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
Penn State Hazleton's Sandy Wagner is no stranger to winning awards. She has been recognized for her hard work and dedication several times during her career at Penn State Hazleton, and at a year-ending ceremony in November, she was given another award honoring her commitment to students. (more)
Marlene Guers, interim director of Academic Affairs and senior instructor in mathematics at Penn State Hazleton, died Nov. 19 at her home after a brief illness. An instructor since 1981, Guers served the students and faculty in a variety of positions in addition to teaching a variety of mathematics courses, including coordinator of the campus honors program and part-time faculty coordinator. (more)
More than $1.7 million has been invested over the last three years in upgrades to Penn State Hazleton. Projects have included improvements to infrastructure, landscaping, signage and other efforts to enhance the look and feel of the campus. The Greater Hazleton Chamber of Commerce recently recognized these efforts by awarding Penn State Hazleton with the 2010 Pride of Place award. To see photos of the improvements, visit http://live.psu.edu/stilllife/2352 online. (more)
Monica Eve Gregory, director of Academic Affairs at Penn State Hazleton, died Sept. 27, at her home following an extended illness. She joined Penn State Hazleton in 1988 as assistant professor of psychology and was promoted to associate professor in 1994. She became director of Academic Affairs in March 1998, after serving as acting director starting in July 1996. In her position, she was responsible for faculty initiatives, faculty hiring and mentoring, and campus academic programs. (more)
Penn State researchers will receive $129 million over the next five years from several federal sources, including the Department of Energy, and an additional $30 million from Pennsylvania to develop ways to make buildings more energy efficient. The funds will create an Energy Innovation Hub at the Philadelphia Navy Yard, which will involve a substantial number of researchers from academe, the private sector and two national laboratories in a concerted effort to save energy, cut carbon pollution and position the United States at the forefront of the industry. (more)
With the scope of campus safety and security becoming more complex across the nation, Penn State undertook an analysis of 21 of its 24 campuses to assess each location's emergency preparedness and response capabilities. Penn State's 19 Commonwealth campuses as well as the Dickinson School of Law in Carlisle, Pa., and the Great Valley campus are all part of the University's ongoing examination of emergency operations. (more)
The tangled web of fact and fiction swirling in the wake of Arizona's recently enacted immigration law should strike a familiar chord in Pennsylvania, say the authors of a new book about the role of rumors in American history and culture. (more)
The Security Savings Charitable Foundation of Hazleton recently established a second scholarship at Penn State Hazleton. The Security Savings Charitable Foundation Trustee Scholarship will benefit area students with financial need who attend the campus. For more information on the Trustee Matching Scholarship program or other giving options, contact Kevin Salaway, director, development and university relations, at 570-450-3175 or kjs27@psu.edu. (more)
The board of directors of the CAN DO Community Foundation recently established the CAN DO Trustee Matching Scholarship at Penn State Hazleton, a new scholarship that will benefit students from Greater Hazleton who attend the Penn State Hazleton campus. (more)
With hundreds of nominees, it's a rare occasion when two people from the same campus department take home an award two years in a row. However, this year, Sandra Wagner took the Penn State Commission for Women, Achieving Women Award home to Hazleton just as Mary Anne Enama did a year ago. (more)
