Dhavan V. Shah, the Jack M. McLeod Professor of Communication Research in the School of Journalism and Mass Communication at the University of Wisconsin, will present “The Blame Game: Digital Traces of Rising Aggression in Political Debates.” The session is free and open to the public.

Lecture and discussion with Dan Shelley. Faculty and students are invited. Session part of visiting professional session sponsored by the Pennsylvania Association of Broadcasters.

Interest meeting for potential student chapter of National Association of Black Journalists.

Professor Leverett served nine years as a senior Middle East analyst for the CIA, and in 2002 was the senior director for Middle East affairs with the National Security Council. He is a professor of international affairs and Asian studies at Penn State.

Board meeting and special events, including mentoring program and awards luncheon, for Bellisario College Alumni Society Board.

SUNDAY, OCT. 15

• 2 p.m., Arrival, Reception (Bellisario Media Center)
• 2:30 p.m., Board Meeting (Bellisario Media Center)
• 5-6:30 p.m., Student Networking Event (Barron Innovation Hub, 123 S. Burrowes St.)
• 7-9 p.m., Board Networking/Social Hour (Hyatt Lounge, 219 W. Beaver Ave.)

MONDAY, OCT. 16

• 9-11 a.m., Board Meeting (Bellisario Media Center)
• 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m., Alumni Society Boards Luncheon (The Graduate, 125 S. Atherton St.)

A Homecoming weekend, 20th anniversary celebration of the John Curley Center for Sports Journalism for alumni, friends and current students.

Char Morett-Curtiss, retired Penn State field hockey coach and director of "Teammates For Life: A Penn State Women's Athletics Initiative," will be the featured guest when Football Fridays, an on-campus question-and-answer series, continues for the fall. The Football Fridays speakers series is sponsored by the Penn State Center for the Study of Sports in Society and the Penn State All-Sports Museum, and hosted by the Donald P. Bellisario College of Communications.

A conversation with alumnus Ryan Hockensmith of ESPN, facilitated by John Affleck, director of the John Curley Center for Sports journalism and head of the Department of Journalism. The session is free and open to the public.

Alumnus Joanie Vasiliadis, vice president of digital content for TEGNA, will present "How Digital Media is Changing Local News." Student-focused free public session sponsored by the Office of Internships and Career Services.

Yael Warshel, an assistant professor of telecommunications and media industries and African Studies, and Rock Ethics Institute Research Associate, will discuss her award-winning book, "Experiencing the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Children, Peace Communication and Socialization," published by Cambridge University Press, as part of the Humanities Institute Reading New Books in the Humanities by Penn State Faculty series.