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A portrait of the Westerlies, a brass quartet

The Westerlies

The Westerlies, an "accidental brass quartet," will perform at Penn State Behrend on Wednesday, Sept. 15, as part of Music at Noon: The Logan Series.

A portrait of the Cleveland poet Frank Paino

Frank Paino

Frank Paino, a Cleveland-based poet whose work has appeared in Crab Orchard Review, the Briar Cliff Review and Catamaran, will read from his work on Thursday, Sept. 16, beginning at 6 p.m. on Zoom. This program, which is part of the Creative Writers Reading Series at Penn State Behrend, is free and open to the public.

Four officials stand near the new sign for the Samuel P. Black III and Sumi James-Black Knowledge Center

Dedication of the Samuel P. Black III and Sumi James-Black Knowledge Center

Knowledge Center at Penn State Behrend has been renamed the Samuel P. Black III and Sumi James-Black Knowledge Center. The Sept. 9 announcement was celebrated by Amy Bridger, senior director of corporate strategy and external engagement at Penn State Behrend; Sumi James-Black, interim CEO of Erie Management Group; Samuel P. “Pat” Black III, founder of Erie Management Group; and Ralph Ford, chancellor of Penn State Behrend. 

Donors and administrators at Penn State Behrend pose by a sign for the newly dedicated Samuel P. Black III and Sumi James-Black Knowledge Center.

Knowledge Center dedication at Penn State Behrend

Knowledge Center, a shared facility utilized by all tenant companies in Penn State Behrend’s Knowledge Park, has been renamed the Samuel P. Black III and Sumi James-Black Knowledge Center. The Sept. 9 announcement was celebrated by Amy Bridger, senior director of corporate strategy and external engagement at Penn State Behrend; Sumi James-Black, interim CEO of Erie Management Group; Samuel P. “Pat” Black III, founder of Erie Management Group; and Ralph Ford, chancellor of Penn State Behrend.