Teresa (Terrie) Baumgardner, instructor in communications, arts and sciences at Penn State Beaver, will retire from the University on June 30 after 26 years of service.
In an ongoing effort to bring greater awareness to sexual violence and child abuse, several Penn State events are being held during the month of April, which has been designated Sexual Assault Awareness Month and Child Abuse Prevention Month.
The Penn State Beaver Office of Career Services is seeking year-round donations for its Career Closet, a program that provides free, professional apparel for male and female students seeking internships and/or jobs. Clean, gently-used or new clothing and other professional accessories are requested. In turn, the donations will be given to students planning to enter the workforce but in need of professional attire. To make a donation or for information, contact Larissa Ciuca, personal and student career counselor, at [email protected] or 724-773-3961.
In January, the Penn State Beaver Office of Continuing Education will begin another series of educational programs for health care professionals who are preparing to become personal care home administrators and/or administrators and direct-care staff who must meet continuing education requirements. Individuals providing elder care for family members are also welcome to register.
The Penn State Beaver Office of Career Services will host a Part-time Job Fair, 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 29, in the lower lobby of the Student Union Building. In addition, the Reach Out Community Service Fair will be held 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 7, in the Lodge, upper level of the Student Union Building. To register or obtain more information about these events, contact Career Services at http://www.br.psu.edu/StudentServices/CareerServices/careers.htm, [email protected], or 724-773-3961.
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.
