Students capture Penn State behind the scenes

Benny DeArmitt, a maintenance worker, polishes the second floor of the HUB-Robenson Center during his late night shift. The floor is buffed every other day at the early hours of the morning. Photo by Chad Uddstrom

Credit: Chad Uddstrom October 7, 2009

Bob Packer, an animal caretaker in Penn State's Animal Resources Laboratory, puts out a propane fire at a fire extinguisher training session Monday afternoon. The session was conducted by the Office of Physical Plant's Environmental Health and Safety team. Photo by Aubrey Whelan

Credit: Aubrey Whelan October 5, 2009

Penn State University Archivist Jackie Esposito is seen through the Special Collections Library display containing a copy of the Book of Kells. Photo by Alanna Shea

Credit: Alanna Shea October 5, 2009

Will Ruth, a grade 8 cook in Pollock Commons, grabs ingredients to begin making gravy. Ruth cooks a variety of foods daily. Photo by Amy Vander Linden

Credit: Amy Vander Linden October 5, 2009

David Nicastro, staff assistant five of the Access Services and Collection Maintenance department of the Pattee and Paterno Libraries, prepares to transport books across the library and up into a storage room on the fourth floor of the Paterno Library. His job consists of "anything that involves getting the books," from working with collection maintenence to working in the stacks. Photo by Eva Bednar

Credit: Eva Bednar October 5, 2009

Brenda Vonada, Penn State residence hall utility worker, mops a bathroom floor in Mifflin Hall. She hangs a "Closed for Cleaning" flag, a signal for residents that she is hard at work. Photo by Jaclyn Bealer

Credit: Jaclyn Bealer October 5, 2009

Keith Miska, a Penn State equipment research designer, demonstrates proper welding techniques at his workstation in the Coal Utilization Center. Photo by Chris Amatangelo

Credit: Chris Amatangelo October 5, 2009

Diane Cramer, a part time employee at the Mushroom Test-Demonstration Facility, picks mushrooms indoors on a Monday morning. Photo by Rich Coleman

Credit: Rich Coleman October 5, 2009

Phyllis Orndorff, of Black Moshannon, prepares food for dinner at Findlay Dining Commons in East Halls. Findlay is the largest residential dining facility on campus and serves more than 1,000 students at dinner daily. Orndorff has worked at Findlay for 15 years. Photo by David Toczek

Credit: David Toczek October 5, 2009

Area three facility maintenance worker, Richard Brown, finishes his last job of the day completing routine maintenance on the doors to the main gymnasium of Rec Hall. Photo by Rachel Zeglen

Credit: Rachel Zeglen October 5, 2009

Pam Swartz. a residence hall utility worker, bends down to sweep the third floor of Cross Hall in South Halls. Photo by Christine Reckner

Credit: Christine Reckner November 23, 2006

Frederick Heiss, an Office of Physical Plant preventative maintenance worker, changes the light bulb on a bucket lift on Burrows Street. Photo by Eriko Nishimura

Credit: Eriko Nishimura October 4, 2009

Penn State groundskeeping horticultural worker Shawn Wood removes leaves from the HUB lawn. Photograph by Johnie Emma Gall

Credit: Johnie Emma Gall October 5, 2009

Jerry Homan, a dairy products processor at the Berkey Creamery, checks levels of chocolate milk being pasteurized. Homan has been working for Penn State University Food Services for 27 years. Photo by Christine Branigan

Credit: Christine Branigan October 5, 2009

Brad Bartlett, a research technician for the Penn State Center of Turfgrass Science, collects freshly-mowed clippings from the turfgrass lawns off University Drive. To collect these clippings, Bartlett runs the mower for about three feet, and stops to attach a small paper bag to the end of a large funnel on the front end of the mower. Bartlett repeats this action around 15 times per field to fulfill researchers requests. Researchers use the clippings to see how their experiments are progressing. Photo by Jaime Keily

Credit: Jaime Keily October 6, 2009

Scott Smith, Penn State Housing and Food service maintenance worker, measures the electronic readout of a broken door in Cross Hall. Access Control is responsible for maintaining 389 security doors across campus. Photo by Jaclyn Bealer

Credit: Jaclyn Bealer October 5, 2009

Brian Taylor, a staff member at Shaver's Creek in charge of animal care, feeds a red tailed hawk, one of the many rescued birds at the nature center run by Penn State. Photo by Ronald Lopez

Credit: Ronald Lopez October 5, 2009

John Armstrong, a Penn State audio and visual technician, checks camera equipment returned by students at Media and Technology Support Services in Wagner Building. Armstrong has been working at Penn State Unversity for six years. Photo by Christine Branigan

Credit: Christine Branigan October 5, 2009

Mark Fisher, an employee of the Office of the Physical Plant, sprays a sealant on the concrete steps outside the HUB-Robeson Center. Photo by Alan Urtz

Credit: Alan Urtz October 5, 2009

Randall Hall, left, helps a student build a box for a freshman orientation project in the Stuckeman Family Building model shop at Penn State. Hall, a model shop technician, helps students learn how to use power tools in the school of Arts and Architecture's wood shop. Photo by Johnie Emma Gall

Credit: Johnie Emma Gall October 5, 2009

Harold Page, a worker for Office of the Physical Plant, cleans the chalk trays of the Willard Building. Photo by Robert Mellott

Credit: Robert Mellott October 5, 2009

Vicki Aiken, a University Police Officer takes a statement from a resident of Stevens Hall.

Credit: Penn State Department of Public Information October 5, 2009

Paul Kozlovsky, a seasonal Penn State golf course employee, mows the grass around a sand trap on the white course early in the morning. Photo by Scott King

Credit: Scott King October 5, 2009

Stanton Alters, Laundry Operator at Rec. Hall, pulls out the uniforms for the club men's ice hockey team from the dryer. Stanton takes care of the laundry for many Penn State teams on campus. Photo by Kimberly Wong

Credit: Kimberly Wong October 5, 2009

Sue Reifer, a maintenance worker, cleans the center staircase of the HUB-Robeson Center during her early morning shift. Photo by Chad Uddstrom

Credit: Chad Uddstrom October 7, 2009