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, July 22, 2009

University Park, Pa. -- The unsung heroes of the armed forces are often the spouses of military personnel who put their educational and professional aspirations on hold to accommodate the mobile and flexible lifestyle of a military family.

Penn State World Campus is now partnering with the Department of Defense on the Military Spouse Career Advancement Accounts (MyCAA) program to provide spouses with improved access to flexible online education. MyCAA offers $6,000 to military spouses who are interested in pursuing degree programs, licenses or credentials.

Craig Weidemann, vice president for outreach at Penn State, said the financial assistance program helps the University reach out to families of military personnel.

“The World Campus is committed to providing educational opportunities for military families,” Weidemann said. “Partnering on the MyCAA program with the Department of Defense will help extend accessibility to a Penn State education for military spouses, no matter where they’re stationed or where they will be stationed.”

The financial assistance program covers educational expenses such as post-secondary education and training, tuition, licensing, and credentialing fees.

The World Campus, a unit of Penn State Outreach and a member of Servicemembers Opportunity Colleges, specializes in providing online education for military personnel and their family members, who must relocate frequently.

For more information, visit http://www.worldcampus.psu.edu/MyCAA.

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