Meals, lodging, and travel will all be covered by the Antiracist Justice Frames POD at Penn State. Honorariums are also available to participants. Limited space is available, so register today!

We look forward to working with you on this impactful journey!

Location: Lankenau Environmental Science Magnet High School (6/25) and Penn State Abington (6/26)

More information.

Register here.

Our theme for TGIF 2024 is “Accelerating AI for Good” which will drive content across six tracks inspired by Governor Shapiro’s economic development plan for Pennsylvania: 

• Agriculture and Food Security
• Education
• Energy
• Life Sciences
• Longevity and Life Quality
• Robotics

TGIF 2024 will be held in Philadelphia on September 22-25, 2024, and serves as a platform to showcase the exceptional talent of STEM-focused Pennsylvania students in high school and higher education settings, as well as a venue to provide opportunities to engage in impactful discussions, networking, and sessions that will shape future of AI and beyond.

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The Pennsylvania State University (Penn State) seeks a strategic, collaborative, and forward-thinking leader as its next Chancellor and Dean of Penn State Abington.

Penn State is the land-grant research-intensive (R1) university of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania serving over 90,000 students at 24 campuses. Located 15 miles north of Philadelphia’s center city, Penn State Abington is an undergraduate college of Penn State; it enrolls approximately 3,100 students and offers 25 baccalaureate degree programs and two associate degree programs. Students may also complete the first two years of nearly any of Penn State’s 275+ baccalaureate degrees at the campus before moving to another Penn State campus to complete their studies. The campus is organized into three divisions: Arts and Humanities; Science and Engineering; and Social Sciences, Business, and Education. The College’s successful continuing education programs are also valuable to its academic mission and offer corporate learning, off-campus credit education for organizations, and youth programs throughout the year. There are approximately 157 full-time faculty, 166 part-time faculty, and 144 staff and technical service employees. Penn State Abington offers an affordable, accessible, and high-impact education resulting in the success of the most diverse student body of all the Penn State campuses and is committed to student success through innovative approaches to 21st century public higher education within the context of a world-class research university.

Reporting directly to Dr. Margo DelliCarpini, Vice President for Commonwealth Campuses and Executive Chancellor, Penn State Abington’s chancellor and dean serves as the chief executive officer of this student-centered, regional comprehensive institution with responsibility for the quality of academic programs in teaching, research, and service, including the promotion and tenure process; strategic planning; budgeting; philanthropy; faculty and staff development; outreach and alumni engagement; and community and corporate relations. The position requires an individual who can independently provide strategic leadership and management to the Penn State Abington campus while operating as an integral part of the broader Penn State community, working collaboratively with the other chancellors, administrative leadership, and units including the ongoing cultivation of key partnerships including Penn State Global, the Graduate School, and Penn State World Campus. The chancellor is a key executive of the University and serves as a member of the Academic Leadership Council, the Council of Campus Chancellors, and the Advisory Committee for Graduate Education.

The successful candidate will be an experienced and student-centered academic leader with an entrepreneurial outlook who is able to take charge of an effective and thriving campus and serve as a steward of Penn State in the heart of Montgomery, Bucks, and Philadelphia Counties. A minimum of five years of experience in higher education academic administration at a comprehensive institution is required along with responsibility for strategic oversight of personnel, planning, programs, communication, and resources. Candidates should possess a terminal degree from a recognized institution and have a teaching and research record with academic credentials commensurate for an appointment at the rank of full professor with tenure. The successful candidate will have a commitment to high-quality disciplinary and interdisciplinary education, as well as to advancing diversity, equity, and inclusion. Qualified candidates should demonstrate the experience, aptitude, and willingness to lead significant corporate relations and fundraising efforts.

All applications, nominations, and inquiries are invited. Applications should include, as separate documents, a CV or resume and a letter of interest addressing the themes in this profile. WittKieffer is assisting Penn State Abington in this search. For fullest consideration, candidate materials should be received by February 26, 2024. Nominations, inquiries, and application materials can be directed to: Jen Meyers Pickard, Ph.D., and Randi Miller at PennStateAbingtonChancellor@wittkieffer.com

Date and Time: April 27, 2023, 12:00-1:00 PM

Learn more and register.

 7^th Biennial Dive Deeper Summit for Water Educators

• Thursday, September 28, 2023 – Harrisburg, PA
• The Dive Deeper Summit is a one-day professional development conference with hands-on workshops, inspiring guest speakers, diverse exhibitors, a networking lunch, and much more. The 2023 event will also feature a new pre-conference reception on Wednesday evening.

 Proposal Content Includes:

1. Presentation Title (approx. 10 words or less)
2. Brief Summary of Presentation (approx. 50 words) for Conference Program (What can an attendee expect at this session? Be inviting & exciting!)
3. This presentation is appropriate for educators who teach students in the following age categories (select all that apply) Pre-K youth, K-2 grades, 3-5 grades, 6-8 grades, 9-12 grades, College-level students, Adult learners (general public)
4. What teaching styles do you plan to use in your presentation? (Select all that apply) Lecture, Discussion, Hands-On/Interactive, Technology Demonstration, Other (please specify) 
5. In what way(s) will your presentation help to address diversity, equity, or inclusion in water education for youth or adults? (25 words or less)
6. Complete Presentation Description (approx. 200 words) for Review Panel. (Tell us a little more detail about your presentation. Will it be a hands-on learning experience or interactive? What will attendees take home from this experience? What’s new and innovative that you will share?)
7. Presenter Info – Brief Bio (approx. 50 words) – up to 3 presenters allowed per proposal.

PROPOSALS ARE DUE NO LATER THAN Wednesday, March 1, 2023.

Learn more and submit a proposal.

The goal of the RET program at Penn State is to provide opportunities for the participating STEM teachers to engage in hands-on research projects with faculty mentors in Materials Science, Chemistry, Physics, and Nanotechnology. Teachers with expertise in engineering, technology, science and math, as well as pre-service teachers, with broad interests across disciplines are eligible and encouraged to apply.

The selected cohort of educators will engage in six-weeks of research with applications to bio-engineering, chemistry, electronics, materials science, optics, opto-electronics, physics, and/or the life sciences. Additional professional development activities include seminars, demonstrations, and workshops geared towards connecting state-of-the-art research with K-12 education. In 2022, concepts of sustainability will become a core component of the professional development content. Teachers will earn a $6000 stipend ($5000 for pre-service teachers). For non-local participants, housing and reasonable travel expenses will be covered. (Meals are not included.) At the end of the summer, RET Fellows will present their projects at a scientific mini-symposium to their research collaborators, peer teachers, and undergraduates.

Deadline to apply is Monday, April 4, 2022.

Learn more and apply.

Informational flyer.

The topic of “sustainability” includes a mindset, skills, behaviors, and systems approach that should be considered from every vantage point.  What does “sustainability” mean from the perspective of middle and high school science education and, in particular, the science classroom and laboratory?  How does the field of materials science play a role in both the broad and narrow implications of sustainability?  Since materials science itself is an integrated combination of many traditional disciplines across the physical sciences and engineering fields, it lends itself well to the exploration of sustainability-related concepts, applications, and broader societal impacts.

This virtual program is designed to bring middle and high school educators, materials science researchers, and sustainability experts together to share and gain knowledge, understand complex connections, and explore opportunities for cutting across traditional silos to implement effective, positive change.

Teachers* of grades 6-12 are invited to apply for participation by Friday, June 4, 2021.

Learn more.

Informational flyer.

WHO IS THIS FOR?
Residents, homeowners, property managers, home-visitors and social service providers, and anyone who would like to learn more about bed bugs.

WHAT WILL YOU LEARN?

• What bed bugs are
• Why they are a problem
• What you can do about them
• What not to do

Upcoming workshops

• November 12, 2019, 5:30-7:00 PM
• December 10, 2019, 5:30-7:00 PM

Location: 675 Sansom Street Philadelphia, PA 19106
Presented by the Pennsylvania Integrated Pest Management Program

For more info, call:
215-471-2200 Ext. 8, Option 2

Register here: https://extension.psu.edu/bed-bug-basics

Penn State will be conducting door to door surveys in neighborhoods around the Rail Park and East Parkside and Cobb’s Creek spring 2019 and will be hiring a resident to supervise in each location. The surveys will give residents a chance to share their experiences and priorities about facilities, programs, and civic engagement. Candidates must be at least 18 years old, and be available to attend mandatory in-person training at a site near the neighborhoods mentioned. Minimum requirements for the position are: be available to work a minimum of 10 to 15 hours per week, with mostly afternoon, evening, and weekend hours, when work is available; be able to organize and supervise field interviewers to collect data door to door, and be available to answer questions from field interviewers and address issues as they arise; be able to keep detailed records of all work activities and ability to complete administrative tasks on time and accurately to be submitted to the project manager; be able to work independently; have strong reading and verbal skills; have regular and reliable access to cellular phone service; be able to communicate with people from all walks of life and socio-economic groups; have excellent computer skills (be able to access and browse the Internet, use the keyboard, send/receive email) and assist field interviewers with technology issues; be capable of establishing and maintaining a good rapport with interviewers, resident survey participants and research team; be available to fill in for interviewers if necessary; and be able to meet the physical requirements of the position with reasonable accommodation. This includes the ability to lift and carry 10 – 15 pounds of equipment and materials, walk two blocks at a time, and climb a flight of stairs while carrying equipment. Any offer of employment may be contingent upon receipt of acceptable results from a background screening which may include, for example, identity verification, employment history, or criminal records history. To apply, go to https://psu.jobs/ Job Number: 83595, or call Diana Crom, 814-863-0170 for more details.

DESCRIPTION

Penn State will be hiring residents in the neighborhoods around Rail Park and East Parkside and Cobb’s Creek to conduct door-to-door surveys this fall. The surveys will give residents a chance to share their experiences and priorities about facilities, programs, and civic engagement. Basic Qualifications: be at least 18 years old; be available to attend mandatory in-person training at a site near the neighborhoods mentioned. Minimum Requirements: Customer service experience or experience working with the public; be available to work a minimum of 20 hours per week, with mostly afternoon, evening, and weekend hours, when work is available. Must be flexible with the hours worked to accommodate respondent schedules; be able to travel to and within the neighborhoods surrounding Rail Park and East Parkside and Cobb’s Creek; be able to meet the physical requirements of the position with reasonable accommodations including: must lift and carry 10 – 15 pounds of equipment and materials, walk two blocks, climb a flight of stairs while carrying equipment. Must have regular and reliable access to cellular telephone service. Preferred Criteria: Field data collection with household interviewing experience; prior experience conducting in-person household interviews using an iPad or tablet; ability to work independently; strong reading and verbal skills, and the ability to communicate with people from all walks of life and socio-economic groups. Candidates should have excellent computer skills (be able to access and browse the Internet, use the keyboard, send/receive email); be capable of establishing and maintaining a good rapport with resident survey participants; be self-motivated, organized, and detail-oriented; ability to keep detailed records of all work activities and administrative tasks. Any offer of employment may be contingent upon receipt of acceptable results from a background screening which may include, for example, identity verification, employment history, or criminal records history.

https://psu.jobs/job/83596

Wednesday, November 28
8:30 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
$225 ($25 discount if registered by Nov. 21)

Join Penn State at The Navy Yard for a half day workshop to learn the purpose, advantages, and key components of microgrids. Using Penn State’s Building 7R as a case study, participants will visit the building-scale microgrid which is on-site.

The workshop is led by Parhum Delgoshaei, assistant teaching professor of systems engineering at Penn State Great Valley. An expert in smart energy systems, Delgoshaei specializes in optimization and control of hybrid microgrids that utilize renewable and combined heat and power sources.

https://navyyard.psu.edu/workforce-development/professional-development/workshops

LOCATION
Penn State at the Navy Yard
Building 661
South 12th and Kitty Hawk
Philadelphia, PA 19102

Knowing how to leverage your personality strengths and weaknesses can help you be more effective at work and propel your career. In this one- hour workshop, Kyle Hanlan, who teaches in the Leadership program at Penn State, will give you a new perspective on how you interact with others in the workplace based on your personality traits. Professor Hanlan will give an overview of tool for evaluating personality types, the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator, and discuss how being aware of personality traits in yourself can help you deal with workplace conflict and communication. A light lunch will be provided.

RSVP here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/play-nice-in-the-sandbox-leverage-your-personality-to-get-ahead-at-work-tickets-49562682317

Read more and access this free resource:

https://extension.psu.edu/programs/betterkidcare/lessons/non-instructional-staff

Call for Abstracts | Due: September 1, 2017

This is a call for abstracts (500 words or less) to share your work in public scholarship at a colloquium held October 12 – 13, 2017 at the Penn State Center Philadelphia. This colloquium is being hosted by several public scholars across institutions in the Philadelphia region, and we are asking you to consider working with us to expand this work to develop The Consortium for Public Scholars. This call is open to university professionals, community professionals, community residents, and advanced high school, undergraduate, graduate, and professional students in the Philadelphia region.

Public scholarship refers to knowledge generation and transfer initiatives developed and conducted with and for the public. When engaged in such endeavors, both local and expert knowledge is appreciated and utilized to develop a more nuanced understanding of an issue for public benefit. This paradigm challenges higher education professionals to see their work for the university as embedded parts of external systems in which their skills, knowledge, and resources are insufficient without the skills, knowledge, and resources of local community members. It also requires community professionals and residents to examine their role in their communities, exploring how they can meld their expertise and experience to address public issues. Public scholarship products reflect a critical, discursive, dialogic perspective that tethers knowledge with action; encourages local results with an eye toward broader application; and requires sharing of both knowledge and process in ways that are publicly accessible in terms of language and distribution.

While initiatives exist that bind together individuals who are dedicated to outreach and/or engagement, there are relatively few opportunities for all types of public scholars to collaborate and share knowledge across disciplines, interest areas, and categories of work. This colloquium aims to address this concern by developing a consortium of public scholars across institutions of higher education, non-profit organizations, private businesses, and the community in the Philadelphia region. We use the term scholar broadly to include any individual interested in sharing their knowledge of their work in addressing public issues, not only those involved in academia. If this is you, we hope that you will participate. The organizing purpose of this colloquium is to share examples of best practices for public scholarship, and co-develop a path forward for the consortium.

Your abstract should reflect your work and could include:
• Philosophical perspectives on public scholarship/Public scholarship as philosophy
• Political perspectives on public scholarship/Public scholarship as politics
• The practice of public scholarship/Public scholars as civic professionals/ Public scholarship as a way of being
• Public scholarship practice stories from the field
• Public scholarship and societal issues
• Educating public scholars and civic professionals

Abstracts for Presentation Papers should be no more than 500 words; please, no citations. If selected by the organizing committee comprised of public scholars from the Philadelphia region, you will be asked to prepare a paper for sharing with the attendees of the colloquium and a 15 minute presentation on your paper. We aim to develop a published proceedings, therefore your paper should not be previously published material. Papers will be due October 1, 2017.

Students are being asked to participate in a poster sharing session during the colloquium, where you will represent your public scholarship in a visual format on a printed poster. Advanced high school, undergraduate, and graduate and professional students are encouraged to participate. Abstracts for Student Poster Presentations should be no more than 500 words; please, no citations. If selected by the organizing committee comprised of public scholars from the Philadelphia region, you will be asked to prepare a poster for sharing with the attendees of the colloquium. We aim to develop a published proceedings, therefore your paper, abstract, or poster should not be previously published material; your abstract for your poster will be included in the proceedings. Posters should be 36 inches tall by 48 inches wide. Posters will be due by October 1, 2017, and we will have them printed and transported to the Penn State Center. If your poster is not finished by October 1, you will be responsible for printing it and bringing it to the Penn State Center.

Abstracts for papers are due September 1, 2017. Abstracts for student posters are due September 1, 2017. Please submit your abstracts to: consortiumforpublicscholars@gmail.com.

Information on registration and schedule may be found here: http://www.cvent.com/d/25qgdc

The editorial team seeks submissions from undergraduates for Volume 6 of Undergraduate Journal of Service Learning and Community-Based Research, which is a refereed, multi-disciplinary, online undergraduate journal open to all undergraduate students in the U.S. and across the globe. The journal is dedicated to publishing the intellectual and reflective work by undergraduates on service learning, community-based research, and all related curriculum- and/or research-based public community engagement activities. The editorial team of Undergraduate Journal of Service Learning and Community-Based Research encourages undergraduates to pursue their own intellectual projects and to join the academic conversation. The journal will publish undergraduate research that advances knowledge in service learning, community-based research, and all related curriculum- and/or research-based public community engagement activities. All manuscripts will go through a review process.

We invite submissions in six categories:
• Reflective Essays
• Analytical Essays
• Research done in partnership with a community organization in the form given to that organization, accompanied by a short, reflective essay
• Research Articles
• Open Category
• Responses to previously published articles

For detailed information about the journal’s content and submission guidelines, please see our website at http://berks.psu.edu/undergraduate-journal. Please review all web pages related to the Journal (Submission Guidelines, Categories for Submission, Review Process and Research Ethics) before submitting your work or sending inquiries to the editor.

Submissions for Volume 6 will be accepted from now through June 1, 2017.

Please direct all inquiries and questions to the editor, Christina McDowell, at cmcdowell2@alaska.edu.

While there is not voluminous evidence about the relationship between access to librarians and student achievement, the extant research does suggest a positive relationship such that students that have access to a school library staffed by a qualified librarian tend to have greater achievement as well as growth in achievement, even after controlling for other factors (Krashen, Lee, & McQuillan, 2012; Lance, & Hofschire, 2012; Lonsdale, 2003; Subramaniam, Ahn, Waugh, Taylor, Druin, Fleischmann, & Walsh, 2015). Moreover, this finding is strongest for students living in poverty since they tend to have less access to books at home and increasingly have less access to books through public libraries (Krashen, 2010; Park & Yau, 2014; Pribesh, Gavigan, & Dickinson, 2011). Further, Constantino (2005) notes that many students in affluent communities have access to more books than students living in poverty have access to through all sources in aggregate. Finally, access to libraries and librarians has also been found to be positively associated with children engaging with literature, developing hobbies, and developing social skills (Jones, 2009). In the study attached below, I examine access to books at home and access to school librarians for Black, Hispanic, and White students in Pennsylvania.

https://ceepablog.wordpress.com/2017/04/12/differential-access-to-books-and-school-librarians-in-pennsylvania/

When: November 17, 2016, 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM
Where: The Penn State Center Philadelphia, 675 Sansom Street, Philadelphia, PA 19106
Register Here: http://extension.psu.edu/4-h/counties/philadelphia/events/write-with-confidence

This training series is aimed at updating youth educators about the important aspects of effective workshop development. Participants will leave with the right tools to assist them in making their lessons more engaging! The series consists of 3 separate workshops. Feel free to register for one or for all three. Held from 10:00am—3:00pm each day. [earn ACT 48 credits].

To learn more: http://extension.psu.edu/philadelphia/news/2016/3-part-training-series-for-youth-educators-on-workshop-development

Instructor: John C. Ewing, Ph.D.
Dr. John Ewing brings with him over 16 years of experience in Agricultural Education through program planning and curriculum design. His areas of expertise include teacher preparation and experiential learning. Dr. Ewing is currently an Associate Professor of Agricultural and Extension Education and an Undergraduate Program Coordinator at The Pennsylvania State University.

July 11-15, 2016
Penn State University

Application Deadline: May 31, 2016

Meet STEM Research Experts
Spend a week at University Park learning about current bioenergy research from nationally recognized faculty. Renewable Energy alternatives are vital for the health of our planet, and the NEWBio Project, funded by the USDA, is helping us learn more about how to best realize this vision.

Participate in inquiry-based classroom activities which replicate the science and engineering research practices being conducted by researchers. Renewable Energy is a hot topic today, and this workshop will provide teachers with content knowledge and activities to immediately use in their classrooms. This workshop is a STEM integrated experience, providing resources and skills to help teachers work with their colleagues to implement these concepts into their classroom. Classroom activities are tied to the NGSS and ACT48 credits are provided for $10.00.

Classroom Implementation
Participate in inquiry-based classroom activities which replicate the science and engineering research practices being conducted by the researchers. Topics include: biofuels, biopower, bioproducts, biomass, bioheat, sustainability, and systems thinking. Learn about the research being conducted in the field and how you can conduct your own research in the classroom.

Travel Expenses
Room and board, including travel expenses (up to $500), are provided to each participating teacher. Single rooms are located in the Eastview Terrace complex at Penn State, located close to downtown and near the center of campus. Meals, including group lunches, are also provided.

Classroom materials
Teachers will receive up to $300 worth of classroom materials to use in their classroom. These materials include the BBEP Curriculum, CSATS developed lesson plans, Grasses to Sugars Kit, Race to the Pumps Poster, and more. Transportation to field trip sites is also provided. Click on each word below to view a short video about the workshop.

http://csats.pspm.outreach.psu.edu/summer-teacher-workshops-2016/newbio-bbep-renewable-energy-teacher-summer-workshop

The screening will be followed by a discussion with the creator and host of the program, the acclaimed human rights advocate and author Randall Robinson, Distinguished Scholar in Residence at Penn State Law. The event is sponsored by the Penn State School of International Affairs with support from the Global Philadelphia Association.

The event is free and open to the public. Please register for the event to reserve your seat: https://www.sia.psu.edu/events/sia-host-world-trial-screening-and-discussion-philadelphia

The pilot episode of “World on Trial” deals with the 2004 French law banning the conspicuous display of religious symbols in public schools, most notably affecting the right of young Muslim women to wear traditional head scarves or other forms of cover. The program brings together the best legal talent in the world to argue both sides of sharply contested human rights issues before live juries, and asks jurors and viewers to consider whether the law is a violation of the United Nations International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights.

The journal is published through the Penn State University, Berks Center for Service Learning and Community-Based Research.

I invite you to read it at http://www.bk.psu.edu/Academics/journal.htm