Event Archive
Feb 08, 2024
“Making Journalism for TikTok and Fighting Disinformation”
Ariane Datil
Time: 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Location: Carnegie Cinema (113 Carnegie Building)
Award-winning journalist Ariane Datil of TEGNA will be featured in the COMM Career Conversations series presented by the Office of Internships and Career Services. The session for Bellisario College students will feature a question-and-answer session and be followed by food and drinks from Raising Cane's afterward.
Feb 07, 2024
Guest Lecture: V Spehar
Time: 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Location: Flex Theatre, HUB-Robeson Center
V Spehar, creator of Under the Desk News on TikTok, will present a free public lecture. Spehar has more than three million followers on TikTok and is a leading source for news and journalism on the platform amid lots of noise and misinformation. Sponsored by the McCourtney Institute for Democracy.
Feb 06, 2024
AWSM Chapter Meeting
Time: 8:00pm - 9:00pm
Location: 162 Willard Building
Bi-weekly meeting of Association for Women in Sports Media. Questions? Check out @awsmpennstate on Instagram or email Emily Treacy (evt5233@psu.edu)!
Feb 05, 2024
Guest Speaker: Soledad O'Brien
Time: 7:00pm - 8:30pm
Location: Heritage Hall, HUB-Robeson Center
Award-winning journalist, author and philanthropist Soledad O'Brien offers a fresh perspective on a range of social issues during a free public session. Session moderated by Assistant Dean Gary Abdullah of the Bellisario College. Sponsored the University's Student Leadership and Involvement Team in partnership with UPUA and SPA.
Feb 01, 2024
"Building a Stronger Democratic Future Through Pedagogical Innovation"
Boaz Dvir
Time: 5:00pm - 6:30pm
Location: Grandfather Clock Lounge, Atherton Hall
Faculty member Boaz Dvir, director of Penn State's Hammel Family Human Rights Initiative, will lead a discussion as the Schreyer Honors College concludes its "Dialogues of Democracy" series. The 90-minute event is free and open to all Penn State students. Registration is not required but encouraged. A Zoom link will be emailed in advance of the symposium to those who register and cannot attend in person.
Jan 31, 2024
"Danger Sound Klaxon! The Horn That Changed History"
Time: 4:00pm - 5:30pm
Location: 102 Ihlseng Cottage
Book reading by Matt Jordan as part of the Humanities Institute Collaborative Colloquia. "Danger Sound Klaxon" charts the rise and fall of the first electronic communication technology in the automobile age. Author Matt Jordan, head of the Department of Film Production and Media Studies, also directs the News Literacy Initiative at Penn State and serves as executive producer of HumIn Focus from the Humanities Institute. RSVP here to obtain a book or digital copy and register for the discussion.
Jan 30, 2024
PRSSA Guest Lecture
Alexis Paige, Delta Airlines
Time: 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Location: Room 5, Health and Human Development Building
Alumna Alexis Paige ('20), senior communications coordinator at Delta Airlines, will serve as guest for the regular meeting of the Public Relations Student Society of America chapter at Penn State.
Jan 30, 2024
Bellisario College Brownbag Series
Krishna Jayakar
Time: 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Location: Multipurpose Room, Bellisario Media Center
Professor Krishna Jayakar will present "Making Policy for the New Information Economy: Mobile Standards in China and India for 3G to 5G and Beyond." RSVPs requested by Jan. 26. Click here to RSVP.
Jan 25, 2024
Maymester in Manhattan Info Session
Time: 12:15pm - 1:15pm
Location: Multipurpose Room, Bellisario Media Center (103 Willard Building)
Jan 25, 2024
"How to Get a Job in the Broadcast Television New Industry"
Sinan Sadar, Hearst Television
Time: 3:30pm - 4:30pm
Location: Multipurpose Room, Bellisario Media Center (103 Willard Building)
All Bellisario College students are invited to this free event, conducted as part of the COMM Career Conversations series coordinated by the Office of Internships and Career Services.