The beat goes on: Forty years of percussion education at Penn State
The percussion area within the Penn State School of Music in the early 1980s consisted of one rehearsal room and less than a handful of instruments. But with early leadership
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Interim architecture department head to retire after 35 years at Penn State
Dan Willis, interim department head and professor of architecture in the College of Arts and Architecture’s Stuckeman School, is retiring June 30 after 35 years at Penn State. Read More
From Bach to Brass and Janáček to Jazz: Penn’s Woods Music Festival June 11-24
The Penn's Woods Music Festival kicks off on June 11 with the free Music in the Gardens concert, followed by chamber ensemble, jazz and Festival Orchestra concerts through June 24. Read More
The beat goes on: Forty years of percussion education at Penn State
The School of Music has been educating percussion students for 40 years. Read More
Architecture IUG student named undergraduate thesis award winner
Holly Zimmerman was named the winner of the Department of Architecture’s 2023 Paul M. Kossman Design Thesis Award for her project that focuses on designing the walls of a building Read More
School of Visual Arts shop staff create special award for students who bat it out of the park
Each semester for almost ten years, Matt Olson and Mark Rizzo have designed a special award for students who excel in their work in the School of Visual Arts shop. Read More
College announces recipients of the 2023 Golumbic and Valley Family Scholarships
The college awarded 10 Golumbic and Valley Family Scholarships. Read More
College announces 2023 Alumni Society Scholarships
This year the Alumni Society Board presented the scholarships in honor of Joyce Hoffman, longtime director of alumni relations, who recently retired. Read More
College announces spring 2023 faculty, staff and sustainability award winners
The awards reflect each recipient’s dedication to excellence inside and outside of the classroom. Read More
Alumni Spotlight: Faren Collins (’08 BFA Musical Theatre)
Allison Lee, past president of the Theatre Affiliate Program Group, interviews Musical Theatre alum Faren Collins, whose career has taken her from pageants to an MBA. Read More
Strategic city planning can help reduce urban heat island effect
New Penn State research suggests that certain urban factors can reduce the tendency of cities to trap heat — a phenomenon called the “urban heat island." Read More
Architecture graduate student’s thesis on urban public spaces receives award
Aysan Jafarzadeh was named the 2023 winner of the Department of Architecture’s Jawaid Haider Award for Design Excellence in Graduate Studies for her thesis. Read More
Stuckeman School student named national equity, diversity, inclusion scholar
Alexandria Warren, an incoming second-year landscape architecture student has been named a recipient of the Landscape Architecture Foundation’s LandDesign Equity, Diversity, and Read More
Millett and White to discuss “Ex-Utero” project at Paris symposium
Cristin Millett, professor of art in sculpture, and Cynthia White, ADRI adjunct research associate, will discuss their "Ex-Utero" project at a Paris symposium. Read More
Desai awarded Mellon fellowship to support South Asian architectural and history research
Desai's fellowship research is part of a larger project on the architectural and urban history of the Maratha Nagpur Kingdom during the eighteenth century. Read More
Climate justice design advocate named director of Stuckeman School
Chingwen Cheng, program head and associate professor of landscape architecture, urban design & environmental design at Arizona State, is the new director of the Stuckeman School. Read More
Nazarian presents “Concrete Glass Frontiers” at Taylor Lecture Symposium
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Shadi Nazarian, associate research professor of architecture and a core researcher in the
Read MoreLandscape architecture students earn National Olmsted Scholar honors
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Keith Faminiano, a Penn State graduate student who is pursuing his master of
Read MoreStuckeman School students honored in Real Show 23 art competition
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Three projects by Penn State graphic design students in the College of Arts
Read MoreA&A Staff Highlight: Gulick leads way toward sustainable future
Deb Gulick received the College of Arts and Architecture’s inaugural Staff Sustainability Award in April 2023. Read More
College of Arts and Architecture announces spring 2023 student marshals
The College of Arts and Architecture’s commencement ceremony will take place at 1 p.m. on May 6 in Eisenhower Auditorium and will be livestreamed. Read More
Multidisciplinary studio course reaches new collaborative heights
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — A new level of collaboration between students and industry professionals was reached this
Read MoreArchitecture student finds passion for advocacy at Penn State
Tori Monroe was recently elected as vice president of Penn State’s chapter of the National Organization of Minority Architecture Students (NOMAS). Read More
Graduate student recognized for exploring sustainable building alternatives
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — The built environment accounts for more than 39% of gross annual carbon emissions
Read MoreMusic education scholar to take helm of School of Music
Ann Marie Stanley, an internationally known music education scholar who is currently an administrator at LSU, has been appointed director of the School of Music, effective July 1. Read More