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Dolores Huerta

Legendary labor organizer Dolores Huerta, cofounder with César Chávez of the United Farm Workers, spoke at Penn State in September 2019 during National Hispanic Heritage Month, and inaugurated the University's annual Dolores Huerta Day of Service.

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The musicians of Las Cafeteras — Jose Cano, Denise Carlos, David Flores, Hector Flores, Daniel French, and Leah Gallegos — fashion a patchwork quilt of “urgent, relevant music” with infectious live performances. Las Cafeteras will present a performance at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 10, in Eisenhower Auditorium at University Park.

Angela Pettitt

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Assistant Teaching Professor of English Angela Pettitt presents at Penn State Shenango's first Faculty Lecture Series event of the fall 2023 semester on Thursday, Sept. 28 at 4:30 p.m.

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Aliya Karim, a pre-med student at University Park who is from Ghana, takes a soil sample on the University Park campus. Karim, who served as an undergraduate mentor in the EnvironMentors program last year, researched the effects of soil health on microbial diversity along with high schooler Fatima Nadeem (not pictured).

Jamie Marich holding a microphone and speaking with the Stamp Out Stigma logo overlayed

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Clinical trauma specialist and author Jamie Marich will speak at the 10th annual Stamp Out Stigma mental health awareness event at Penn State Shenango on Wednesday, Oct. 11, 2023.

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Aliya Karim, a pre-med student at University Park who is from Ghana, takes a soil sample on the University Park campus. Karim, who served as an undergraduate mentor in the EnvironMentors program last year, researched the effects of soil health on microbial diversity along with high schooler Fatima Nadeem (not pictured).

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The Shenango LaunchBox powered by the Greater Sharon Community hosts a ribbon cutting event on Wednesday, Oct. 18 at 4:30 p.m. to celebrate the opening of its new location.

Karsyn Rupert

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Karsyn Rupert, of West Middlesex, Pa., was recently awarded a grant from Penn State’s Student Engagement Network to assist her during her fall 2023 internship experience.