Still Life

With four guide ropes attached to it, the east-side clock face is raised into position. While it didn't seem that windy on the ground on Saturday, Jan. 28, winds higher up were strong, requiring extra guidance to bring the clock face safely to the Old Main bell tower.

Old Main clock faces installed

Ben White of New Vibrations Audio and Video works on a ledge of the Old Main bell tower, to remove the speakers from the old chime system. The company installed a new carillon system today (Jan. 27) that will play a digital recording made of the original Old Main bell that now sits adjacent to Old Main and other bells of comparable sizes.

New carillon, restored clocks being installed

The funeral procession for Joe Paterno made its way past Beaver Stadium and down Porter Road as crowds applauded on Jan. 25. Thousands lined the procession route through the University Park campus and downtown State College to bid a last farewell to Joe Paterno.

Joe Paterno's funeral procession

Coach Joe Paterno was on the field for the first half of the Nittany Lions' football game. Penn State beat the Iowa Hawkeyes 13-3 on Oct. 8, 2011, in front of an enthusiastic crowd at Beaver Stadium.

Joe Paterno through the years

Katie Knobloch and Andrew Adamietz, members of the a capella group Blue in the Face, shared a candle at the vigil held Sunday, Jan. 22, to mourn the death of Penn State football coach Joe Paterno, who passed away earlier in the day. Several thousand members of the Penn State and State College community came out to the Old Main lawn on Penn State's University Park campus for the vigil.

Thousands mourn Paterno's passing

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Penn State University Press receives Getty Foundation grant

Thursday, September 15, 2005

University Park, Pa. -- The Getty Foundation, the philanthropic division of the J. Paul Getty Trust in Los Angeles, has awarded Penn State Press a $162,000 grant to subsidize publication of a new series of books, "Refiguring Modernism: Arts, Literatures and Sciences."

The Getty Foundation grant will help defray costs in the development, editing, design, manufacturing, and distribution of books in "Refiguring Modernism." Artists from Cezanne to Seurat and Redon are considered in the series, which focuses upon the impact of technology and politics on the arts.

"Penn State is delighted and gratified to receive the generous grant from the Getty Foundation to support publication of 13 important volumes by the Penn State Press. This gift is of great value as it promotes the unique contributions of scholarly publication," said Eva Pell, vice president for Research and dean of The Graduate School.

Initiated by Gloria Kury, art and humanities Editor at Penn State Press, the "Refiguring Modernism" series features books by leading scholars from the United States, England and France. The series design is dynamic, bringing text and images into dialogue with one another. Each of the books contains numerous illustrations, printed in color or as duotones.

Press Director Sanford Thatcher added, "This generous grant from the Getty Foundation will go a long way toward enabling the Press to remain at the forefront of pioneering publishing in the fine arts, building on the long tradition of excellence in this field for which the Press is well known."

About the Press
The Penn State University Press is dedicated to serving the University community, the citizens of Pennsylvania and the worldwide network of scholars by publishing books and journals of the highest quality.

About the Getty Trust
The J. Paul Getty Trust is an international cultural and philanthropic institution devoted to the visual arts that includes the J. Paul Getty Museum, the Getty Research Institute, the Getty Conservation Institute and the Getty Foundation. The Getty Trust and the Getty programs are located at the Getty Center in Los Angeles. Additional information is available on the Getty Web site at http://www.getty.edu