Still Life

A moment of levity: Penn State Lehigh Valley graduates celebrated with the Nittany Lion after commencement ceremonies, held May 5 at Stabler Arena in Bethlehem, Pa.

Commencement across Penn State: Spring 2012

New graduates of Penn State's Eberly College of Science listened to the commencement address provided by United States Secretary of Energy Steven Chu during spring 2012 graduation ceremonies held May 5 at the Bryce Jordan Center on the University Park campus.

Spring commencement 2012 under way

A Moroccan farmer taught Penn State students about the properties of vetiver grass, including its ability to clean wastewater. The grass could be used as part of a solution to water-quality problems being experienced in Assoul, Morocco, where students spent time recently.

Penn State, Moroccan students problem-solve together

Anjelica Fortunato, left, and Jeffrey Lu reviewed for their Anatomy 129 final exam on May 1 on the HUB-Robeson Center Lawn on Penn State's University Park campus. Penn State students are preparing for and taking final exams throughout the week as spring semester 2012 comes to a close.

Finals Week Spring Semester 2012

Denae Taylor, right, tried on some electrical-safety gear with the help of Joe Dinardo, Supervisor of Facilty Resources at Penn State, during Penn State's annual Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day on April 26. Denae is the granddaughter of Penn State Outreach employee Betty Lose, and attends Bellefonte Middle School.

Children explore career options at University Park

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Iconic Penn State elm taken down over spring break 2012

Iconic Penn State elm taken down over spring break 2012

We ... are Penn State (December 19, 2011)

We ... are Penn State (December 19, 2011)

Disease stricken matching elm tree slated for removal

Disease stricken matching elm tree slated for removal

Penn State's creamery, from the cow to the cone

Penn State's creamery, from the cow to the cone

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Digital archivist captures theatre productions

'Kiss Me Kate' performance photo by Alyssa Meadows.
Tuesday, May 01, 2012

The word "archiving" often evokes images of a life or event recorded on paper, stuffed into a box to languish on a dusty shelf in a subterranean level of a library, unvisited and forgotten. The new age of digital archiving shatters those images and brings to life vibrant photos captured forever by the lenses of a photographer. Alyssa Meadows, who will graduate on May 5 as the Integrative Arts Student Marshal, has taken her talents as a photographer and former stage manager and merged the two into a blossoming career as a digital archivist of theatrical productions. Her efforts were rewarded when she received first place in the Arts and Humanities Undergraduate Poster Exhibition for her digital archivist project of Kiss Me Kate. (more)

Assistant professor of music to give solo concert May 3

Monday, April 30, 2012

A solo concert by Bonnie Cutsforth-Huber, assistant professor of music at Penn State Altoona, will be held Thursday, May 3, at 7:30 p.m. in Paul R. and Margery Wolf Kuhn Theatre of the Misciagna Family Center for Performing Arts. (more)

Heard on Campus: Linda Patterson Miller at Penn State Laureate Jubilee

Linda Patterson Miller, 2011-12 Penn State laureate.
Friday, April 27, 2012

"We're honored to have gathered here all the laureates to-date and also the laureate-to-be, Chris Staley. We take special pride in Penn State's commitment to the laureate program and to its recognition that the arts and humanities matter. We come here today to celebrate artistic collaboration and the great art that such collaboration generates. Art that reveals to us, ourselves and renders life true."

-- Linda Patterson Miller, 2011-12 Penn State laureate, professor of English at Penn State Abington and master of ceremonies of the first-ever Penn State Laureate Jubilee held April 24 on Penn State's University Park campus. The public event featured past, present and future Penn State laureates, who came together to celebrate the University's commitment to the arts and humanities. Laureates in attendance were Kim Cook, 2008-09; Anthony T. Leach, 2009-10; Robin G. Becker, 2010-11; Miller, and the newly named 2012-13 laureate, Christopher Parks Staley. For more information about each laureate and the Penn State laureate program, visit http://laureate.psu.edu/. (more)

Mural-unveiling ceremony to be held April 29

A mural-unveiling ceremony will be held April 29 in downtown State College, Pa.
Thursday, April 26, 2012

The Community Arts Collective (CAC) mural project, titled "Colors of Music" and facilitated by Penn State students in the Art Ed 497A class, will be unveiled during a street celebration at 2 p.m. on Sunday, April 29, on Garner Street between Calder Way and College Avenue in State College, Pa. (more)

Orchid Show to be held May 5-6 at Snider Agricultural Arena

Moth Orchid (white), Phalaenopsis Hybrid, Botany GreenHouse.
Wednesday, April 25, 2012

The Central Pennsylvania Orchid Society will hold its 47th annual Orchid Show on Saturday, May 5, and Sunday, May 6, at the Snider Agricultural Arena, located at the corner of Park Avenue and Fox Hollow Road on Penn State's University Park campus. Admission to the Show and parking are free and open to the public. The show will be open from 1-8 p.m. on May 5 and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on May 6. Photographers are welcome to attend for a special hour of show availability from 9-10 a.m. on May 6. (more)

School of Music's piano sale to take place May 4-6 in Altoona

Wednesday, April 25, 2012

A public sale of new and used pianos will be held from noon to 5 p.m. Sunday, May 6, at Ford Music Store Inc., 913 Chestnut Ave., Altoona, Pa. Many of the pianos on sale will be from the Yamaha Corp. of America, which has an ongoing program with Penn State's School of Music. As a result, students and faculty have benefited from the use of quality new Yamaha pianos at no cost to the school during the year. These pianos are then are offered for public sale at a significant cost reduction. (more)

ComRadio plans complete NFL draft coverage

Tuesday, April 24, 2012

Penn State students from ComRadio will once again join the likes of ESPN and the NFL Network in providing live coverage and updates of the 2012 NFL draft, to be held from Thursday, April 26, through Saturday, April 28. Two members of the ComRadio team will provide live coverage from Radio City Music Hall and the rest of the team will rotate as analysts from a studio on campus. All of the team's coverage will be available at http://psucomradio.com online. (more)

Music theatre students perform for upcoming WPSU show

Left to right: Alison Morooney, Raye Lederman, Audrey Cardwell, Justine Long, Kate Turner, Alyssa Gagarin and Sarah Ellis all performed 'Hit Me with a Hot Note and Watch Me Bounce' during WPSU's 'Music Theatre Spotlight.' The event, held April 19, showcased the talents of seniors from Penn State's acclaimed music theatre degree program before they begin their entertainment careers.
Tuesday, April 24, 2012

Students in Penn State's Music Theatre program performed on April 19 during WPSU-TV's "Music Theatre Spotlight." Each year, the production showcases the singing, dancing and acting talent of seniors from Penn State's Bachelor of Fine Arts in Music Theatre program.

WPSU will broadcast this event in the fall of 2012 on a date to be announced. (more)

Literary Landings: 'Come Celebrate Artistic Collaboration'

Linda Patterson Miller, 2011-2012 Penn State laureate
Friday, April 20, 2012

Linda Patterson Miller, the 2011-12 Penn State laureate and professor of English at Penn State Abington, is sharing her thoughts and observations of her laureate experience as she journeys across the Commonwealth aiming to engage people in the beauty of the humanities, specifically early 20th-century American literature and art. "Literary Landings" is a travelogue scheduled to appear periodically during the fall 2011 and spring 2012 semesters on Penn State Live and in Penn State Newswires. In her entry "Come Celebrate Artistic Collaboration" Miller enthusiastically invites the college community to the first-ever Penn State Laureate Jubilee on April 24. (more)

Laureate to speak at Penn State Hershey Medical Center April 25

Linda Patterson Miller, 2011-12 Penn State laureate
Friday, April 20, 2012

Linda Patterson Miller, the 2011-12 Penn State laureate and professor of English at Penn State Abington will present "Hemingway and Medicine, Diagnosing Texts both Physically and Emotionally," at noon on Wednesday, April 25 in room C2860 (BMR Anesthesia Library)at Penn State Hershey Medical Center. This event is hosted by the Department of Humanities and the Doctors Kienle Center for Humanistic Medicine. (more)