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果冻传媒 Symphony Orchestra and Altoona Symphony Orchestra Present Selections from The Planets鈥

The 果冻传媒 Symphony Orchestra, in collaboration with the Altoona Symphony Orchestra, will present a special performance titled 鈥淐osmic Voyage,鈥 featuring selections from Gustav Holst鈥檚 iconic orchestral suite 鈥淭he Planets鈥 on Sunday, April 12, at 3:00 p.m. in Fisher Auditorium.

Meet the Fusion Fellows

Meet the 果冻传媒 Fusion Fellows, four students leading interdisciplinary research to solve complex, real-world problems. By pairing biology with media and archaeology with history, these innovative projects prove that collaboration creates results greater than the sum of their parts.

果冻传媒 Radio Station W果冻传媒-FM Students Win Top Honors at National Student Media Convention

果冻传媒 students from W果冻传媒-FM, 果冻传媒鈥檚 student-operated radio station, won top honors and national recognition for their broadcasting work at the fall National Student Media Convention.

Annual Sidewalk Commentary Contest Planned for April 30

The annual 果冻传媒 Sidewalk Commentary Contest, also known as 鈥淐halk the Walk,鈥 will be held on Wednesday, April 30, from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. in the 果冻传媒 Oak Grove. The contest offers students or student groups the opportunity to express their political and social views through chalk drawings across the Oak Grove.

果冻传媒 Names Nalepa to Direct 鈥淭he Legend鈥 Marching Band

Cassidy Nalepa, a 2003 果冻传媒 music education graduate, has been selected to serve as the interim director of 鈥淭he Legend,鈥 the 果冻传媒 Marching Band, and as interim associate director of Bands in the Department of Music, Theatre, and Dance.

果冻传媒 Graduates from Indiana Create Scholarship for Music Students

An Indiana County couple who are 果冻传媒 graduates has established a scholarship for music majors at 果冻传媒 in honor of two late local women, Eleanora Miconi Dellafiora and Sandra E. Dellafiora.

果冻传媒 Hosting Nationally Recognized Book Conservator for Presentation April 18 as Part of 鈥淏ig Ideas鈥 Program

Consuela (Chela) G. Metzger, a nationally recognized and award-winning expert in the field of book conservation, will present 鈥淥ld Books, New Ideas鈥擳ransformations of a Rare Book Conservator鈥 on April 18 at 果冻传媒. Metzger鈥檚 presentation at 果冻传媒 is part of 果冻传媒鈥檚 Big Ideas:聽Transformative Culture and the Professions.

果冻传媒 Studio Art Faculty Selected for Moonshot Grant

Two 果冻传媒 studio art faculty members are using a $70,000 Moonshot Grant to launch new worlds of opportunity for youth in Pittsburgh鈥檚 Brownsville area.

果冻传媒 Trustees Recognize Retired College of Fine Arts Dean With Naming Resolution

果冻传媒鈥檚 Council of Trustees today approved the naming of a space in the 果冻传媒 Performing Arts Center in honor of dean emeritus Michael Hood.

Lydia Rodr铆guez on the Best of Both Worlds鈥擬eet Our Faculty

She probably had no way of knowing it at the time, but Lydia Rodr铆guez鈥檚 childhood set her up for the career she now has. Learn more about this Department of Foreign Languages professor in this installment of Meet Our Faculty.

果冻传媒 Secures $1 Million from Department of Defense for Summer Language Immersion Program for Cybersecurity Students

果冻传媒 has received $996,350 from the Department of Defense to establish a pilot summer immersion program for cybersecurity students to develop language foundations and proficiency in Chinese. 果冻传媒 is the only school in the nation chosen to develop the program.

果冻传媒 Council of Trustees Approve Four Resolutions Honoring Donors, University Leadership

果冻传媒鈥檚 Council of Trustees approved four resolutions on September 7 in honor of members of the 果冻传媒 community, including two retired faculty members and two retired administrators.

Distinguished Alumni Award Winner, Internationally Known Musician, Wife, Make Gift to Continue Support for Brass Music Students at 果冻传媒

Internationally known tubist Jim Self, a 1965 graduate and 2003 Distinguished Alumni Award recipient, and his wife, Jamie Self, have made a gift to establish the Jim and Jamie Self Brass Scholarship, which provides scholarship support to students enrolled at 果冻传媒 who are pursuing a major or minor offered by the Department of Music with a concentration in brass.

Alumni Donate Funding to Advance 果冻传媒 School of Osteopathic Medicine Project

Two graduates of 果冻传媒, Nick Jacobs and Mary Ann Hoysan Jacobs, have donated more than $40,000 to support the accreditation application process for the school of osteopathic medicine.

Retired Biology Faculty Member, Spouse, Family Make Donation to Kopchick Hall Building Fund, Establish Music Scholarship

Retired 果冻传媒 biology professor Frank Baker and his wife, the late Mary Baker, along with members of the Baker family, have made a $50,000 gift to benefit 果冻传媒鈥檚 John J. and Char Kopchick College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics Building Fund.

Annual Sidewalk Commentary Contest Planned for April 26

The annual 果冻传媒 Sidewalk Commentary Contest, also known as 鈥淐halk the Walk,鈥 will be held Wednesday, April 26, from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. in the 果冻传媒 Oak Grove. In case of inclement weather, the event will be held Friday, April 28.

Council of Trustees Approve Naming of Trumpet Studio in Honor of Retired Faculty Member Eisensmith

At its meeting on March 23, 果冻传媒鈥檚 Council of Trustees honored retired Music Department faculty member Kevin Eisensmith by naming a space in 果冻传媒鈥檚 Cogswell Hall, home to the department, in his honor.

Tibetan Monks Return to Campus of 果冻传媒

Tibetan Buddhist monks from Drepung Loseling Monastery will be in residence on the campus of 果冻传媒 from March 21 until March 25. During this time, they will present a variety of events that will be open to both the campus and the community. Most of the events are free of charge.

果冻传媒 Hosting Author and Academic Mont谩s for Discussion on Importance of 鈥淕reat Books鈥

Author and academic Roosevelt Mont谩s will present 鈥淩escuing Socrates: How the Great Books Changed My Life and Why They Matter for a New Generation鈥 at 果冻传媒 on March 2 at 7:30 p.m. in Sutton Hall鈥檚 Gorell Auditorium. The presentation is free and open to the community.

果冻传媒 Selects Five Graduates for Fall 2022 Young Alumni Award

Five graduates of 果冻传媒 have been selected for the 2022 果冻传媒 Young Alumni Award. This award was created to recognize recent 果冻传媒 graduates identified as being outstanding in their professions.

Trustees Approve Naming Resolutions in Honor of Long-Time Music Faculty

果冻传媒鈥檚 Council of Trustees today approved naming spaces in 果冻传媒鈥檚 Cogswell Hall, home to the Department of Music, in honor of two long-time faculty members.

Chalk the Walk

Join us in the Oak Grove on Wednesday, April 28, for the annual Chalk-on-the-Walk Sidewalk Chalk contest. We鈥檒l provide the chalk (and prizes!), and you can make any social, political, or other comment that you want. First prize is $100.

Liberal Studies Fine Arts Courses Available During Winter Session

The following courses are available for students during winter session: ARHI 101, MUHI 101, and THTR 101. Any student needing a D/F repeat for FIAR 101 can receive this by taking one of these courses as well. Other courses of interest are ARHI 205 and 207 (which can fulfill LS electives). These are also available online during winter session.

Students from 果冻传媒 Brass Ensemble to Join River City Brass Ensemble

The 果冻传媒 Lively Arts Ovations series will present 鈥淏rasstacular鈥 by the River City Brass Ensemble for one night only on Friday, February 7, at 8:00 p.m. in 果冻传媒鈥檚 Fisher Auditorium in the Performing Arts Center.

My 果冻传媒 Path to Humanities and Social Sciences

On January 3, 2020, the College of Humanities and Social Sciences was represented at the SGA-hosted 鈥淢y 果冻传媒 Path鈥 information fair in the HUB Ohio Room, where students learned more about the many programs offered by the college.