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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Wednesday, March 15, 2006
Linda Kline
Linda Kline

University Park, Pa. -- Linda Kline, staff assistant in the department of agricultural economics and rural sociology at Penn State's University Park campus, is the recipient of the 2006 Support Staff Award.

The honor recognizes the overall high quality performance of a non-exempt member of the support staff and dedication to customer service, quality improvement, teamwork and professionalism.

Kline, who joined the department in 1973, was cited by numerous members of the College of Agricultural Sciences faculty and staff as being a key part of the department's work during her time on staff.

As Penn State began training child-care providers in the early 1980s, Kline was instrumental in designing the first Cooperative Extension distance education program in the nation that provided training for home-based child care providers. As the program expanded, she helped coordinate and manage the Penn State Better Kid Care Program.

While assisting multiple faculty members on a variety of tasks, Kline served as managing editor of the Journal of the Community Development Society as well as maintaining critical involvement with the International Rural Sociological Association and the International Society for Society and Natural Resources.

"Linda stands out as an innovator and problems solver," said one nominator. "She is extraordinarily proactive in seeking out additional tasks. At times, Linda understood what I needed her to do before I had managed to figure it out myself. This was invaluable to my development, and I believe that she had this effect on others as well."