Join the AdClub for its spring kickoff meeting and information session with a focus on "ships" -- internships, ambassadorships and scholarships. Free food and drinks.

For the final Communications Colloquium, Betsy Hall, coordinator of grduate education, conducts a handbook quiz and question-and-answer session for graduate students.

Carnegie Cinematheque: Screening of "Umberto D" (Vittorio De Sica, Italy, 1952). A deeply-moving film about the plight of an aged and destitute man and his beloved dog in urban Italy. This screening is for educational purposes only.

Alumnus Matt Rissmiller ('03 Ad/PR), a feature producer for ESPN, serves as the featured guest for the COMM Career Conversations series coordinated by the Office of Internships and Career Services. The student-focused session is free.

Elaine Files, coordinator of research administration, presents the Communications Colloquium.

Carnegie Cinematheque: Screening of "Europa, Europa" (Agnieska Holland, Germany/France/Poland, 1990). Based on a true story, a young Jewish boy tries to survive the Holocaust by adopting a new identity. This screening is for educational purposes only.

Students from the Arts, Sports and Entertainment Law Clinic at Penn State Law will cover business law basics for journalists, from how (and whether) to incorporate, to protecting intellectual property. The event is one of seven separate sessions organized by the College of Communications for Global Entrepreneurship Week.

Celebrate Women's Day of Global Entrepreneurship Week by spending an evening talking with 25-year film industry veteran Nancy Gerstman as she discusses the tricks of the trade and watching one of her award-winning film acquisitions, "Divan" (2004), directed by Pearl Gluck, an assistant professor in the College of Communications. "Divan" is heartfelt and humorous documentary that addresses family, love and religion by following the journey of an ancestral couch from Hungary to Brooklyn, N.Y. A Q-&-A session with Gluck will follow the screening. The session is free and open to the public. It is co-sponsored by the College of Communications, Jewish Studies at the College of Liberal Arts, and the State Theater.

A panel of creative entrepreneurs who have grown their own agencies in the State College are will share their stories on how to launch and advertising/marketing/design firm. The event is presented by the College of Communications and Central Pennsylvania Creative Professionals (CPsquared.com). Confirmed participants include: Loaded Creative, Impressions Branding & Marketing, Erikson Strategic, Rowland Creative and Black Sun Photo Studios. The session is one of seven separate College of Communications events coordinated as part of Global Entrepreneurship Week.

Shannon Sweeney will moderate a panel of students who chose a path that is similar to starting a business, an experience that cannot be taught or duplicated in a classroom and involves risk, challenges and the ability to solve unexpected problems when needed. The experience of studying, living or working abroad, fits perfectly into the themes of Global Entrepreneurship Week about “… spotting opportunities, taking risks, solving problems, being creative, building connections and learning from both failure and success. It is about… making your mark on the world…doing good while doing well at the same time.” So come with an open mind and meet four students who had very different experiences. Listen to how those experiences have influenced their college career path.