Lectures
Penn State Intercom......November
14, 2002
llustrator Barry Moser to
discuss power of image
Book illustrator Barry Moser will present "Retaining the Power of Image: Thoughts on Illustrating Books" at 4 p.m., Tuesday, Nov. 19, in the Foster Auditorium, 101 Pattee Library, University Park.
The event will be followed by a reception in the Mann Assembly Room, 103 Paterno Library. Moser's presentation is the Charles W. Mann Jr. Lecture in the Book Arts, funded by an endowment from Mary Louise Krumrine.
An exhibition, "Wood Engravings by Barry Moser," is on display through Jan. 31 in the Special Collections Library, 104 Paterno Library.
For information, call (814) 865-1793.
Symposium focuses on
advertising issues, ethics
A panel discussion featuring the chief executive officer of the world's second-largest advertising agency network and the head of the organization that provided consumers with the "Got Milk?" advertising campaign highlights the Davis Symposium on the University Park campus.
The free public symposium, "Issues in Ethics and Advertising Creativity," is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 21, in the HUB-Robeson Center Auditorium.
The symposium panel includes:
* Keith Reinhard, chairman of DDB Worldwide, the second-largest agency network in the world with 206 offices in 99 countries.
* Kurt Graetzer, chief executive officer of the National Fluid Milk Processor Promotion Board, who directs activities for the national "Got Milk?/milk mustache" campaign. The campaign is a $170 million effort to educate consumers about milk's benefits and to increase the consumption of milk.
* Debra Goldman, who writes "The Consumer Republic," a weekly column for Adweek in which she comments on popular culture, consumer attitudes and trends in advertising.
Donald W. Davis Jr., a 1942 journalism graduate of Penn State, established the annual Davis Symposium to honor the memory of his father and to perpetuate the ideals of ethics in advertising he maintained throughout his professional and academic careers.
Artist to lecture at
Palmer Museum of Art
Artist Diana Cooper will speak about her most recent exhibition, "Hidden Tracks Sabotage the Random," at 11:30 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 19, in the Palmer Lipcon Auditorium at the Palmer Museum of Art on the University Park campus.
Her exhibition at Postmasters in the Chelsea district of Manhattan displayed works that combine drawing, painting, sculpture and installation. The combination results in essentially abstract pieces that suggest a narrative of cause and effect; chaos, randomness and order; and fragility and permanence. Cooper makes use of unconventional materials in her work, including foam core, felt, Post-It notes, crafting pompoms, neoprene and photographs.
Ethics talk to explore
responsibility, globalization
Robert Bernasconi will speak on "Ethical Responsibility and Globalization" at 4 p.m. Friday, Nov. 15, in The Nittany Lion Inn Assembly Room on the University Park campus.
Bernasconi is presenter of the 2002 Richard B. Lippin Lecture in Ethics, an annual lectureship held by the Department of Philosophy. The lecture is free to the public.
Bernasconi holds the Lillian and Morrie Moss chair of excellence in the Department of Philosophy at the University of Memphis.
Foreign policy adviser
makes 2 presentations 
Craig Eisendrath, senior fellow at the Center for International Policy in Washington, D.C., and foreign policy adviser for Business Leaders for Sensible Priorities, will give two presentations Monday, Nov. 18, on the University Park campus.
First, Eisendrath will appear at the Comparative Literature Luncheon where he will speak on his book, Crisis Game. A Novel of the Cold War.
The events begin with lunch from 12:15 p.m. to 12:40 p.m. in 102 Kern Building. Participants may bring their own lunch or buy something in Kern Cafeteria. Coffee and tea are provided. The speaker will begin at about 12:40 p.m.
Eisendrath then will make a presentation at 4 p.m. in 222 Boucke Building.
His topic is "Post 9/11: Are We More Secure in the World We Are Shaping?"
The event, which is part of International Programs' International Speaker Series, is co-sponsored by the Department of Political Science and the Central Pennsylvania Fulbright Association.
For information on the luncheon, e-mail Dan Walden at dxw8@psu.edu.
For information on the afternoon speech, e-mail Janet Haner at jah3@psu.edu.
The events are free to the public.
Lecture features
highlights from Hubble
Michael Weinstein, instructor in the Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics, will give a free presentation titled "Highlights from Hubble" at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 21, in 100 Thomas Building on the University Park campus.
This event is part of the 2002 Friedman Public Lecture Series in Astronomy.
Weinstein will display many of the most stunning images taken by the Hubble Space Telescope and will weave a story of cosmic intrigue around each photo. He is known for his flamboyant and enthusiastic lecturing style and for his exceptionally clear illustrations and explanations. Since its launch over a decade ago, the Hubble telescope has enabled scientists to see the scars on Jupiter's surface when it was damaged by the giant comet, Shoemaker-Levy, to discover giant black holes in the centers of galaxies and obtain detailed views of other galactic happenings.
The Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics is host for the presentation.
Author to talk about
Japanese designers
Writer Maggie Kinser Saiki will speak about her book, 12 Japanese Masters, at 10:30 a.m. Friday, Nov. 15, in the Palmer Lipcon Auditorium in the Palmer Museum of Art on the University Park campus.
Saiki is visiting the University as part of the School of Visual Arts' Anderson Visiting Artists and Scholars Lecture Series.
Her book presents the work, thoughts and profiles of 12 Japanese graphic, industrial, product and fashion designers born between 1915 and 1944 -- a time marked by major changes in Japanese culture, politics and society.
Researcher to present
organic agriculture update
Don Lotter, postdoctoral researcher from the Rodale Institute, will discuss "Organic Agriculture: A Performance Update" from 3:35 to 4:25 p.m. Nov. 15 at 101 Agricultural Sciences and Industries Building on the University Park campus. The host for the event is the Department of Soil Sciences.
For information, call (814) 863-1601.