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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Marshall Goldsmith makes a point to the crowd during the introduction for the first activity involving choosing one behavior to modify.
Credit: Jerilyn Brom Marshall Goldsmith makes a point to the crowd during the introduction for the first activity involving choosing one behavior to modify.

University Park, Pa. — Marshall Goldsmith's message is simple, "what got you here won’t get you there."

This call for innovation and creative thinking was his theme as he spoke in front of nearly 300 Finance and Business employees Thursday morning at the organization’s annual spring retreat.

Goldsmith is one of the country's leading businessmen and business authors. His book, "What Got You Here Won’t Get You There" is a New York Times best seller and was named the Wall Street Journal's top business book. At Thursday's retreat, he spoke to F&B directors, managers and executives about the challenges of being a leader and the importance of accountability in the workplace.

The annual event was held in the Penn State Conference Center Hotel and also featured talks from Gary Schultz, senior vice president for Finance and Business/treasurer, Al Horvath, vice president for Finance and Business and Graham Spanier, Penn State University president.