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
Foreign Service Officer Peter Van Buren, author of a critical account of his experience assisting in Iraq reconstruction, will speak at Penn State's School of International Affairs on April 26. The public is welcome. Van Buren will present "Post-Conflict Nation Building: Why It Isn't Easy" and be available to sign copies of the book after the presentation. (more)
The first non-Iraqi archaeological investigation of the Tigris-Euphrates delta in 20 years was a preliminary foray by three women who began to explore the links between wetland resources and the emergence and growth of cities last year. "Foreign investigations in Iraq stopped in the 1990s," said Carrie Hritz, assistant professor of anthropology, Penn State. "Iraqis continued research, but because their work is unpublished, we are unsure of where they surveyed." (more)
When a group of Iraqi refugees showed up at her door one evening, Emily Thompson, a Kinesiology major, was not surprised. She had invited them over. In return for helping them perfect their English skills, they would be participants in a qualitative research project she had created. Her goal in the project was to learn about their experiences as refugees -- about what it was like to be cast out from their homeland. (more)
It is 6,000 miles from the Nittany Valley to the desert of Taji, Iraq. The soldiers of Pennsylvania's 56th Stryker Brigade had to leave many important things behind when they were deployed in January, but the distance didn't keep them from taking along their Penn State and Pennsylvania pride. Spc. Dirk Omerzo, deployed with the rest of the brigade in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom, painted a mural featuring the logos of Penn State and Pennsylvania's professional sports teams. The mural covers 60 square feet and was painted outside of the dining hall at Camp Taji, north of Baghdad. (more)
More than 65,000 military personnel have been wounded by hostile and nonhostile acts in Afghanistan and Iraq since 2001. In addition to advances in medical care, recreation programming is playing an important role in reintegrating these individuals into military, family and community life. To help these wounded warriors, Penn State has developed a first-of-its-kind training program for military recreation managers worldwide, a program the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) has agreed to fund through 2011. The first is planned for Jan. 11-15 at University Park campus. (more)
CBS News correspondent Kimberly Dozier will visit Penn State's Dickinson School of Law in Carlisle, at 11:15 a.m. April 21. The presentation will take place in 254 Advantica Building and be teleconferenced to 319 Beam Building in University Park. She will present "Breathing the Fire: Fighting to Report and Survive the War in Iraq," about her experiences as a journalist covering the war in Iraq. (more)
