A performance by Penn State Altoona's Ivyside Dance Ensemble, a lecture at Penn State Behrend by the first woman to work on an NFL officiating crew and Penn State Centre Stage's "Blood at the Root" are among the cultural highlights across Penn State this weekend and next week.
The first full week of April has arrived. Here are some activities Penn State has planned for students this week.
Various events for Penn Stateâs Pride Month will also take place throughout the week. A list of those events can be found here.
Monday, April 5
11:30 a.m. â Sonya Clark, a professor at Amherst College, will present a lecture titled âThese Days. This Country. This History.â The lecture is a part of the John M. Anderson Endowed Lecture Series. Along with her work as an educator, Clark is an artist who uses everyday materials to create work of her ancestors.
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Jessica Haasz
January 26, 2021
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. Elena Hung, co-founder and executive director of Little Lobbyists, will deliver the 23rd Annual Stanley P. Mayers Endowed Lecture, “Empowering Families and Improving Outcomes for Children with Complex Medical Needs and Disabilities,” virtually at 5 p.m. on Wednesday, April 7, via Zoom.
Registration is required for the event. The lecture, hosted by the Penn State Department of Health Policy and Administration, is free and open to the public.
Little Lobbyists is a family-led organization that advocates for children with complex medical needs and disabilities.
“Those who are directly affected by health care policies have been historically and consistently left out of the decision-making process, and we must urgently work to change that, said Hung.