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, June 17, 2009
Donning a tie-dye lab coat, Steve Gantman of DOT Scientific, speaks to attendees at Penn State's first Research Supplier Fair.
Credit: Jonathan McVerry Donning a tie-dye lab coat, Steve Gantman of DOT Scientific, speaks to attendees at Penn State's first Research Supplier Fair.

University Park, Pa. -- Researchers from numerous Penn State labs and offices filed into the Founders Lounge at the Bryce Jordan Center on Tuesday for the University's first Grant Research Supplier Fair.

The fair was held to introduce minority- and women-owned businesses to Penn State researchers who are looking to fulfill research objectives and grant requirements. Fourteen diverse suppliers set up tables and discussed their services and products with the over 50 attendees.

The event's focus was geared toward grant researchers in the scientific community. But according to event organizer and Penn State's supplier diversity manager Duane Bullock, academic offices were not the only ones in attendance.

"We had purchasing departments from Housing & Food Services, the Alumni Center, the Applied Research Lab, among others," he said. "Several suppliers were able to schedule future meetings with potential customers here at Penn State and that's always a positive thing."

Supplier Tom Garcia, vice president of Garcia Marketing, in Conway, said meeting purchasers face-to-face is a great way to do business. "We've worked with Penn State in the past and we're looking to expand. This fair is a good opportunity to do that," he added.

Garcia, whose company specializes in audio-visual equipment and photographic supplies, used the opportunity to expose his business to potential customers from the University and made important networking connections for his company's future expansion.

The supplier fair is a part of the Finance & Business Fostering Diversity Key Initiative. Bullock said that planning for future fairs has begun and feedback from Tuesday's fair will be used in that planning process.

"It was a good show all in all," he said. "It's nice to get these folks together and drum up some opportunities for them to do business."