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Clarence Lang
Susan Welch Dean of the College of the Liberal Arts
Professor of African American Studies
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Clarence Lang
Mark Morrisson
Associate Dean for Undergraduate Studies
Liberal Arts Professor of English
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Mark Morrisson
Amy Allen
Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs and Advancement
Distinguished Professor of Philosophy and Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
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Amy Allen
Avis Kunz
Senior Assistant Dean for Online Education and Outreach
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Avis Kunz
Debbie Hawhee
Acting Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Studies
McCourtney Professor of Civic Deliberation
Senior Scholar, McCourtney Institute for Democracy
Professor of English, Communication Arts and Sciences, and Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
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Debbie Hawhee
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Oksana DeArment
Executive Assistant to the Dean
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Oksana DeArment
Amanda Gallo
HR Strategic Partner
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Amanda Gallo
Bill Hessert
Senior Director of Strategic Communications
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Bill Hessert
Chris Hort
Facilities Manager
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Chris Hort
Jeff Lieb
Financial Officer
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Jeff Lieb
Rocco Zinobile
Director of Grants and Contracts
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Rocco Zinobile
Lydell Sargeant
Senior Director of Development and Alumni Relations
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Lydell Sargeant
Undergraduate Studies
Mark Morrisson
Associate Dean for Undergraduate Studies
Liberal Arts Professor of English
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Mark Morrisson
Patty Klug
Director, Chaiken Center for Student Success
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Patty Klug
Michelle Powers
Administrative Support Manager
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Michelle Powers
Kevin Conaway
Director, Office of Digital Pedagogies and Initiatives
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Kevin Conaway
David Lingenfelter
Director, Student Records
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David Lingenfelter
Greg Nolan
Director, Academic Advising
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Greg Nolan
Katie Wysocki
Director and Career Coach, Career Enrichment Network
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Katie Wysocki
Kathy Salzer
Barry Director of the Paterno Fellows Program
Director of Undergraduate Studies for the Department of History
Associate Professor of History
Gorman-McCourtney Early Career Professor in Medieval History
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Kathy Salzer
Khalan Boyer
Office of Employer Engagement
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Khalan Boyer
Research and Graduate Studies
Scott Bennett
On Sabbatical FY 2025-2026
Senior Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Studies
Distinguished Professor of Political Science
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Scott Bennett
Robin Chakravorty
Administrative Coordinator for Graduate Studies
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Robin Chakravorty
Susan Johnson
Director of Research Funding, Planning, and Operations
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Susan Johnson
Alena Sunderland
Administrative Support Assistant for the Associate Dean
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Alena Sunderland
Rocco Zinobile
Director of Grants and Contracts
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Rocco Zinobile
Alumni Relations and Development
Danae Blasso Brown
Director of Major Gifts
dvb5178@psu.edu
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Danae Blasso Brown
Bill Hessert
Senior Director of Strategic Communications
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Bill Hessert
Ellen Konkle
Director of Volunteer Engagement
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Ellen Konkle
Karissa Rodgers-Hill
Assistant Director of Donor Stewardship
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Karissa Rodgers-Hill
Tony Simon
Gift Planning Officer
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Tony Simon
Christy Thresher
Administrative Operations Manager
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Christy Thresher
Cindy Yeiser
Director of Major Gifts
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Cindy Yeiser
Anissa Ilie
Lead Writer
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Anissa Ilie
Janelle Streets
Associate Director of Development
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Janelle Streets
Lydell Sargeant
Senior Director of Development and Alumni Relations
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Lydell Sargeant
Jo Bergsma
Donor Communications Writer
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Jo Bergsma
Matt Smith
Associate Director of Development
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Matt Smith
Rebecca Simpson
Associate Director of Alumni Relations
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Rebecca Simpson
Tabor Schilling
Events Specialist
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Tabor Schilling
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Jan
16
Center for Language Science Speaker Series: Victoria Cano Sánchez
9:00 a.m.–10:30 a.m.
Foster Auditorium, 102 Paterno Library
Jan
23
Center for Language Science Speaker Series: Faranak Kianfar
9:00 a.m.–10:30 a.m.
Foster Auditorium, 102 Paterno Library
Jan
23
Film Screening: Funeral Parade of Roses (1969, 105 min.) by Matsumoto Toshio
6:00 p.m.–8:00 p.m.
Carnegie Cinema, 113 Carnegie Building
Jan
27
Reading New Books: The Arsacids of Rome: Misunderstanding in Roman-Parthian Relations by Jake Nabel
102 Ihlseng Cottage
Jan
27
Meet the Executive Vice President and Provost
Jan
28
A Real Pain: Film Screening and Panel Discussion
5:00 p.m.–7:30 p.m.
Foster Auditorium, 102 Paterno Library
Jan
29
Post-Film Discussion with Julia Alekseyeva: Funeral Parade of Roses
102 Kern Building
Jan
29
IHRM Webinar Series: Career Transition Paradoxes: From Migrants to Digital Nomads
11:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
Jan
29
The Mary E. Rolling Reading Series presents Rion Amilcar Scott
6:00 p.m.–7:30 p.m.
Foster Auditorium, 102 Paterno Library, 140 Curtain Road
Jan
30
Film Screening: Matsumoto Toshio’s ANPO (1959, 30 min.)
6:00 p.m.–7:00 p.m.
113 Carnegie Building
Feb
4
Department of Political Science Lecture Series: Kanisha Bond, Binghamton University
12:15 p.m.–1:30 p.m.
302 Pond Laboratory
Feb
4
Public Humanities Forum
3:15 p.m.–5:15 p.m.
Heritage Hall, HUB-Robeson Center
Feb
6
CSC Innovation Hub Symposium 2026
8:30 a.m.–noon
Nittany Lion Inn - Ballroom A/B, 200 W. Park Ave., State College, PA
Feb
6
Center for Language Science Speaker Series: Anne L. Beatty-Martínez
9:00 a.m.–10:30 a.m.
Foster Auditorium, 102 Paterno Library
Feb
6
Film Screening: Trouble Every Day (2001, 101 min.) by Claire Denis
6:00 p.m.–8:00 p.m.
Carnegie Cinema, 113 Carnegie Building
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