Penn State Graduate and Professional Studies

The ecological implications of placemaking, food systems & localismOriginally from Gettysburg PA, architect and chef, Ben Walmer, comes from a family of five generations of fruit growers. It is from this agrarian background that he traces his connections to food and design and the motivation to launch Highlands Dinner Club (HDC) in New York City in 2009. Ben currently lives in central New Jersey and is founding architect and creative director of the NJ/NYC-based interdisciplinary design practice, Broadloom, whose diverse capabilities include design strategy, hospitality design, regenerative food systems design and agricultural master planning. HDC is a mobile social and

Mountainfilm on Tour visits Malvern, PA on March 6!Join us for an evening of inspiring and captivating films handpicked from the Mountainfilm festival in Telluride, Colorado.Founded in 1979, Mountainfilm is one of America’s longest-running film festivals. The annual festival is held every Memorial Day weekend in Telluride, CO. Mountainfilm is a dynamic nonprofit organization and festival that celebrates stories of indomitable spirit and aims to inspire audiences through film, art and ideas.Mountainfilm on Tour in Malvern, PA will feature a collection of culturally rich, adventure-packed and engaging documentary short films that align with Mountainfilm’s mission to use the power of

One person's trash is another person's art!Ten Trashy artists use recycled and upcycled materials in witty and whimsical ways, exciting the viewer's imagination and encouraging them to see far beyond the original use of an object.Penn State Great Valley encourages persons with disabilities to participate in its programs and activities. If you anticipate needing any type of accommodation or have questions about the physical access provided, please contact Becky Stanko at rus1078@psu.edu or call 610-648-3236.

Join us for an incredible evening with Mark Segal, a trailblazer and advocate who has played a pivotal role in the LGBTQ+ communityMark Segal was 18 years old on the night of June 28th, 1969, when he entered the Stonewall Inn. Raised by the only Jewish family in south Philadelphia’s Wilson Park housing project, Segal was no stranger to being an outsider. He told his parents he was leaving Philly to go to school in New York. In truth, he’d left to find a gay community. Watching an episode of The David Susskind Show years earlier he’d learned that gay

with Doug TallamyRecent headlines about global insect declines, the impending extinction of one million species worldwide, and three billion fewer birds in North America are a bleak reality check about how ineffective our current landscape designs have been at sustaining the plants and animals that sustain us. Such losses are not an option if we wish to continue our current standard of living on Planet Earth. The good news is that none of this is inevitable. Tallamy will discuss simple steps that each of us can- and must- take to reverse declining biodiversity and will explain why we, ourselves, are

What stories can data tell about our world? How can design shape a more sustainable future?What stories can data tell about our world?How can design shape a more sustainable future?Sustainable Narratives: Visualizing Data, Design, and Community invites viewers to explore these questions through a curated collection of visual works that intersect data, sustainability, and community engagement.This exhibition, led by Huiwon Lim, Assistant Professor of Graphic Design at Penn State, presents both solo works as a graphic designer and design educator, as well as collaborative projects with students, offering diverse perspectives on how data can be transformed into powerful narratives.The showcased