Rally in the Valley excites fans
November 6, 2009
Students capture fall at University Park
November 5, 2009
Penn State Greeks strut their Broadway stuff
November 1, 2009
THON 5K draws thousands
November 1, 2009
Jazz masters wow audience
October 28, 2009
Arboretum boardwalk and overlook chosen as 2010 senior class gift
October 27, 2009
Outreach mission brings jazz legends to high school musicians
October 27, 2009
Penn State Altoona celebrates 70th anniversary
October 27, 2009
Campus Night Out
October 22, 2009
Photography students play with light, shadow
October 20, 2009
Homecoming 2009
October 17, 2009
Weather not a factor in Homecoming enthusiasm
October 16, 2009
2009 State of the University Address
Penn State Solar Decathlon 2009, part two: Natural Fusion goes to Washington
Natural Fusion, Penn State's Solar Decathlon Team 2009
Behind the scenes with the stadium concessions team
Penn State's creamery, from the cow to the cone
Beaver Stadium Behind the Scenes and On the Air
Beaver Stadium Behind the Scenes: Video Board
Video gives students sneak peek at new campus location
Historic Old Main Bell removed from tower for restoration and display
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Still Life: All ages seek out moments to enjoy campus wildlife, greenery
During the first days of summer at University Park, the roses blooming in the Obelisk Garden delight pedestrians on their way to work or class, or to visit the ducks and ducklings at the fish pond at the Hintz Family Alumni Center.
Photo Credit: Jill Shockey / Penn State Public Information
Year Taken: 2009
The gated entrance to the Hintz Family Alumni Center's Secret Garden tempts passersby to enter and enjoy a few moments of rest and reflection among the greenery.
Photo Credit: Jill Shockey / Penn State Public Information
Year Taken: 2009
From the vantage point of the Alumni Center's gazebo, the fish pond and arched bridge named in memory of alumnus, trustee and onetime Penn State Alumni Association executive director Ridge Riley are in view. In the gazebo, students often can be found studying while others munch on lunch.
Photo Credit: Jill Shockey / Penn State Public Information
Year Taken: 2009
A group from Our Children's Center Montessori School in downtown State College visited the ducklings, then departed past the Hintz Family Alumni Center's sculpture "Olympic Wannabes" by Glenna Goodacre.
Photo Credit: Jill Shockey / Penn State Public Information
Year Taken: 2009
Humans weren't the only ones enjoying time by the pond; a crow hopped onto a rock for a better view of the fish and fowl.
Photo Credit: Jill Shockey / Penn State Public Information
Year Taken: 2009
TWo Penn State students brought a loaf of bread to the pond and shared it with a younger visitor to feed the ducks.
Photo Credit: Jill Shockey / Penn State Public Information
Year Taken: 2009
Megan Collins, a junior majoring in computer sciencefrom York, Pa., offered some morsels reserved from her lunch to the newest brood of ducklings to reside near the Hintz Family Alumni Center's pond.
Photo Credit: Jill Shockey / Penn State Public Information
Year Taken: 2009
A confident duck approached Megan Collins, apparently to get his fair share of the food she shared with the ducklings.
Photo Credit: Jill Shockey / Penn State Public Information
Year Taken: 2009
Success! With a leap, the duck nabbed the snack from his benefactor's hands.
Photo Credit: Jill Shockey / Penn State Public Information
Year Taken: 2009
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