President Erickson visits the Fellows

Dr. Erickson took questions from each of the fellows during his visit. He was very sincere and answered a variety of questions from the scandal to what book would he recommend to read - "The creation of the future: the role of the American university" by Frank Rhodes. Afterwards the fellows toured the new Krause Innovation Lab with President Erickson and Dean Monk to be officially opened after spring break.

Bald Eagle Area Schools

The Fellows visited the Bald Eagle Area School located about 20 minutes from Penn State over the Bald Eagle Ridge mountains to the Bald Eagle Valley. The school district encompasses over 362 square miles, the second largest in the state of Pennsylvania. Recently renovated, the school now has solar energy and geothermal energy, new middle school, 1200 seat gymnasium,and a 70 seat all purpose room for use by the school and the local community. The fellows toured the elementary, middle and high school, visited a Math Power Teaching class, and hosted two 9th grade World Geography classes to discuss current events in the countries of the fellows.

Teach For America

Humphrey Fellows had the opportunity to ask questions about "Teach for America" during a skype session with a staff member from the NYC office after watching a YouTube video about the program. After this hour long session, Jackie Edmondson, Associate Dean, College of Education talked to the fellows about teacher certification in PA.

AAUW & Soroptimist Meet Humphrey Fellows

Amal Alachkar, Rashid Turay, Vanhkham Souligna and Denise Neddermeyer answer questions from the audience of members from AAUW and Soroptimist. The fellows agreed this opportunity was truly a "town & gown" event.

Movie Night

Spring semester brings new courses, enhancement workshops and movie nights. The first movie night was a great success. Waiting for Superman created a lot of discussion afterwards on public schools in the U.S. - The new office has a awesome sound system. Fellows want to have movie night once a week!

To honor Dr. King

The Humphrey Scholars honored Dr. King by visiting Skills Adult Center again to spend time with mentally challenged adults doing craft projects. The residents were so happy to see the scholars. All the fellows attended this activity. A trip to Facia Luna for pizza for debrief was a hit!

Welcome Back Humphrey Scholars

Spring is here! All of our Humphrey Scholars are back on campus and ready to begin spring semester. We met in the Gilpin Room at the Nittany Lion Inn for re-orientation and to share holiday break stories with each other. It actually looks like spring because State College does not have any snow cover. But, it feels like winter! The scholars all agree the Humphrey year is going by way too fast! Hold On!