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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Photographers contracted for University services

Monday, August 6, 2007

Campus Photography, housed most recently in the College of Arts and Architecture at the University Park campus, ceased operations on June 30. Although the services of Campus Photography were of the highest quality, the decision to eliminate the unit was made because of declining demand for its services, the increasing use of digital photography by local staff in other units, the widespread availability and cost competitiveness of outsourced photographic services, and numerous retirements within Campus Photography, which made this an appropriate time to make the change. Remaining staff have been transferred to similar positions in University Relations.

In order to provide service options for high-end photographic needs of the campus community, the University has negotiated contracts with several local photographers. Units are still free to hire a freelance photographer of their choosing, but the University agreements include negotiated rates and terms that also protect the University's ownership of the photo images.

The following photographers have been contracted to provide photographic services upon request:
-- Primary contact: Steve Tressler, Vista Professional Studios, (814) 234-1800, stressler@vistaprostudios.com

-- Secondary contacts: Mark Selders Photography, (814) 692-7720, mselders@comcast.net and Studio 2 Photography (Chuck Fong), (814) 234-2000, http://www.fongstudio2.com

Units are encouraged to contact the photographer directly to discuss their photo needs.

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