Penn State Laureate Linda Patterson Miller, professor of English at Penn State Abington, will begin her journeys into western Pennsylvania, serving as a "laureate-in-residence" as she interacts with the campus communities at Penn State DuBois (Sept. 13); Penn State Erie, The Behrend College (Sept. 14); Penn State Shenango (Sept. 15); and Penn State Beaver (Sept. 16). Miller will be participating in individual classes and symposiums along with engaging larger audiences in public forums at these locations. "I invite anyone in these geographical areas to join with us for these public presentation as we variously explore the art of American diary-keeping, the lives and art of the 1920s Lost Generation, and the art of Ernest Hemingway as discovered in his letters and early prose," said Miller.
Check in with Miller's travels and follow her literary dialogue, "Literary Landings," at http://laureate.psu.edu/Linda_Miller online. Today, Miller discusses how encounters with art can change lives, as it did for Miller when she first read Hemingway's "A Farewell to Arms" (1929). To watch a short video of Miller as she provides some background for understanding the transformative power of Hemingway's art, go to http://bit.ly/nVOzuO online.
J. Parker Goolsby has been appointed residence life coordinator at Penn State Beaver, effective Aug. 1. Goolsby has been the resident director at George Mason University in Fairfax, Va., since 2009. Prior to that position, he spent two years as resident director at Slippery Rock University. In addition, he served as residence hall director at Austin Peay State University, Clarksville, Tenn., for a year and held an internship in the Office of Student Life at Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh. Goolsby holds a master's degree in student affairs in higher education from Slippery Rock University and a bachelor's degree in political science from Austin Peay State University. He can be contacted through the Office of Student Affairs at [email protected] or 724-773-3951.
The Beaver Valley Area Chapter of the Penn State Alumni Association is sponsoring a bus trip to Penn State Homecoming when the Nittany Lions will play Michigan at 4:30 p.m.Saturday, Oct. 18, at Beaver Stadium, University Park. On Saturday the bus will depart from Penn State Beaver at 8 a.m. and will return at approximately 11 p.m. Cost is $120 per person and includes a game ticket and bus transportation. Participants can bring their own food and beverages.