Clare Beams will read stories from her collection “We Show What We Have Learned” on Thursday, Oct. 24, when the Creative Writers Reading Series returns to Penn State Behrend. Her 6 p.m. reading and the reception that will precede it are free and open to the public. Both events will be held in the Metzgar Center lobby.
Guests are invited to visit the Yahn Planetarium at Penn State Behrend on Saturday, Oct. 19, for “Eerie Legends and Lore: The Dark Side of Erie’s History.” The one-hour, narrated show will include several stories about Erie’s haunting legends complete with photos and synchronized audio.
Cordis will bring the unconventional sounds of custom-made instruments to Penn State Behrend on Thursday, Oct. 17, when the group performs as part of Music at Noon: The Logan Series. The performance takes place at noon in McGarvey Commons, in the college’s Reed Union Building.
Darren Williams will discuss why rocks from space sometimes fall from the sky on Thursday, Oct. 17, when Open House Night in Astronomy returns to Penn State Behrend. His presentation, “Cosmic Calamity: Threat Of Asteroid and Comet Impacts on Earth,” will begin at 7:30 p.m. in room 101 of the Otto Behrend Science Building.
A total of 21 new companies were in attendance at Penn State Behrend's Fall Career and Internship Fair. Overall, 175 companies and 1,250 students attended the event, held Sept. 25 in the college’s Junker Center.
Poet Al Maginnes will read excerpts from his latest collection, “The Next Place,” on Thursday, Oct. 10, when the Creative Writers Reading Series returns to Penn State Behrend. His 6 p.m. reading and the reception that will precede it are free and open to the public.
Chase Cordon, a freshman from Canyon Lake, California, scored with just 29 seconds left in the game to carry the Penn State Behrend men’s water polo team past Washington & Jefferson, 9-8. The college’s soccer, golf, volleyball and tennis teams also were in action last week. Here are the highlights.
Penn State Behrend was recognized with the Commitment to Erie Award for large organizations during a Sept. 19 awards ceremony at the Bayfront Convention Center. The awards, given annually by the Erie Times-News, honor businesses and nonprofits for the commitments that they make to the Erie region.
Three Penn State Behrend golfers finished in the top 10 at the Penn State Altoona Invitational on Sept. 21. Ryan Meyer, a freshman from Sewickley, placed second overall with a score of 75. The college’s soccer, volleyball, tennis, cross-country and water polo teams also were in action last week. Here are the highlights.
Gordon Bellamy, a designer of the Madden NFL series, will discuss his experience in the video game industry as well as the rise of eSports on Tuesday, Oct. 1, when he visits Penn State Behrend to open the college’s 2019-20 Speaker Series.
