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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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World Campus adds online master of applied statistics degree program

Tuesday, September 1, 2009

University Park, Pa. -- Leading companies recognize the increasing need for trained statisticians who can master statistical tools and applications. The online master of applied statistics program, offered through the Penn State World Campus, is designed to help meet this demand and prepare statisticians for these new opportunities.

According to Mosuk Chow, lead faculty member for the online master of applied statistics, a thorough understanding of statistics is now a prerequisite for most businesses and industries.

“In this new information age, the need for professionals to acquire and use the sophisticated tools and knowledge to handle and analyze data is increasing,” Chow said. “Statistical analysis has become an indispensable component of many industries.”

The online master of applied statistics offers professionals access to quality, flexible online education from Penn State, a leader in statistics education. The online statistics program develops skills in utilizing Minitab and SAS software, technology that has become standard in the industry.

Mosuk Chow, the director of the master of applied statistics program, said the online program builds on a tradition of excellence in statistics education and training at Penn State.

“We have offered the master of applied statistics program at Penn State’s University Park campus since 2001 and produced graduates highly sought after by government agencies and industries,” said Chow. “In order to reach out to professionals who want to have a rigorous training in Applied Statistics but who cannot attend conventional classes, we now offer the same program through the online environment via the World Campus of Penn State.”

For more information, visit the online master of applied statistics site at http://www.worldcampus.psu.edu/MasterofAppliedStatistics.shtml?CID=OUT26471 online. To learn more about the Penn State World Campus, visit http://www.worldcampus.psu.edu/ online.

 

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