Event Calendar

Jan 12, 2026

Spring Semester Classes Begin

Time: All Day

Jan 19, 2026

Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday

Time: All Day

No Classes

Jan 20, 2026

Internship Information Session and Cover Letter/Resume Workshop

Julie Miller, Bob Martin

Time: 5:00pm - 7:00pm

Location: 162 Willard Building

Combined internship information session (5 p.m., Julie Miller) and cover letter/resume workshop (6 p.m., Bob Martin) for Bellisario College students.

Jan 20, 2026

Spring Semester Involvement Fair

Time: 1:00pm - 4:00pm

Location: Bellisario Media Center

Start-of-the-semester opportunity for students to learn more about communications-related clubs and organizations.

Jan 21, 2026

Maymester in Manhattan Info Session

Bob Martin

Time: 6:00pm - 7:00pm

Location: 62 Willard Building

Information session for students interested in Maymester in Manhattan, which will be conducted May 11-15, 2026, in New York City.

Jan 22, 2026

Info Session: Harmelin Media Challenge

Time: 4:30pm - 5:30pm

Location: 10 Willard Building (Bellisario Media Center)

Information session for students about the 2026 Harmelin Media Challenge, which will give student teams real-life experience in media planning and client strategy — with more than $7,500 in cash prizes available!

Jan 22, 2026

Maymester in Manhattan Info Session

Bob Martin

Time: 1:30pm - 2:30pm

Location: 67 Willard Building

Information session for students interested in Maymester in Manhattan, which will be conducted May 11-15, 2026, in New York City.

Jan 27, 2026

Etiquette Dinner

Time: 6:00pm - 8:30pm

Location: Coaly Ballrooom, The Graduate Hotel

Feb 03, 2026

Advanced Resume Review

Time: 6:00pm - 8:00pm

Location: Carnegie Cinema (113 Carnegie Building)

Feb 05, 2026

Success in the City Info Session

Time: 6:00pm - 7:00pm

Location: 121 Sparks Building

Session for students about or on-location internship and job fair in New York City — Success in the City — which is scheduled Feb. 11.

Feb 11, 2026

Success in the City

Time: 1:00pm - 5:00pm

Location: Metropolitan Pavilion, 125 W. 18th St., New York, NY

Annual in-person internship and job fair for Bellisario College students featuring companies and opportunities in New York City.

Feb 11, 2026

Films and Friends

Time: 6:00pm - 9:00pm

Location: Dolby Sound Studio, New York City

Annual networking event for Bellisario College alumni filmmakers and students in New York City.

Feb 20, 2026 - Feb 22, 2026

Penn State Dance Marathon

Time: All Day

Location: Bryce Jordan Center

Annual student-driven philanthropic event, THON, that raises money to battle pediatric cancer.

Website: https://thon.org/

Feb 23, 2026

JobExpo.Comm Info Session

Time: 6:00pm - 7:00pm

Location: 162 Willard Building

Feb 24, 2026

"Strategic Climate Communication Research for Real-World Impact"

Matthew Goldberg

Time: 4:00pm - 5:15pm

Location: Foster Auditorium, Paterno Library

Matthew Goldberg, a research scientist and director of experimental research at the Yale Program on Climate Change Communication at Yale University, will present a free public lecture titled "Strategic Climate Communication Research for Real-World Impact.” Presented by the Bellisario College Sustainability Council.

Feb 27, 2026

JobExpo.Comm

Time: 10:00am - 2:00pm

Location: Alumni Hall, HUB-Robeson Center

Annual in-person, on-campus internship and job fair for Bellisario College students.

Mar 09, 2026 - Mar 13, 2026

Spring Break

Time: All Day

No Classes

Mar 16, 2026

PSPA State Competition

Time: All Day

Location: HUB-Robeson Center

State championships in student journalism competition sponsored by the Pennsylvania School Press Association and hosted by the Donald P. Bellisario College of Communications. Students who advanced from regional competitions earlier in the year will compete in a dozen different writing, design or artistic categories on the University Park campus.

Mar 18, 2026

Cover Letter and Resume Workshop

Bob Martin

Time: 5:30pm - 6:30pm

Location: 62 Willard Building

Mar 23, 2026

Internship Information Session

Julie Miller

Time: 5:00pm - 6:00pm

Location: 158 Willard Building

Mar 22, 2026 - Mar 24, 2026

Ad/PR Alumni Network Board Meeting

Time: All Day

Location: Nittany Lion Inn, Bellisario Media Center

Annual Ad/PR Network Board meeting and related events.

Mar 24, 2026

Page Center Awards

Time: All Day

Location: Nittany Lion Inn and Streaming Online

Save the Date! The ninth Page Center Awards for Integrity in Public Communication will be held on the Penn State University Park campus for the first time. Join communication leaders in a discussion about ethics, integrity and the responsibility to communicate truthfully. The event will be streamed. Visit https://pagecenter.psu.edu/ to stay up to date on event details.

Mar 28, 2026 - Mar 29, 2026

Penn State Powwow

Time: All Day

Location: C3 Sports Complex (200 Ellis Place, State College, PA)

The 20th annual event is one the largest of its kind in the Northeast, and a signature outreach event from Penn State. MORE INFO

Apr 07, 2026

Internship Information Session

Julie Miller

Time: 5:00pm - 6:00pm

Location: 62 Willard Building

Apr 28, 2026

Faculty/Staff Awards

Time: 4:00pm - 6:00pm

Location: Graduate Hotel

Annual, end-of-the-year awards event for Bellisario College faculty and staff.

May 01, 2026

Spring Semester Classes End

Time: All Day

May 09, 2026

Spring Semester Undergraduate Commencement

Time: 1:00pm - 3:00pm

Location: Bryce Jordan Center

May 10, 2026 - May 14, 2026

Maymester in Manhattan

Time: All Day

Location: New York City

Jun 03, 2026

Young Alumni and New Graduate Happy Hours

Time: All Day

Location: TBA, New York City

Networking and social event for young alumni and recent graduates. Start time and location TBA.