Moderated by Lee Ahern, Associate Professor, Donald P. Bellisario College of Communications

Panelists from the College of Arts and Architecture and the Donald P. Bellisario College of Communications

This panel of interdisciplinary researchers and faculty from the College of Arts and Architecture and the Donald P. Bellisario College of Communications will explore ways in which science is communicated to the general public and the roles artists and creative professionals can play in facilitating dissemination of knowledge.

Joe Tertel, director of ecommerce and direct marketing for Rite Aid, pesents a free public session titled "Developing an Omni-Channel Marketing Strategy to Drive Online and In-Store Sales." Event coordinated by the Ad/PR Club.

Free public screening -- with panel discussion to follow -- of "Shock and Awe," the Rob Reiner-produced film that follows the reporting of a team of journalists who examined the agruments about weapons of mass destruction in Iraq by then-president George W. Bush. The movie stars Jessica Biel, Woody Harrelson, Tommy Lee Jones, James Marsden and Reiner. The real-life reporters depicted in the film will be on hand to participate in the panel discussion after the screening. Presented by the Don Davis Program in Ethical Leadership. Free tickets, but registration required here.

To help researchers improve their science communications, the Institutes of Energy and the Environment (IEE) and the Science Communication Program in the Donald P. Bellisario College of Communications will host "Communicating Science in a Post-Truth World," a plenary session featuring four national journalists. The session will take place at 4 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 17, in 233 HUB-Robeson Center. The event is free and open to the public, but registration is requested. A question-and-answer session and a reception will follow the plenary.

The event will provide faculty, graduate students and other members of the Penn State community, as well as the public, with a behind-the-scenes look at the changing world of journalism. Leading journalists will discuss how the media is changing and what it means for communicating science to the public and policymakers.

“PR Roundtable: A Discussion Among Corporate Leaders” will feature panelists who represent a range of industries from pharmaceutical to healthcare to marketing to technology. They will share their insights with the Penn State community at 6 p.m. on Oct. 15 at the Freeman Auditorium in the HUB-Robeson Center.

Ad/PR Club presents Tracy Harlow, vice president of digital strategy for Wal-Mart.

Special event recognizing those who support the Donald P. Bellisario College of Communications. Alumni and Student Showcase at 4 p.m., followed by a reception (5 p.m.), dinner (6 p.m.) and a dessert reception (7:30 p.m.).

Homecoming Week, featuring a carnival, concert, parade (Oct. 12), football game vs. Michigan State (Oct. 13) and much more.

Big Ten Netowrk anchor Dave Revsine participates in the COMM Career Conversations series, presenting "Following Your Dreams: Turning Your Passion Into a Career," a session specifically for Bellisario College students. COMM Career Conversations is a Bellisario College of Communications Office of Internships and Career Placement initiative, providing career-focused information to students. The Association of Women in Sports Media and the Ad/PR Club are co-sponsores for the event.

Free public lecture, the Robert M. Pockrass Memorial Lecture, presented by Rhonda Gibson, who is the James H. Shumaker Distinguished Associate Professor and director of the master of arts in digital communication program at the School of Media and Journalism at the University of North Carolina. Gibon's talk -- titled "Who's the Bully and Who’s the Victim in Masterpiece Cakeshop? The Battle Over Framing the Conversation About Marriage Equality vs. Religious Freedom" -- complements her research focuses on the effects of exemplification in journalism on issue perception and the effects of images of sexual minorities in the media. Her research has been published in Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly, Communication Research, Newspaper Research Journal, and Journalism & Mass Communication Educator, among other publications. She recently published the book "Same-Sex Marriage and Social Media: How Online Networks Accelerated the Marriage Equality Movement."