ABINGTON, Pa -- Linda Patterson Miller, the 2011-12 Penn State laureate and professor of English at Penn State Abington, is sharing her thoughts and observations of her laureate experience as she journeys across the Commonwealth aiming to engage people in the beauty of the humanities; specifically early 20th-century American literature and art. "Literary Landings" is a travelogue scheduled to appear periodically during the fall 2011 and spring 2012 semesters on Penn State Live and in Penn State Newswires. "In the Chapel of Art" Miller reflects on an encounter with three Hemingway aficionados and addresses a question she is often asked: "Why Hemingway?" In video link http://bit.ly/nVOzuO see Miller as she provides some background for understanding the transformative power of Hemingway's art.
ABINGTON, Pa. -- Linda Patterson Miller, the 2011-12 Penn State laureate and professor of English at Penn State Abington, is sharing her thoughts and observations of her laureate experience as she journeys across the Commonwealth aiming to engage people in the beauty of the humanities; specifically early 20th-century American literature and art. "Literary Landings" is a travelogue scheduled to appear periodically during the fall 2011 and spring 2012 semesters on Penn State Live and in Penn State Newswires. Below and in the video link http://bit.ly/nVOzuO, Miller discusses how encounters with art can change lives, as it did for Miller when she first read Hemingway's "A Farewell to Arms" (1929).
Linda Patterson Miller, the 2011-12 Penn State laureate and professor of English at Penn State Abington, is sharing her thoughts and observations of her laureate experience as she journeys across the Commonwealth aiming to engage people in the beauty of the humanities; specifically early 20th-century American literature and art. "Literary Landings" is a travelogue scheduled to appear during the fall 2011 and spring 2012 semesters on Penn State Live and in Penn State Newswires. In the first entry titled "Coming Home," read about Miller's Pennsylvania roots and join her on her "personal and public quest for self and home."
Linda Patterson Miller, the 2011-12 Penn State laureate and professor of English at Penn State Abington discusses the "seductive journey of research" in the video link http://goo.gl/rtYpB. "Doing research with primary documents is an exciting process of discovery when the researcher's open to the unexpected," said Miller. Watch the video and learn how Miller discovered an interesting batch of letters to F. Scott Fitzgerald during her initial research of "America's Lost Generation."
Linda Patterson Miller, professor of English at Penn State Abington, has been named the Penn State laureate for 2011-12. The Penn State laureate is a full-time faculty member in the humanities or fine arts who is assigned half-time for one academic year to bring an enhanced level of social, cultural, artistic and human perspective and awareness to a broad array of audiences. Miller is the fourth person to hold the title and the first to be named from a Penn State campus other than University Park.
Sean Patrick Griffin, associate professor of criminal justice at Penn State Abington and critically acclaimed author, soon will be busy with book signings and interviews as his much-anticipated book, "Gaming the Game," is released later this week. A nonfiction true-crime work, "Gaming the Game" tells the story of the recent NBA betting scandal and the Philadelphia-area professional gambler -- Jimmy Battista -- who made it happen. To watch Griffin in an interview about the book that aired on Fox 29 in Philadelphia, visit http://bit.ly/hvZZkW online.
A cultural arts filled weekend at Penn State Abington begins at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 19 when the AbingTones -- Penn State Abington's a cappella group -- takes center stage in 112 Woodland Building. The students will perform Broadway standards, contemporary pieces and pop music including solo performances. Light refreshments will be served. Admission is free. To listen to a clip of the AbingTones singing the Penn State Alma Mater, visit hear the sounds of the AbingTones, visit http://goo.gl/f6i4r online.
Looking for some educational and cultural enrichment this fall? Then living close -- or even not so close -- to Penn State Abington is a genuine advantage to those who want to keep learning long after their faded diplomas have been packed away. The wooded campus of Penn State Abington in Montgomery County has much to offer its neighbors in the surrounding communities. Beginning in September many free or low cost classes and cultural events will be offered to whet even the most intellectual of appetites.