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WATCH: Craig J. Newschaffer shares perspective on music and community health

'Perspective: Leaders at Penn State' video series shares insights from Penn State thought leaders

As part of the "Perspective: Leaders at Penn State" video series, Craig Newschaffer, the Raymond E. and Erin Stuart Schultz Dean of the College of Health and Human Development, shares his love for playing music with others as an opportunity to experience the magic of a group being a force multiplier of individual efforts. 

In a video series titled “Perspective: Leaders at Penn State,” Craig J. Newschaffer, Raymond E. and Erin Stuart Schultz Dean of the College of Health and Human Development at Penn State, shares his love for playing music with others as an opportunity to experience the magic of a group being a force multiplier of individual efforts.  

The series gives us a glimpse of the personal interests that have driven our leaders and have shaped their perspectives and impact at Penn State and beyond. 

Craig Newschaffer, the Raymond E. and Erin Stuart Schultz Dean of the College of Health and Human Development, has clear memories from childhood of his father's love of music. Then, in college, Newschaffer's friends taught him to to play the bass guitar — which he still plays today. Credit: Penn StateCreative Commons

Watch and learn how Newschaffer encourages faculty, students, and staff to take on the collective challenge of improving health and well-being by thinking at the individual level, group level, and community level. 

Craig Newschaffer (second from left), the Raymond E. and Erin Stuart Schultz Dean of the College of Health and Human Development, says that there is nothing like making music for and with people. He is pictured here with fellow Penn State faculty members Steve Branstetter, associate professor of biobehavioral health; Michael Russell, assistant professor of biobehavioral health; and David Almeida, professor of human development and family studies. Credit: Penn StateCreative Commons

Readers also can watch the other videos in the series featuring: 

The entire series can be found on Penn State News or on Penn State’s YouTube channel where new videos will continue to be shared. 

Last Updated May 2, 2023