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April 28, 2025

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12:01 pm to 12:01 pm

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The idea of celebrating the arrival of Columbus in North America is upsetting for many Native Americans, who view the event as the start of genocide and 500 years of colonial oppression that they continue to carry the consequences of today. Many note that “Columbus didn’t discover anything” and that claiming Columbus “discovered” the Americas erases all of the thriving cultures who were already here. Despite enduing generations of genocide, Native communities are resilient and fighting for thier place in American society and history.

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Date

April 28, 2025

Time

12:01 pm to 12:01 pm

Description

The Grad Reps are sponsoring the annual Fall Town Hall. It will be held virtually on November 3 at 6 p.m. EDT. The zoom information is below. Everyone is encouraged to join. For those who don't know, grad town halls occur once a semester. During these, we will discuss overall grad student concerns and give updates from across the committees that grads serve on. It is our hope that the town hall provides a means of transparency about what is happening in the department, a platform for having needs and concerns heard, and a space to reconnect and check-in.

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Free

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Morgan Keim (left) and Jacqueline Saleeby (right)

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students

Prior to her internship with Penn State’s Office of Investment Management, Morgan Keim, a Dalmatia, Pennsylvania, native and senior majoring in economics, did not know what her future held. After her remote internship experience this summer, that is no longer the case.

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diversity

Furthering its mission to support diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI), the College of Earth and Mineral Sciences (EMS) has provided funding for each of its five departments to appoint faculty to serve as DEI associate heads.

The newly created positions will lead department DEI efforts and coordinate with the college to support and deepen the work being done by the college’s Office of the Associate Dean for Educational Equity.

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Alumni

The College of Earth and Mineral Sciences has a rich history dating back more than a century, from the original focus on mining engineering, to today's interdisciplinary focus on earth, energy, and materials sciences and engineering. Founded in 1896 as the School of Mines, this year, the College of Earth and Mineral Sciences is celebrating its 125th anniversary.

Louisa Holmes (left) with Coffee Hour speaker Heather Randell

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Coffee Hour

The Department of Geography Coffee Hour lecture series has resumed on Friday afternoons for the fall 2021 semester on Penn State's University Park campus.

Coffee Hour is a twice-per-month lecture series hosted by the Department of Geography celebrating interdisciplinary scholarship and collegiality. Topics range from climate change and water systems to infrastructure and geospatial analytics, among others. Anyone with an interest in the topic is invited to attend.