The Penn State Schuylkill community is pleased to announce that Congressman Matt Cartwright (PA-17) will be visiting our campus on April 27, and will be featuring special guest, Lithuanian Ambassador Žygimantas Pavilionis just prior to his return to Lithuania.
Upon his arrival, University leadership will host a reception in the Ambassador's honor with invited guests Congressman Cartwright and Penn State Schuylkill faculty and honor students.
Almost fifty Penn State Schuylkill students participated in the annual Walk-a-Mile in her Shoes event, held in Pottsville, PA on April 23, where participants donned high heel shoes, and walked in them to raise awareness about sexual violence in the community.
Penn State Schuylkill recognized four alumni for campus awards at their spring Schuylkill Alumni Society Awards dinner on April 24.
Two alumni were selected for the Outstanding Young Alumni Award, which is intended to honor alumni 35 years or younger who are achieving success in their chosen field, and who are make admirable contributions within their communities. Aubrey L. Sejuit, '07 and Angel Zheng, '11 were selected for this prestigious award.
On April 28, Penn State Schuylkill senior softball player, Jena Leffler, was named Penn State University Athletic Conference (PSUAC) Student-Athlete of the Week. Leffler hit .412 (7-17) with three doubles and five RBI's. She also scored ten runs, drew five walks, and stole two bases.
Leffler, a shortstop, became Penn State Schuylkill's All-time hits leader with 103 hits on April 26, 2015 versus Valley Forge University, breaking the record formerly held by Jessica Klotunowitch in 2008.
Albert L. Evans, Jr. was awarded the Honorary Alumni Award at a celebration held June 5 and 6 at the University Park campus of Penn State.
The Penn State Alumni Association has granted the Honorary Alumni Award since 1973 to recognize individuals who, while not graduates of Penn State, have significantly worked toward bettering the University. Since the award was established, more than 100 individuals have been granted Honorary Alumni status.
Robert Stickloon, instructor in art at Penn State Schuylkill, will have two pieces of his work displayed at the 48th Annual Art of the State® juried competition. The opening of the event will be held June 28 at the State Museum of Pennsylvania which is recognized as the official, statewide juried competition for Pennsylvania artists. This year's show includes 127 pieces from 123 artists that jurors selected from five categories: Craft, Painting, Photography, Sculpture and Work on Paper.
Charles Cantalupo, Ph.D., Distinguished Professor of English, Comparative Literature, and African Studies, spent years traveling to and researching the cities where one of America's all-time greatest writers, Edgar Allan Poe, lived throughout his life.
Writing about each of these cities - including Baltimore, the Bronx, Philadelphia and Richmond - Cantalupo juxtaposes how they appeared in Poe's time and now. The poems also closely focus on any evidence of Poe that still remains in each place, including excerpts from his writing when he lived there.
Charles Cantalupo, Distinguished Professor of English, comparative literature and African studies, spent years traveling to and researching the cities where one of America’s all-time greatest writers, Edgar Allan Poe, lived throughout his life. On June 4, he performed for the first time the entire sequence of his poems on where Poe lived, called “Poe in Place.”
Harmut Heep, Ph.D., associate professor of German and comparative literature at Penn State Schuylkill, was invited by the Comparative Literature Research Group at the University of Mauritius in Reduit Mauritius, to conduct a workshop titled, "Comparative literature in the time of multiculturalism."
