Penn State is planning a phased return over the summer semester to a full on-campus learning environment for fall 2021. The University’s priorities continue to be the health and well-being of its students, faculty, staff and local communities, and the plans for expanded in-person classes have the flexibility built in to quickly respond to changing pandemic conditions, if necessary.
The new Center for Inclusive Leadership at Penn State York kicks-off its programming on Feb. 23 with a STEM Women in Leadership Panel featuring four local leaders who will share their experiences and answer questions.
In a photograph taken prior to the pandemic, Anne Vardo-Zalik, associate professor of biology, right, works with Hayley Hurt, a Penn State York biology graduate, on a research project. Vardo-Zalik is the moderator for the STEM Women In Leadership panel set for noon on Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2021. The program, featuring four local leaders, is presented by the new Center for Inclusive Leadership at Penn State York.
Despite the pandemic, THON 2021 will be happening. This weekend, the 2021 Penn State IFC Panhellenic Dance Marathon kicks off a livestream beginning at 4 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 19, and continuing through Sunday, Feb, 21, at 4 p.m. Instead of people gathering at the Bryce Jordan Center to cheer on dancers for 46 hours, people will be gathering across the state and around the world to watch the THON 2021 livestream.
In this picture taken last February at THON 2020, enthusiasm was the name of the game for Penn State York Benefiting THON students in the stands at the Bryce Jordan Center. Though this year's event is virtual, there is no less enthusiasm for raising money this year for children battling pediatric cancer as THON 2021 is a livestream event beginning at 4 p.m. Friday, Feb. 19, and ending at 4 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 21. The THON theme for 2021 is "Rise and Unify," and despite a pandemic, THON will virtually go on.
During the Tết, Lunar New Year, a lion dance is performed with a costumed dancer. Victoria Huynh shows off a lion puppet, which is a miniature version of the lion dance costume.
Penn State York student My-Hoa Do wears a red and gold áo dài, a traditional Vietnamese dress, in celebration of Lunar New Year. The colors represent luck, happiness, and prosperity for the new year. Do is holding li xi, which are the red envelopes containing lucky money as well as a cành hoa mai, a branch of yellow flowers used to represent the Lunar New Year for South Vietnam.
Lunar New Year is a favorite celebration for Victoria Huynh, one of the Penn State York students who helped plan the virtual Seven Days of Luck and Celebration for Lunar New Year, Feb. 12-19 at Penn State York. Huynh, is wearing a traditional Vietnamese dress called an áo dài. These dresses can come in a variety of colors, but red ones are popular since red is considered a lucky color. Several Lunar New Year decorations are displayed on the mantle including chrysanthemums and a lion puppet. The social media event for students is being sponsored by the campus' Multicultural Club and the University Programming Board (UPB).
