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
Alumni members of the Penn State Alumni Association have two weeks left to vote in the Alumni Association's Alumni Council election, which runs through midnight, May 31. Ballot instructions and a link were emailed to each eligible voter on May 8. Elected alumni will represent the more than 557,000 Penn Staters by giving them a voice in the running of the Alumni Association. (more)
A commonly held belief that college students are only interested in courses where they can earn an "easy A" is not supported by a Penn State research study. What college students really value is how much they feel they learn in a course, according to recent findings from a survey.
"In our surveys of students at University Park, we found the single best predictor of how much students liked and positively evaluated the quality of instruction in courses was how much they had learned," said Fern K. Willits, distinguished professor emerita of rural sociology in the College of Agricultural Sciences, one of the members of the research team. "The belief that difficult courses and too much classwork will result in low student ratings is not supported by our data." (more)
The Lake Erie Chapter of the Penn State Alumni Association will hold its 19th annual charity golf scramble on Sunday, June 24, at Venango Valley Inn and Golf Course, in Venango, Pa. The event benefits the Chapter's scholarship fund, which has awarded more than $100,000 in scholarships to Penn State Behrend students. (more)
More than 60 of the 86 candidates running for the Penn State Board of Trustees will be attending the upcoming "Meet the Candidates" event Saturday, April 21, in the Intramural Building's Gymnasium 1 on the University Park campus. (more)
Ronald D. Ondechek Jr., a 1999 chemical engineering alumnus, was one of 11 young Penn State alumni honored for outstanding professional accomplishments and presented with the Penn State Alumni Association's Alumni Achievement Award at a dinner ceremony March 30 at the Nittany Lion Inn on the University Park campus. (more)
Eleven young Penn State alumni were honored for outstanding professional accomplishment and presented with the Penn State Alumni Association's Alumni Achievement Award at a dinner ceremony March 30 at The Nittany Lion Inn on the University Park campus. These bright, young alumni stars received the 2012 Alumni Achievement Award for reaching an extraordinary level of professional accomplishment by the age of 35 or younger. (more)
Details regarding the upcoming "Meet the Candidates" event on Saturday, April 21 in the Intramural Building's Gymnasium 1 on the University Park campus have been finalized and announced by the Penn State Alumni Association. (more)
In an effort to help alumni make an informed vote in the upcoming Penn State Board of Trustees election, the Penn State Alumni Association is facilitating two opportunities for alumni to gather information on the 86 alumni candidates: a "Meet the Candidates" event prior to the Blue-White Game and a Q&A website. (more)
Roughly 170 Penn State student-musicians experienced a rare opportunity on Tuesday night, as they performed before an enthusiastic audience in Heinz Hall in Pittsburgh. The event was the sixth annual Penn State President's Concert, a collaboration among the School of Music, the Alumni Association and the Office of the President. "It was absolutely fabulous singing up there. I loved the opportunity," said Nathan Owen, who played Grandpa Moss in the Penn State Opera Theatre's portion of the program. "Singing in a hall with such great acoustics is really great. It requires a different kind of singing, a different kind of listening to yourself. It's really interesting, and really cool." For photos from the event, visit http://live.psu.edu/flickrset/72157629116064634 online. (more)
This year, Penn State Worthington Scranton awarded 160 scholarships to students enrolled at the campus. Their accomplishments, and the generosity of the donors who provide funding for those scholarships, were celebrated at the campus' annual scholarship reception Oct. 4, at St. Mary's Center. More than 430 people attended. (more)
