info sessions late morning (10-10:40 a.m., 11-11:40 a.m.) with open house noon to 3 p.m.
Aug 02, 2024
Spend a Summer Day
Time: All Day
Location: HUB-Robeson Center, Bellisario Media Center
University-wide session for students to get to know Penn State and explore campus, including Bellisario College-specific information sessions. Bellisario College info sessions late morning (10-10:40 a.m., 11-11:40 a.m.) with open house noon to 3 p.m.
Aug 07, 2024
Regular Summer Session Classes End
Time: All Day
Aug 10, 2024
Commencement
Time: All Day
Location: Bryce Jordan Center
Aug 26, 2024
Fall Semester Classes Begin
Time: All Day
Sep 02, 2024
Labor Day Holiday
Time: All Day
No Classes
Sep 08, 2024 - Sep 09, 2024
Alumni Society Board Meeting and Programs
Time: All Day
Oct 10, 2024 - Oct 11, 2024
Challenges to Digital Media Flourishing
Lecture Series: Davis Program in Ethical Leadership
Time: All Day
Location: HUB-Robeson Center
A two-day symposium presented by the Donald W. Davis Program in Ethical Leadership, housed in the Bellisario College.
Nov 11, 2024 - Nov 17, 2024
Centre Film Festival
Time: All Day
Annual multi-day film festival that brings together faculty, filmmakers, community members and students to celebrate the potential and power of films and filmmaking. Events conducted at State Theatre in State College and Rowland Theatre in Philipsburg.
Nov 25, 2024 - Nov 29, 2024
Thanksgiving Holiday
Time: All Day
No Classes
Dec 13, 2024
Fall Semester Classes End
Time: All Day
Dec 21, 2024
Commencement
Time: 12:30pm - 3:00pm
Location: Bryce Jordan Center