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
After a year away from its home, the University's biggest town-gown recycling effort returns to Beaver Stadium to hold its award-winning spring sale. Each year, Trash to Treasure raises approximately $50,000 for the Centre County United Way and saves more than 60 tons of usable goods from the landfill.
This year's event begins with an early bird sale at 7:30 a.m. on Saturday, June 2 at Beaver Stadium (Gate B) on the University Park campus. The regular sale starts at 9 a.m. (more)
A major renovation to all four duplex residence-hall buildings of the 55-year-old South Halls complex at University Park was approved Friday (March 16) by Penn State's Board of Trustees. Totaling $94.1 million and funded by a combination of Housing and Food Service reserves and debt to be repaid by housing, construction will begin later this spring and continue through December 2014. The project includes the addition of a new residence hall and significant, long-deferred infrastructure upgrades. (more)
The Office of Physical Plant and Housing have worked together on recycling efforts before. But in their quest for "zero waste," one group in particular needed to be included -- students. Starting this semester, Runkle Hall in North Halls is venturing to become zero waste, a goal of reducing trash output to zero -- or to as close to zero as possible. (more)
Students interested in on- or off-campus housing next school year can attend one of four information sessions provided by Penn State Housing, Residence Life, and the Office of Off-Campus Living to learn about deadlines and options, and the best ways to get the living arrangements they want. (more)
Eligible students who wish to live on campus for 2012-13 must submit a Housing Contract Request through the eLiving Housing Contract System (www.eliving.psu.edu). Faculty members should remind their advisees--especially those planning a change of campus--that the eLiving Contract Request process takes place between noon on Nov. 14, 2011, and noon on Jan. 19, 2012. (more)
Eligible students who wish to live on campus for 2012-13 must submit a Housing Contract Request through the eLiving Housing Contract System. The eLiving Contract Request process will take place between noon on Nov. 14, 2011 and noon on Jan. 19, 2012. (more)
When more than 44,000 students arrive at Penn State's University Park campus in late August -- more than 7,500 of whom are calling campus home for the first time -- it's not only the beginning of a new academic year for faculty and students. It's also the culmination of months of staff collaboration to get all aspects of Penn State ready for a fresh start. "We start having regular meetings in March for August arrival," said Conal Carr, director of housing. "It's about allowing students and families to have the best possible experience moving on campus." For housing and other departments across campus, hundreds of tasks must be completed, often in a very short time, before students arrive and classes begin. (more)
Welcome Week kicks off each semester by greeting thousands of new Penn State students with fun and informative events that introduce them to life on campus and all that comes with it. Beginning Friday, Aug. 19, and continuing through the weekend, a variety of activities will be happening around campus that will get first-year students acclimated to the Penn State experience. (more)
Students love it, it saves Penn State money and it offers high quality television content to more than 8,900 on-campus television outlets. After its first semester, the new on-campus cable TV system is a clear success. (more)
It may be hard to believe, but University Park's youngest residence halls are already seven years old. The stately, brick buildings welcome visitors riding along East College Avenue and are quickly approaching a decade of existence. What is their secret? There is a special team of housekeepers that keep the residence halls looking like they did on day one. (more)
