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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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Tuesday, November 20, 2007

University Park, Pa. — Penn State is preparing to open two new online degree programs in psychology — a first for public universities participating in online education.

Beginning this month, Penn State will open admission to its bachelor of arts and bachelor of science degrees in psychology to online degree students. Students can begin applying to the program later this month, and courses will be offered starting in the summer 2008 semester.

"We wanted to provide students with an option for their education," said Rich Carlson, faculty lead for the psychology degrees. "A psychology degree can help students in many different jobs, so we wanted to allow them to choose courses and a degree that best meet their personal and career goals."

The bachelor of arts program is geared towards professionals who want to pursue psychology with a focus on the human-services aspects of the field or plan to continue on to a master's degree in psychology. The bachelor of science program follows a business track, designed for professionals interested in psychology-driven aspects of business — such as human resources, management, leadership development and marketing.

"Our degree includes some unique features carried over from our campus courses," explained Carlson. "For example, one required course, 'Psychology as a Science and Profession,' introduces students to critical thinking and professional issues in psychology, and helps students find a good 'career fit' among the various subfields of psychology."

Another required course, "Senior Seminar in Psychology," helps students learn about and use original scholarly research in a current topic area.

"Our psychology degrees balance the theoretical and practical sides of the discipline," Carlson said.

As with all of Penn State's online programs, the new psychology degrees are designed to empower working adults to pursue life and career-enhancing higher education without sacrificing personal or professional time.

The program is from the University's College of the Liberal Arts and is delivered through Penn World Campus. More information about the online psychology degrees is available at http://www.worldcampus.psu.edu/PsychNews online.

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