2015-16 Events

Spring 2016 Events

Date / Location	Event
January 14 4:00 p.m. 124 Sparks Building	Presidential Leadership Academy Information Session for Paterno Fellows First-year aspiring and admitted Paterno Fellows are encouraged to apply for membership in the next Presidential Leadership Academy. The selection process takes place spring semester and activities begin in the fall. Interested? Come to this info session! We'll give helpful hints and address frequently asked questions. Current PF Presidential Leadership Academy members will be there to offer their perspectives on what makes a successful application and what the PLA involves and offers. (You can still apply without coming to the session.)
January 20 12:15 - 1:00 p.m. W-023 Pattee Library	Lunch with Honors Speaker Series Dirk Wentzel, Professor of Economics, Hochschule Pforzheim, Germany "Economics and the European Union"
January 26 3:00 - 3:45 p.m. 124 Sparks Building	Discovery Grants Workshop for Paterno Fellows Students are encouraged to attend this workshop on applying for Discovery Grants and other funding opportunities to support summer research. The deadline to apply for the Discovery Grant is February 12. All junior honors students should consider applying for grants. All students are invited to participate, but this workshop will be most useful to juniors. Advance registration is not necessary.
January 27 12:15 - 1:00 p.m. W-023 Pattee Library	Lunch with Honors Speaker Series Isaie Dougnon, Professor, Department of Social Sciences, University of Bamako, Mali "Mali’s Bankrupt Democracy: A Reflection on the Limits of Cultural Capital in Politics"
January 27 7:30 p.m. Hintz Family Alumni Center	Paterno Fellows Recognition Ceremony and Reception This event celebrates the achievements of students who have been admitted to the Paterno Fellows Program and Schreyer Honors College over the past year. The program will include presentations by Lisa Lotito, PF ’11; Lasanthi Fernando, PF ’16; and Briana Adams, PF ’16; as well as winners of the Collegiate Laws of Life Essay Contest. A dessert reception will follow the ceremony. This event is free and open to the public. New admits who are being recognized have received a separate invitation. All aspiring and admitted Fellows are expected to attend, and others are welcome to join in! Dress is casual. Please dress for the weather!
February 2 4:00 p.m. 102 Weaver Building	Alla Marchenko, Carnegie Research Fellow, New York University; and Associate Professor, Taras Shevchenko National University, Kyiv, Ukraine "Hasidic Pilgrimage to Ukraine" All are welcome; RSVP not required
February 3 12:15 - 1:00 p.m. W-023 Pattee Library	Lunch with Honors Speaker Series Daniel Falk, Professor of Classics and Ancient Mediterranean Studies, and Chaiken Family Chair in Jewish Studies, Penn State "The Dead Sea Scrolls: Why the Past Isn’t Dead"
February 10 12:15 - 1:00 p.m. W-023 Pattee Library	Lunch with Honors Speaker Series VOCES8: Acoustic Choral Octet "Celebrating the Voice and the Song"
February 11 7:30 p.m. Pasquerilla Spiritual Center	VOCES8 in Concert The Paterno Fellows Program has reserved a small block of tickets for VOCES8. You may purchase one or two tickets for only $5 each (cash only!) instead of the usual student price of $19. These tickets are for Penn State students only, but if you purchase two, the second person does not have to be in PFP. Tickets may be purchased from 9:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m. in 005 Sparks. Unsold tickets must be returned to the Box Office by noon on February 4. Watch the VOCES8 music video of Stars: https://vimeo.com/118745836 More info: http://www.cpa.psu.edu/events/voces8 VOCES8 will be joining us for Lunch with Honors on February 10. The lunch event will be free of charge, as always.
February 13 7:30 p.m. Eisenhower Auditorium	Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat The Paterno Fellows Program has reserved a small block of tickets for this Broadway show. You may purchase one or two tickets for only $10 each (cash only!) instead of the usual student price of $47. These tickets are for Penn State students only, but if you purchase two, the second person does not have to be in PFP. Tickets may be purchased from 9:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m. in 005 Sparks. Unsold tickets must be returned to the Box Office by noon on February 8. Watch a preview here: https://youtu.be/XYk7hJZ_H-o
February 17 12:15 - 1:00 p.m. W-023 Pattee Library	Lunch with Honors Speaker Series Windscape: A Woodwind "Unquintet" "A Conversation with Windscape"
February 18 7:30 p.m. Schwab Auditorium	Windscape—A Floating World: Japan and the Impressionist The Paterno Fellows Program has reserved a small block of tickets for Windscape. You may purchase one or two tickets for only $5 each (cash only!) instead of the usual student price of $19. These tickets are for Penn State students only, but if you purchase two, the second person does not have to be in PFP. Tickets may be purchased from 9:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m. in 005 Sparks. Unsold tickets must be returned to the Box Office by noon on February 11. Watch Windscape perform Three Brazilian Choros: https://youtu.be/odwIVNiWDCk More info: http://www.cpa.psu.edu/events/windscape Windscape will be joining us for Lunch with Honors on February 17. The lunch event will be free of charge, as always.
February 24 12:15 - 1:00 p.m. W-023 Pattee Library	Lunch with Honors Speaker Series Kate Miffitt, Assistant Director of Strategic Initiatives, eLearning Institute, College of Arts and Architecture, Penn State; and Casey Fenton, Director of Strategic Communications, College of the Liberal Arts, Penn State "Crafting a Digital Presence"
March 1 7:00 - 8:00 p.m. E-304 Paterno Library	Paterno Fellows Program Student Advisory Board Meeting
March 2 12:15 - 1:00 p.m. W-023 Pattee Library	Lunch with Honors Speaker Series Khanjan Mehta, Director, Humanitarian Engineering and Social Entrepreneurship (HESE) Program, Penn State "Social Innovation and Global Sustainable Development"
March 15 4:00 p.m. 157 Burrowes Building	Yuri Andrukhovych, Eminent Ukrainian Author Andrukhovych will be reading in English and Ukrainian from Vitaly Chernetsky's recently published translation of his novel Twelve Circles. Download the flyer.
March 16 - 19 Various venues on and off campus	College Town Film Festival The College Town Film Festival is a traveling festival with one purpose: to rally around independent film. Some of us are filmmakers, some of us are academics and some of us are Hollywood veterans who think today’s independent filmmakers are getting a raw deal. But we are all dedicated to building an event that can serve as a launching pad for movies that deserve an audience… directors who deserve a voice… actors who deserve a look… and students who deserve a break. The idea is simple… we want to increase communication and collaboration between the academic, creative and business sectors of independent film. And we’re going to do it one college town at a time. All Festival events are free with Student ID.
March 16 12:15 - 1:00 p.m. W-023 Pattee Library	Lunch with Honors Speaker Series Sergio Rodriguez Avila, ’11 Economics and International Business, Documentary Filmmaker, and President, Medio Lleno, San Salvador, El Salvador "El Salvador: The War in Film"
March 16 2:00 p.m. State Theatre, 130 West College Avenue	"El Salvador: Lost Archives of the Conflict" -- Film and Panel Presentation The College Town Film Festival (March 16–19) opens on March 16 with “El Salvador: Lost Archives of the Conflict” a documentary feature that tells the story of the armed conflict during the 1980s in El Salvador. Thirty years after the halt of the conflict, its protagonists share their living memories and lend depth to our understanding of the history. Following the film is a discussion with the film’s Director, Gerardo Muyshondt, and Executive Producer Sergio Rodriguez Avila, '11 Economics and International Business, moderated by PFP Director Cathy Wanner. All Festival events are free with Student ID.
March 23 12:15 - 1:00 p.m. W-023 Pattee Library	Lunch with Honors Speaker Series Paul D. Miller (aka DJ Spooky), Composer, Author, and Musician "Arctic Rhythms"
March 23 7:30 p.m. Eisenhower Auditorium	Arctic Rhythms: Paul D. Miller (aka DJ Spooky) The Paterno Fellows Program has reserved a small block of tickets for Arctic Rhythms. You may purchase one or two tickets for only $5 each (cash only!) instead of the usual student price of $12. These tickets are for Penn State students only, but if you purchase two, the second person does not have to be in PFP. Tickets may be purchased from 9:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m. in 005 Sparks through March 4, when unsold tickets must be returned to the Box Office. Watch a preview of Arctic Rhythms: https://youtu.be/f7tWXEfSps4 Paul Miller will be joining us for Lunch with Honors on March 23. The lunch event will be free of charge, as always.
March 28 6:30 p.m. Alumni Hall, HUB Auditorium	Eve Ensler Public Lecture -- part of Sexual Violence Awareness Week Eve Ensler is the creator of The Vagina Monologues, V-Day, One Billion Rising, and various other movements across the globe. She will speak about violence against women both in the United States and around the world. This event, which is co-sponsored by the Paterno Fellows Program, is free and open to the public. Meet Eve Ensler -- by RSVP only Following Eve Ensler’s public talk, twenty Paterno Fellows—admitted or aspiring—will have the opportunity to meet with her. Interested students must RSVP to Barb Edwards to register.
March 30 12:15 - 1:00 p.m. W-023 Pattee Library	Lunch with Honors Speaker Series Ann Killebrew, Associate Professor, Classics and Ancient Mediterranean Studies, Jewish Studies, and Anthropology, Penn State "Why the Past Matters: The Contribution of Archaeology at Tel Akko (Israel) to the Present and Future"
April 6 12:15 - 1:00 p.m. W-023 Pattee Library	Lunch with Honors Speaker Series Lasanthi Fernando, ‘16 PF Philosophy and Economics, and Megan Wisniewski ‘16 PF Sociology "The Ins and Outs of Writing a Thesis"
April 11 7:30 p.m. Eisenhower Auditorium	*CHICAGO* The Paterno Fellows Program has reserved a small block of tickets for CHICAGO. You may purchase one or two tickets for only $10 each (cash only!) instead of the usual student price of $47. These tickets are for Penn State students only, but if you purchase two, the second person does not have to be in PFP. Group ticket sale dates TBA! Watch a preview of CHICAGO: https://youtu.be/MnQKqtWT6nM
April 13 12:15 - 1:00 p.m. W-023 Pattee Library	Lunch with Honors Speaker Series Katerina Bodovski, Associate Professor of Educational Theory and Policy, and Professor-in-Charge, Comparative and International Education Program, Penn State "Across Three Continents in Sociological Perspective"
May 7 Noon-1:00 p.m. Sparks Building Lawn	Paterno Fellows Graduation Ceremony and Reception Today's ceremony recognizes Paterno Fellows who are graduating with honors with two or more areas of academic study, with study abroad and/or internship credentials, and with leadership or service accomplishments. We look forward to seeing all graduating Fellows and their families!

Date / Location

Event

January 14
4:00 p.m.

124 Sparks Building

Presidential Leadership Academy Information Session for Paterno Fellows

First-year aspiring and admitted Paterno Fellows are encouraged to apply for membership in the next Presidential Leadership Academy. The selection process takes place spring semester and activities begin in the fall. Interested? Come to this info session! We'll give helpful hints and address frequently asked questions. Current PF Presidential Leadership Academy members will be there to offer their perspectives on what makes a successful application and what the PLA involves and offers. (You can still apply without coming to the session.)

January 20
12:15 - 1:00 p.m.

W-023 Pattee Library

Spring 2016 Events

Fall 2015 Events