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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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Monday, June 15, 2009

International Council for Open and Distance Education recognizes Gary Miller for contributions

University Park, Pa —The International Council for Open and Distance Education (ICDE) has awarded the 2009 Prize of Excellence for Lifetime Contributions to the Field to former associate vice president for Outreach Gary E. Miller.

ICDE, recognized by the United Nations, is a global network of distance and online education institutions. The council promotes intercultural co-operation and understanding through flexible and online learning throughout the world.

Miller, who retired in 2007 after more than 30 years of service, is executive director emeritus for the Penn State World Campus.

“For more than 70 years, ICDE has been the global community of distance education professionals. Distance education is a truly international field,” Miller said. “I have learned much from my international colleagues through the years, and I am very honored to have been recognized by them with this award for lifetime contributions to the field.”

Miller has been involved in ICDE since 1988. He served as the board’s vice president for North America and organized and chaired the 1997 ICDE World Conference at Penn State’s University Park Campus--the same year that the World Campus was planned and launched.

Craig Weidemann, vice president of Penn State Outreach, said the ICDE award is a well-deserved recognition of Miller’s contributions to online learning.

“Gary is truly a distance education pioneer and recognized as one of the global leaders in online learning. He was instrumental in building the Penn State World Campus into a leader in online education,” said Weidemann. “This award is a fine way to honor a career spent serving the needs of our distance and online students.”

For more information about the World Campus, check out http://www.worldcampus.psu.edu/ online.

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Contact: Matt Swayne, Penn State Outreach, (814) 865-7600 or mls29@outreach.psu.edu or Melissa Kaye, Penn State Outreach, (814) 865-7600 or mwk10@outreach.psu.edu.

 

 

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