Learn about summer opportunities for students interested in science or health professions. Noon | 150 Hawthorn. http://ow.ly/U8IB30gj6Mr

EMET Students: Find out about career opportunities at today's Career Fair! Noon-2pm | Slep Student Center. http://ow.ly/vuFT30gj6Du

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Don't forget to join us for this Common Read Event! https://www.facebook.com/events/850239105145481

Penn State Altoona will host authors Lee Stout and Harry West Friday, November 3, 2017, from 3:00 - 4:00 p.m. in the Book Store on campus. Stout and Lee will speak on their new book Lair of the Lion: a History of Beaver Stadium and sign copies, which will be on sale for a discounted price of $25. Says Michael Bezilla, author of Penn State: An Illustrated History, "Stout and West's narrative offers insights into the Penn State character that extend far beyond the gridiron. They present a wonderfully entertaining story that's likely to interest even those University alumni and friends who have never attended a football game at Beaver Stadium."

Penn State Altoona will host an Electro-Mechanical Engineering Technology Career Fair on Thursday, November 2, 2017, from noon - 2:00 p.m. in the Pond View Lounge of the Slep Student Center. Students are invited to come meet company representatives and learn about internship and job opportunities. Bring your resume and dress for success! For more information, contact the Career Services office at 814-949-5058.

EXPLORE ACADEMICS AT PENN STATE ALTOONA Friday, November 10, 2017 | 8:30 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. Experience academics - in and out of the classroom - at Penn State Altoona. Learn about internship and research opportunities, study abroad, attend a mock class of your choice presented by our faculty, and more! Whether you are considering applying to Penn State Altoona or have already been accepted, we have something just for you! http://ow.ly/BQ7p30gdzH4

A faculty member and student intern delve into students' feelings about college campus gun policies. http://ow.ly/gnqP30g7zX3

It's Senior Salute Day! If you're graduating in December, don't forget to stop by the bookstore between 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. to order items from Jostens, pick up your cap and gown, RSVP for the ceremony, and speak with representatives from Financial Aid, the Penn State Altoona Alumni Society, and Career Services.

Tuesday, January 30, 2018 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. Titelman Study, Misciagna Family Center for Performing Arts A reading by Patricia Jabbeh Wesley, associate professor of English, will be held Tuesday, January 30, 2018, noon - 1:00 p.m. in the Titelman Study of the Misciagna Family Center for Performing Arts. Jabbeh Wesley’s most recent book of poems is When the Wanderers Come Home. She wrote the poems during a four-month stay in her homeland of Liberia in 2013. In his review of the book in World Literature Today, Matthew Shenoda wrote, “Wesley is a poet working to find language that can help show the fractures and fissures of a postwar nation and the personal realities of displacement and return.” Jabbeh Wesley is the author of four previous collections of poetry and a children’s book. Her poetry has been featured in American Life in Poetry, and her awards include the 2016 WISE Women Award in Arts and Letters, the 2011 President Award from the Blair County NAACP, the 2010 Liberian Award, and a World Bank Fellowship. Sponsored by the English program and the Division of Arts and Humanities, the reading is free and open to the public.

Reading: Steve Sherrill Tuesday, December 5, 2017 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. Titelman Study, Misciagna Family Center for Performing Arts Steve Sherrill, professor of English and integrative arts, will offer a reading of his works Tuesday, December 5, 2017, from noon - 1:00 p.m. in the Titelman Study of the Misciagna Family Center for Performing Arts. Sherrill's latest novel is The Minotaur Takes His Own Sweet Time. According to the New York Times Book Review, the novel confronts “the spiritual impoverishment of contemporary America” through a character who is “painted with abstract expressionistic gusto.” Sherrill is the author of four previous novels and a collection of poems. His honors include a Penn State University Institute of the Arts and Humanities Individual Faculty Grant, the Womack Book Award, a National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship in Fiction, a recommendation for the Pulitzer Prize by Random House, and other local and national recognitions. Sponsored by the English Program and the Division of Arts and Humanities, the reading is free and open to the public.

STAR Series to feature Sallie Anglin Nov. 30 Thursday, November 30, 2017 12:15 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. Mountain View Room, Port Sky Cafe Sallie Anglin, assistant professor of English, will present “When there’s a Will, there’s a Wha? Reinterpreting Shakespeare in the age of the iGen” on Thursday, Nov. 30, 2017, from 12:15-1 p.m. in the Mountain View Room of Port Sky Café. Her informal talk is part of the Spotlight on Teaching and Research (STAR) Series in which faculty share how their research influences their teaching and vice versa. The series is co-sponsored by the English and Honors Programs. Pizza will be served. Free and open to the campus community.