Penn State Laureate David Witwer will share his signature presentation, “Searching for Jimmy Hoffa: The Disappearance of America’s Most Notorious Labor Leader and Why It Still Matters Today,” during a Zoom presentation for the Penn State York community beginning at 12:15 p.m. on Friday, March 19.
Corina Rivera, Kara Duchek, Victoria Lomman, and Jelena Young, left to right, seniors in the human development and family studies (HDFS) degree at Penn State York, put together care packagers for nurses and first responders. The group is collecting items for the care packages through April 30. They decided to do this project as a way to say thank you to nurses and first responders for all their work during the COVID-19 pandemic. Care packages will be taken to the UPMC Hospital in York for distribution.
David Witwer, professor of American studies in Penn State Harrisburg's School of Humanities and the 2020-21 Penn State Laureate, will share his research in a Zoom presentation set for 12:15 p.m. Friday, March 19. “Searching for Jimmy Hoffa: The Disappearance of America’s Most Notorious Labor Leader and Why It Still Matters Today” is his signature presentation.
Moved by the George Floyd tragedy and racial unrest in 2020, leaders in the Penn State York SGA wanted to find a way to bring students together to have safe and critical conversations about how to be an antiracist. The book club was born out of this idea, and a decision was made to provide a free copy of the book, “How to Be an Antiracist,” to interested students.
Kara James, president of the Student Government Association (SGA) at Penn State York, was a driving force behind the creation of a student book club that would feature the book, "How to Be An Antiracist" by Ibram X. Kendi. Books are being provided free to students who sign-up and will be drop shipped to their homes. Joy Giguere, associate professor of history at York campus, will lead the discussions which begin later this semester. Students can sign-up to receive a free copy of the book until March 12.
There is still time to nominate faculty for the 2020-21 Penn State York Advising Award. Students may submit nominations for the award, which is presented at the Academic Awards Program in April of each year.
