Join Sustain Penn State for its Sustainability Showcase Series featuring environmental justice activist Kevin Patel. Patel’s keynote talk will be Tuesday, November 10, 4:00 p.m. (EST) in 112 Kern and streamed online. The event is free and open to all; pre-registration for online attendance is required at this registration link.

Kevin Patel is founder of OneUpAction (relaunching as the Earth Era Institute this September) and a lifelong climate activist. Patel works to help marginalized youth fight for their communities with the goal of mitigating the impacts of the climate crisis by unifying through community events and forming youth-led chapters. He has collaborated with multiple different organizations from National Geographic to the Los Angeles County government. He will be visiting Penn State on November 9 and 10, 2026 for a keynote, conversations with students, and more.