Still Life
Commencement across Penn State: Spring 2012
Spring commencement 2012 under way
Penn State, Moroccan students problem-solve together
Finals Week Spring Semester 2012
Children explore career options at University Park
Painting the Lines at Beaver Stadium
Did They Get It Right? - RedTails
Iconic Penn State elm taken down over spring break 2012
We ... are Penn State (December 19, 2011)
Disease stricken matching elm tree slated for removal
Penn State's creamery, from the cow to the cone
The Penn State IFC/Panhellenic Dance Marathon's 11th annual 5K race -- the largest 5K in central Pennsylvania -- is accepting applications for its race and "fun run" to be held Sunday, Oct. 23, on Penn State's University Park campus. All proceeds from the race will go toward the 2012 Dance Marathon fundraising total, which will be donated to the Four Diamonds Fund and the Penn State Hershey Medical Center. (more)
More than 4,000 THON supporters participated in the 2010 THON 5K on Sunday, Oct. 17. The race's 5 kilometers, which translate to just over 3 miles, started and finished at the Bryce Jordan Center on Curtin Road and stretched through the University Park campus on Curtin, Porter, Hastings, Bigler, Pollock and Fraser roads. The event is one of the larger fundraising activities to benefit the Penn State Dance Marathon during the fall semester. Penn State Live photographer Andy Colwell ran the race with roughly 50 of his fellow Blue Band members, led by Blue Band Director Richard Bundy, and he took pictures along the way. To see the race from a runner's point of view, visit http://live.psu.edu/stilllife/2342 online. (more)
On Feb. 6, runners and walkers can take part in a 5-kilometer event to benefit a Haitian orphanage destroyed by last month's massive earthquake. The event will begin at 11 a.m. at the Intramural Building on Penn State's University Park campus. The registration form is available at http://tinyurl.com/run4Haiti online, at the HUB-Robeson Center through Feb. 5, and on the day of the race from 9:45 to 10:45 a.m. The race begins at 11 a.m. (more)
Thousands of Dance Marathon supporters walked and ran throughout campus on Sunday, Nov. 1, as they participated in the ninth annual THON 5K. The event, open to anyone interested in helping raise money for childhood cancer research, began and ended at the corner of University Drive and Curtin Road, and drew thousands of Penn Staters, THON family members and community members. For photos from the event, visit http://live.psu.edu/stilllife/2174 online. (more)
The Annual Steps to Safety 5K Walk/Run benefiting the Centre County Women's Resource Center (CCWRC) will take place at 1 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 25, at the intersection of North Atherton Street and White Course Drive along the Penn State golf course. The event is in partnership with Penn State Federal Credit Union; all proceeds stay local with CCWRC. Registration tables for the event will be at the HUB-Robeson Center from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. from Oct. 19 to 23. Registration also is available online at http://www.ccwrc.org/. (more)
The Penn State Lion Ambassadors will host the 12th annual 5K Moxie-thon, a race against leukemia, beginning at 10 a.m. on Sunday, Oct. 4, on Penn State's University Park campus. The starting line is in front of the Intramural Building. Moxie-thon is a 5K run/walk in memory of Melissa Heydenreich, a past Lion Ambassador who lost her life to leukemia in 1997. Runners and walkers of all ages are welcome to participate in this event. Participants can pre-register for Moxie-thon at http://www.clubs.psu.edu/up/lionambassadors/events/moxiethon.htm online. Registration forms can be picked up at the Hintz Family Alumni Center. Registration fees are $18 before race day and $20 on race day. E-mail questions to moxiethon@gmail.com. (more)
Rain or shine, prepare to pound the pavement on the morning of Saturday, Oct. 31, by participating in Penn State's Dickinson School of Law 5K Race Judicata to raise funds for the Law School's Public Interest Law Fund (PILF). The race will begin at 9 a.m. and is open to law students, staff, faculty, alumni and friends of the Penn State community. (more)
