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A moment of levity: Penn State Lehigh Valley graduates celebrated with the Nittany Lion after commencement ceremonies, held May 5 at Stabler Arena in Bethlehem, Pa.

Commencement across Penn State: Spring 2012

New graduates of Penn State's Eberly College of Science listened to the commencement address provided by United States Secretary of Energy Steven Chu during spring 2012 graduation ceremonies held May 5 at the Bryce Jordan Center on the University Park campus.

Spring commencement 2012 under way

A Moroccan farmer taught Penn State students about the properties of vetiver grass, including its ability to clean wastewater. The grass could be used as part of a solution to water-quality problems being experienced in Assoul, Morocco, where students spent time recently.

Penn State, Moroccan students problem-solve together

Anjelica Fortunato, left, and Jeffrey Lu reviewed for their Anatomy 129 final exam on May 1 on the HUB-Robeson Center Lawn on Penn State's University Park campus. Penn State students are preparing for and taking final exams throughout the week as spring semester 2012 comes to a close.

Finals Week Spring Semester 2012

Denae Taylor, right, tried on some electrical-safety gear with the help of Joe Dinardo, Supervisor of Facilty Resources at Penn State, during Penn State's annual Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day on April 26. Denae is the granddaughter of Penn State Outreach employee Betty Lose, and attends Bellefonte Middle School.

Children explore career options at University Park

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Iconic Penn State elm taken down over spring break 2012

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Watschke receives 2005 Academic Advising Award

Wednesday, April 13, 2005

Thomas Watschke, Penn State professor of turfgrass science, has received the 2005 College of Agricultural Sciences Alumni Society's Excellence in Academic Advising Award. The award cites Watschke for outstanding skills in academic advising, career planning and personal counseling. Advisers in the college are nominated by alumni, faculty, students and administrators.

Watschke has been with Penn State for more than 34 years, teaching in the turfgrass management program in the crop and soil sciences department. He serves as the coordinator for students in the undergraduate turfgrass major, and was the only academic adviser for students in the turfgrass science major from its inception in 1992 until 2001, advising more than 300 students during that time.

He is director of Penn State's Center for Turfgrass Science and is internationally recognized for his research accomplishments in weed science, plant growth regulation and turfgrass systems water quality. He has a bachelor's degree in horticulture from Iowa State University and master's and doctoral degrees in agronomy from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University.

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