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Energy Days

Tai-Yin Huang, professor of physics, presented a poster about energy storage devices at Energy Days at Penn State University Park on May 29. 

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Conference on Designing Effective Teaching

Jeffrey A. Stone, assistant professor of information sciences and technology, presented a poster at the Lilly Conference on Designing Effective Teaching on May 31 in Bethesda, Maryland. Stone’s poster was titled “Using Reflective Writing to Assess Integrative Learning in Programming Courses.” 

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Teaching Professor Annual Conference

Eileen Grodziak, instructional designer, and Sandy Kile, lecturer in communication arts and sciences, presented a concurrent session about mobile technology to foster communication skills at the Teaching Professor Annual Conference in New Orleans, Louisiana. 

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China University of Political Science and Law

Nichola Gutgold posed with the president and vice dean of the China University of Political Science and Law, as well as with fellow faculty and student assistants. She taught a course in Women and the American Presidency and also, shared her research.

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Women's Summit 2019

Jessica Dow, career strategy coordinator; Liz Keptner; director of multimedia innovation center; Beth Michalec, lecturer in corporate communication; and Nichola Gutgold, professor of communication arts and sciences along with three Penn State Lehigh Valley students attended the Lehigh Valley Women’s Summit 2019 at Cedar Crest College on June 5. Corporate Communication Students Carissa Ackley and Savannah Malesky attended the event for professional development. Corporate Communication Student Grace Moyer worked the event as part of her internship with the Greater Lehigh Valley Chamber of Commerce. 

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eLearning 3.0 Conference

Eileen Grodziak, instructional designer, and Kate Morgan, director of virtual education, Amy Kuntz, immersive experience instructional designer, Teaching and Learning with Technology, University Park, and Karen Kackley, associate teaching professor of biology, presented about experiences using immersive reality at the eLearning 3.0 conference at the University of the Sciences in Philadelphia.