An interdisciplinary roundtable discussion with community members and Penn State faculty experts discussing the upheavals in Ukraine. The free public session includes six panelists. Russell Frank, an associate professor in the in the College of Communications, will serve as moderator.

"Breaking the Code of Silence" -- a free public session sponsored by the John Curley Center for Sports Journalism -- features Annie Skinner of the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency and Bonnie Ford of ESPN discussing the general challenges of covering doping issues, the impact and specifics of the Lance Armstrong case, media ethics, and much more. The session will be hosted by John Affleck, the Knight Chair in Sports Journalism and society and director of the Curley Center.

Stephen Loudermilk, director of media and industry analyst relations for LexisNexis, will present a free public lecture, focusing on corporate social responsibility and big data.

Kelly McBride, a senior faculty member at the Poynter Institute, will present a free public lecture about journalism ethics. McBride is a writer, teacher and one of the country’s leading voices when it comes to media ethics. She has been on the faculty of the Poynter Institute since 2002. The title of her presentation is "Truth and Trust in the 21st Century: How the Ethics of Journalism and Democracy are Changing."

Penn State alumnus Charles Pittman ('70 Bus), the senior VP of Schurz Communications Inc., will present a free public lecture titled "How to Succeed in Corporate America." Piittman, a longtime newspaper executive, is a former All-American running back for the Nittany Lions. His visit is sponsored by UPAC, AHANA and the Office of Multicultural Affairs.

Ward Bushee, former executive editor of the San Francisco Chronicle will be on campus, meeting with faculty and students, as a Hearst Visiting Professional.

Life After Carnegie is the AdClub's biggest event of the year. For the sixth annual presentation, AdClub brings back a panel of recent graduates to talk about how they got their first jobs after graduation and to give current students tips on how to make the most of their advertising education while still at Penn State. This year's panel includes: Kelly Corcoran ('13), marketing manager, VW of America Team Velocity Marketing; Washington, D.C.; Jess Edwards ('13), associate account manager, 360i, New York City; Drew Magid ('11), music tour promoter; Shannon O'Connor ('12), integrated media assistant (on the HBO Account), PHD Media Agency, New York City; Bernadette Staino ('12), senior account coordinator; One Trick Pony, Philadelphia; and Isabel Stanish ('13), junior copywriter, Protagonist, New York City.

Author and civil rights activist the Rev. Charles Smith will be the featured guest during African-American Heritage Month Activities in the College of Communications. His presentation and related activities are free and open to the pubic. The event is sponsored by the African, Hispanic and Native American Student Association (AHANA) and the Office of Multicultural Affairs, with special performances by Ambitions Dance Company and United Soul Ensemble. Damon's Grill will provide catering at the conclusion of the event.

Michael Best, an associate professor at the Sam Nunn School of International Affairs and the School of Interactive Computing at the Georgia Institute of Technology, will present a free public lecture titled "Free, Fair & Facebook: Social Media & Democratic Development in South Africa." Best is also a fellow of the Berkman Center for Internet & Society at Harvard University, and is co-founder and editor-in-chief of Information Technologies and International Development. He is a frequent consultant to the World Bank. The session, presented by the ICT4D Consortium at Penn State is sponsored by the College of Communications, University Libraries and the Don Davis Program in Ethical Leadership.