Events Archive

November 20. 2020

Host: Ronald Kander, Dean, Kanbar College of Design, Engineering, & Commerce, Thomas Jefferson University, East Falls 

Guest: Brian George, Associate Professor of Engineering, College of Design, Engineering, & Commerce, Thomas Jefferson University, East Falls

November 1, 2020

Host: Anne Bower, Professor of Biology, College of Life Sciences, Thomas Jefferson University 

Guest: Diana Cundell, Professor of Biology, College of Life Sciences, Thomas Jefferson University, East Falls

November 11, 2015  Kanbar Performance Space

The Arlen Specter Center hosted a diverse panel ranging from a former NFL guard, a New York Times bestselling author to a former Pennsylvania governor to discuss the controversial question, is it ethical to be a sports fan? Or rather, is it ethical to sponsor a sport where forty percent of its players are left with permanent brain damage? Listen to the engaging and controversial debate and form your own opinion.

Watch the Discussion

April 9, 2015  Battleship New Jersey

The JFK Single Bullet Exhibit was donated to Battleship New Jersey by PhilaU faculty and Staff.

About the Exhibit

November 2013  Paul J. Gutman Library

Featuring displays and designs prepared by Philadelphia University students and faculty for the exhibition “Single Bullet: Arlen Specter and the Warren Commission Investigation of the JFK Assassination”, this exhibit at the Paul J. Gutman Library explored Senator Arlen Specter’s decisive role in helping a nation make sense of the tragic events surrounding the death of President John F. Kennedy.

Video Tour of the Exhibition

Video on How the Exhibition was Created