Event Calendar
Oct 03, 2023
Penn State Sports Night in NYC
Time: 6:30pm - 8:00pm
Location: Fanatics Inc. Headquarters
Oct 03, 2023
Info Session: T. Howard Foundation
Time: 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Location: 60 Willard Building
Free session for students to get information about paid internship opportunities as well as other career-development support. More info at t-howard.org/studnets Presentation sponsored by the Office of Internships and Career Services and the Bellisario Alliance of Multicultural Students (BAMS).

Oct 04, 2023
"From Barbie's World to Elf's New York: Exploring Narrative Nuances In Film”
Deepak Sethi
Time: 7:00pm - 8:15pm
Location: Carnegie Cinema (113 Carnegie Building)
Deepak Sethi, a comedy writer who teaches in the Penn State Hollywood Program and has over a decade of experience writing for primetime television, will present a free public lecture. Sethi was nominated for an Annie Award for writing in 2020. His short film, "Coffee Shop Names," was a finalist for the Tribeca X award at the 2021 Tribeca Film Festival and was acquired by HBO Max for debut in September 2021.
Oct 09, 2023
Penn State Days
Time: All Day
University-wide Open House for prospective students.
Details: https://apply.psu.edu/portal/p...
Oct 10, 2023
Bellisario College Brownbag Series
Ryan Bisel
Time: 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Location: Multipurpose Room, Bellisario Media Center
Session of the Bellisario College Brownbag Series featuring Ryan Bisel of the University of Oklahoma.
Oct 12, 2023
"A Conversation with Ryan Hockensmith"
Time: 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Location: Kern Auditorium (112 Kern Building)
A conversation with alumnus Ryan Hockensmith of ESPN, facilitated by John Affleck, director of the John Curley Center for Sports journalism and head of the Department of Journalism. The session is free and open to the public.
Oct 13, 2023
Curley Center Celebration
Time: 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Location: Bellisario Media Center
A Homecoming weekend, 20th anniversary celebration of the John Curley Center for Sports Journalism for alumni, friends and current students.

Oct 13, 2023
Football Fridays
Char-Morett-Curtiss ('79)
Time: 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Char Morett-Curtiss, retired Penn State field hockey coach and director of "Teammates For Life: A Penn State Women's Athletics Initiative," will be the featured guest when Football Fridays, an on-campus question-and-answer series, continues for the fall. The Football Fridays speakers series is sponsored by the Penn State Center for the Study of Sports in Society and the Penn State All-Sports Museum, and hosted by the Donald P. Bellisario College of Communications.
Oct 15, 2023 - Oct 16, 2023
Alumni Society Board Meeting
Time: All Day
Location: Various Locations
Board meeting and special events, including mentoring program and awards luncheon, for Bellisario College Alumni Society Board.
SUNDAY, OCT. 15
- 2 p.m., Arrival, Reception (Bellisario Media Center)
- 2:30 p.m., Board Meeting (Bellisario Media Center)
- 5-6:30 p.m., Student Networking Event (Barron Innovation Hub, 123 S. Burrowes St.)
- 7-9 p.m., Board Networking/Social Hour (Hyatt Lounge, 219 W. Beaver Ave.)
MONDAY, OCT. 16
- 9-11 a.m., Board Meeting (Bellisario Media Center)
- 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m., Alumni Society Boards Luncheon (The Graduate, 125 S. Atherton St.)

Oct 16, 2023
Pockrass Memorial Lecture
Dhavan V. Shah
Time: 1:00pm - 2:30pm
Location: Carnegie Cinema (113 Carnegie Building)
Dhavan V. Shah, the Jack M. McLeod Professor of Communication Research in the School of Journalism and Mass Communication at the University of Wisconsin, will present “The Blame Game: Digital Traces of Rising Aggression in Political Debates.” The session is free and open to the public.
Oct 15, 2023 - Oct 17, 2023
PAB Visiting Professional
RTDNA President Dan Shelley
Time: All Day
Location: Various Locaitons
Three-day campus visit by RTDNA President Dan Shelley with classroom visits and meetings with faculty, staff and students.
Oct 17, 2023
Guest Lecture
Amit Schejter
Time: 5:00pm - 6:30pm
Location: Foster Auditorium, Paterno Library
Professor Amit Schejter, a visiting professor and co-director of the Institute for Information Policy, will present "Digital Capabilities: Why Members of Marginalized Communities in Israel and the West Bank Adopt ICTs." The session is free and open to the public.
Oct 23, 2023
Foster-Foreman Conference of Distinguished Writers
Lecture Series: Foster-Foreman Conference of Distinguished Writers
Time: 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Location: Freeman Auditorium, HUB-Robeson Center
Anna Wolfe, a Pulitzer Prize winner for Mississippi Today, will participate in a free public session highlighting the first day of the Foster-Foreman Conference.

Oct 23, 2023
Penn State Forum
Patrick Evans ('90)
Time: 11:30am - 1:00pm
Location: The Penn Stater, Dean's Hall (215 Innovation Blvd.)
The Penn State Forum features alumnus Patrick Evans, special assistant for public affairs for the Secretary of the Navy. Details, schedule and registration information HERE.
Oct 24, 2023
Foster-Foreman Conference of Distinguished Writers
Lyndsay Green
Lecture Series: Foster-Foreman Conference of Distinguished Writers
Time: 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Location: Freeman Auditorium, HUB-Robeson Center
Lyndsay Green, a Penn State alumna and Pulitzer Prize finalist from the Detroit Free Press, will participate in a free public session highlighting the second day of the Foster-Foreman Conference.
Oct 25, 2023
Film Screening: "Nasrin" and Filmmaker Q&A
Jeff Kaufman and Marcia S. Ross
Time: 7:00pm - 9:00pm
Location: State Theatre, Downtown State College
Sponsored by the McCourtney Institute for Democracy. More information is available at: http://democracy.psu.edu/events.
Oct 25, 2023
Bellisario College Brownbag Series
Leah Dajches
Time: 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Location: Multipurpose Room, Bellisario Media Center
Session of the Bellisario College Brownbag Series featuring Leah Dajches, a postdoctoral schoar in the Bellisario College.

Oct 27, 2023
Football Fridays
Kirk French
Time: 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Location: Carnegie Cinema (113 Carnegie Building)
Kirk French, Penn State anthropology professor and Emmy-winning filmmaker, will discuss "The Tailgate Archeology Project" as the Football Fridays question-and-answer series continues for the fall. The series is sponsored by the Penn State Center for the Study of Sports in Society and the Penn State All-Sports Museum, and hosted by the Donald P. Bellisario College of Communications.
Oct 31, 2023
COMM Careers in the Capital
Time: 1:00pm - 4:00pm
Location: Marriott Marquis, Washington, D.C.
On-location internship and job fair specifically for Bellisario College students in Washington, D.C.
Oct 31, 2023
Davis Lecture in Advertising Ethics
Time: All Day
Location: TBA
Annual Davis Lecture in Advertising Ethics, presented by Michelle Tucker. Time and location to be announced.
Nov 03, 2023
Entrepreneurship Educators Gathering
Time: All Day
Location: Eric J. Barron Inovation Hub Building
Eleventh annual gathering of those who teach and support teaching in entrepreneurship and innovation at Penn State.
Oct 30, 2023 - Nov 05, 2023
Centre Film Festival
Time: All Day
Annual multi-day film festival that brings together faculty, filmmakers, community members and students to celebrate the potential and power of films and filmmaking. Events conducted at State Theatre in State College and Rowland Theatre in Philipsburg.
Nov 14, 2023
Staying Real: The War on Truth and How to Win It
Jonathan Rauch
Time: 5:00pm - 6:30pm
Free public session featuring Jonathan Rauch, contributing writer at The Atlantic and a Brookings Senior Fellow. More information is available at: http://democracy.psu.edu/events.
Nov 14, 2023
Bellisario College Brownbag Series
Kelley Cotter
Time: 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Location: Multipurpose Room, Bellisario Media Center
Session of the Bellisario College Brownbag Series featuring Kelley Cotter from the College of Information Sciences and Technology at Penn State.
Nov 20, 2023 - Nov 24, 2023
Thanksgiving Holiday
Time: All Day
No Classes
Dec 08, 2023
Fall Semester Classes End
Time: All Day
Dec 16, 2023
Fall Semester Undergraduate Commencement
Time: All Day
Location: Bryce Jordan Center
Jan 08, 2024
Spring Semester Classes Begin
Time: All Day
Jan 23, 2024
Etiquette Dinner
Time: 6:00pm - 8:30pm
Location: Coaly Ballroom, The Graduate Hotel
Session presented by the Office of Internship and Career Services for Bellisario College students.
Feb 15, 2024
Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday
Time: All Day
No Classes
Feb 23, 2024
JobExpo.Comm
Time: 9:00am - 2:00pm
Location: Alumni Hall, HUB-Robeson Center
Annual in-person, on-campus internship and job fair for Bellisario College students.
Feb 24, 2024 - Feb 25, 2024
Penn State Powwow
Time: All Day
Location: C3 Sports Complex (200 Ellis Place, State College, PA)
The 18th annual event is one the largest of its kind in the Northeast, and a signature outreach event from Penn State. MORE INFO
Mar 04, 2024 - Mar 08, 2024
Spring Break
Time: All Day
No Classes
Mar 22, 2024
Success in the City
Time: 1:00pm - 5:00pm
Location: Etc. Venues, New York City
Annual in-person internship and job fair for Bellisario College students featuring companies and opportunities in New York City.
Mar 22, 2024
Films and Friends
Time: 6:00pm - 10:00pm
Location: Dolby Picture Screening Room, New York City
Annual networking event for Bellisario College alumni filmmakers and students.
Mar 29, 2024
Penn State Forum
Lisa Salters ('88)
Time: 11:30am - 1:00pm
Location: The Penn Stater, Dean's Hall (215 Innovation Blvd.)
Apr 26, 2024
Spring Semester Classes End
Time: All Day
May 04, 2024
Spring Semester Undergraduate Commencement
Time: 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Location: Bryce Jordan Center
Jul 26, 2024
Spend a Summer Day
Time: All Day
University-wide session for students to get to know Penn State and explore campus, including Bellisario College-specific information sessions.
Jul 29, 2024
Spend a Summer Day
Time: All Day
University-wide session for students to get to know Penn State and explore campus, including Bellisario College-specific information sessions.
Jul 30, 2024
Spend a Summer Day
Time: All Day
University-wide session for students to get to know Penn State and explore campus, including Bellisario College-specific information sessions.
Aug 01, 2024
Spend a Summer Day
Time: All Day
University-wide session for students to get to know Penn State and explore campus, including Bellisario College-specific information sessions.
Aug 02, 2024
Spend a Summer Day
Time: All Day