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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Penn College named one of nation's top associate-degree producers

Thursday, July 1, 2010

Williamsport, Pa. -- Pennsylvania College of Technology is ranked as one of the nation’s top producers of associate degrees in an annual listing compiled by Community College Week, an independent source of in-depth information for and about two-year college programs.

Penn College ranks as high as second in the nation for specific areas of study, earning a second-place ranking in the category of Engineering Technologies/Technicians, third place in Precision Production, and ninth place in Natural Resources & Conservation. Other categories in which Penn College appears are Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Studies (18); Agriculture, Agricultural Operations & Related Sciences (46); and All Disciplines – Non-Minority (79).

Nearly 54 percent of students at Penn College -- a special mission affiliate of Penn State, committed to applied technology education -- are enrolled in associate-degree or certificate programs. Penn College expanded its offerings to include four-year bachelor of science degrees in 1991.

“It is rewarding for us to be recognized as among the national leaders in these important programs," said Penn College President Davie Jane Gilmour. "Two-year degrees and certificates are a foundation upon which men and women develop strong careers and earn family-sustaining wages. They provide business and industry with a skilled workforce and help maintain a vital economy.”

She also noted that many Penn College students and transfer students who have earned two-year degrees appreciate the opportunity to continue education in order to achieve advancement in their fields.

“Our unique bachelor-degree programs build on a foundation that begins in two-year programs,” said Gilmour. “Years three and four give students the opportunity to develop skills to help them advance into management and supervisory-level positions. They can take their career to another level.”

The complete rankings can be found online at http://www.ccweek.com/Top_100_Archives.aspx. The listing is based upon the number of degrees and certificates awarded by two- and four-year colleges during the 2008-09 academic year.

More information on Penn College programs is available at http://www.pct.edu, by e-mailing admissions@pct.edu or by calling 800-367-9222.

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