Award-winning NPR correspondent Richard Harris, who has reported on the environment, medicine and a wide range of science-related topics from all over the world, will present a free public lecture titled “Communicating Science — Stories from the Seven Continents.” The event is sponsored by the College of Communications and the Norman Eberly Professorship.

A free public lecture by Christian Sandvig, an associate professor at the University of Michigan. The lecture -- “The Awakenings of the Filtered: Algorithmic Personalization in Social Media and Beyond” -- is co-sponsored by the College of Communications and University Libraries. In his lecture Sandvig will argure that media of all kinds have been transformed to include automatic selection and ranking as a basic part of their operation. The Pockrass Lecture was named after the late Professor Robert M. Pockrass, a member of Penn State's journalism faculty from 1948 to 1977. Pockrass, who specialized in public opinion and popular culture, served as the graduate officer and taught radio news writing.

Free public panel discussion focusing on American Indian cultures and the effects of media and team sports with American Indian imagery. Panelists are: Charlene Teters, a member of the Spokane Tribe; Richie Plass, member of Menominee Tribal Nation; and Mike Wise, a senior writer for ESPN's The Undefeated. John Sanchez, an associate professor in the Department of Journalism and member of the ESPN; and member of Nde Apache Tribal Nation, will moderate.

Lecture and question-and-answer session with Leezel Tanglao, senior multi-platform editor for CNN Money. Her presentation, titled "Creating Your Metric Success: How to Navigate the Changing Digital World," is free and open to the public. Tanglao leads the CNN Money digital war room, and oversees the presentation and packaging of CNN Money multimedia editorial content across desktop, mobile and social. She previously worked at CBSNews.com, VICENews, NowThis, ABCNews.com, KCBS/KCAL and The Press-Enterprise newspaper in Southern California. She is an active member of the Asian American Journalists Association and the Online News Association. She graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Loyola Marymount University, and received her master’s degree from UCLA. Lecture presented by the Office of Multicultural Affairs in the College of Communications and AHANA, with support of the University Park Allocation Committee.

Author Ron Smith, an emiritus faculty member a Penn State, discusses his book, "Wounded Lions: Joe Paterno, Jerry Sandusky and the Crises in Penn State Athletics" (University of Illinois Press), with John Affleck, the Knight Chair in Sports Journalism and Society and director of the John Curley Center for Sports Journalism. The free public session is part of a midday series presented by Schlow Centre Region Library. Along with the disucssion, there will be time for public questions. People are encouraged to bring a bagged lunch and join the discussion. Book sales and signings will follow follow.

AdClub's first Entertainment Marketing & Promotions Panel will provide students interested in careers in entertainment marketing with a chance to hear inside stories and advice from a group of Penn State alumni working in this exciting industry.

Fourth annual session featuring alumni and guest professionals providing advice and insights for students. Session included Brad Groznik of Groznik PR, PJ Mullen of Penn State football and Bill Zimmerman, a Penn State social media specialist. Event sponsored by the Public Relations Student Society of America.

Dave Young, founder and CEO of Trifecta Clinical, will share his entreprenurial success story as part of the College Town Film Festival. Young's company, started in a garage in 2004, is a global leader in its field -- training physicians to conduct clinical trials.

A free public lecture and question-and-answer session by David Folkenflik, an NPR media correspondent based in New York City. His stories are broadcast on NPR's newsmagazines and shows, including "All Things Considered," "Morning Edition" and "Talk of the Nation."

Author Alysia Burton Steele ("Delta Jewels: In Search of My Grandmother's Wisdom") will present work from her book, a project built around profiles of African-American grandmother's living in the Mississippi Delta. Steele teaches journalism at the University of Mississippi. She was previously a photo editor for th Dallas Morning News, and part of a team that won a Pulitzer Prize for coverage of Hurricane Katrina. The event is free and open to the public.