Event Archive

Feb 06, 2017
Film Screening "Bright Lights"
Time: 7:30pm - 9:30pm
Location: Carnegie Cinema
Free public sreening of "Bright Lights," the HBO documentary about the late Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds. Film editor Sheila Shirazi will participate in a post-screening question-and-answer session. Event sponsored by the Department of Film-Video and Media Studies.
Jan 16, 2017
No Classes (MLK Day)
Time: All Day

Nov 30, 2016
#MoreThanMean
Time: 7:30pm - 8:30pm
Location: Freeman Auditorium, HUB-Robeson Center
As part of its Conversation Series, the John Curley Center for Sports Journalism and the chapter for the Association for Women in Sports Media at at Penn State present "#MoreThanMean: A Conversation About Harassment of Women in Sports Media." The session is free and open to the public. In April, a video titled #MoreThanMean called out the insulting and obscene harassment routinely heaped on two female Chicago sports reporters. That video has now been viewed more than 3.7 million times and started a national conversation. Now, the women who made the video -- Julie DiCaro and Sarah Spain -- are visiting Penn State.
Nov 15, 2016
Post-Election Panel
Time: 7:00pm - 8:30pm
Location: HUB-Robeson Center, Freeman Auditorium
A post-election panel featuring alumni panelists who have covered the presidential election, specifically Anna Orso of billypenn.com, Kevin Cirilli of Bloomberg News, Casey McDermott of New Hampshire Public Radio and Anna Orso of billypenn.com. The session will be moderated by Russ Eshleman, head of the Department of Journalism. The session is free and open to the public.

Nov 15, 2016
COMMversation
Time: 12:30pm - 5:00pm
Location: 16 Carnegie Building
Open, on-camera opportunity for students to talk about their experiences in the College of Communications and at Penn State. FREE Berkey Creamery ice cream cone for first 50 participants.
Nov 14, 2016
AdClub: "How to Launch a Successful Design Business"
Time: 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Location: Carnegie Cinema
Brian Allen, founder of Flyland Designs, will share his experience running his now six-year-old State College illustration business. He will discuss launching, growing and maintaining a freelance design business and show his illustrations for clothing manufacturers, rock bands, children's book publishers, motorcycle and racing decals, gyms and fitness professionals, book covers, skateboards and more. This AdClub event follows the College of Communications' Go Freelance! event Nov. 13.
Nov 13, 2016
Go Freelance!
Time: 12:00pm - 5:00pm
Location: Various Locations (Carnegie Building, Willard Building)
A daylong series of activities, panels, speakers and workshops designed to give students skills and knowledge to start freelancing in analytics, coding, design, ediging, gaming, GIS, journalism, multimedia, photography, public relations, research, SEO, videography, writing and more! Event contucted as part of Global Entrepreneurship Week. Details, schedule: {page_2207}gofreelance
Website: http://comm.psu.edu/gofreelance
Nov 07, 2016
AdClub: Digital Search Techniques
Time: 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Location: Carnegie Cinema
Jaime Kahn, a media manager at Performics, will discuss the daily job of a media planner and share insights into her career experience in digital search techniques.
Nov 02, 2016
"The Business of Entertainment"
Time: 6:00pm - 8:15pm
Location: 358 Willard Building
Two speakers with different backgrounds -- Mike Bremer of the American Pavilion Worldwide Student Program at the Cannes International Film Festival and longtime entertainment industry executive Mark R. Lindsay -- will be featured as the combined presentation will focus on all facets of film and television production, inclucing distribution, finance and marketing, as well as how to get started in the industry. The session, of interest for students across many majors at Penn State, is free and open to the public. The session is sponsored by the Office of Multicultural Affairs in the College of Communications.

Nov 01, 2016
Guest Lecture: Carol Guzy
Carol Guzy
Time: 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Location: Freeman Auditorium, HUB-Robeson Center
Carol Guzy, a four-time Pulitzer Prize winning photojournalist for the Washington Post and native of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, will be speaking abour her career and her craft. Her presentation is organized by the Department of Journalism and sponsored by Nikon.