Still Life
University Park Airport Emergency Response Exercise
Commencement across Penn State: Spring 2012
Spring commencement 2012 under way
Penn State, Moroccan students problem-solve together
Finals Week Spring Semester 2012
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
Preliminary work began March 12 on the restoration of the lobby of Old Main and the conservation and ultimate preservation of the historic Land-Grant Frescoes on Penn State's University Park campus. The frescoes project, funded by a $1.5 million gift from an anonymous donor, will be accompanied by the restoration of the entire Old Main lobby to reflect accurately its appearance in 1948 when the 1,300-square-foot frescoes were completed by Henry Varnum Poor. The works are the only frescoes at an American university created by an American artist, and the risk that this landmark might be damaged irreparably prompted a highly sophisticated initiative to preserve the frescoes for posterity. (more)
After six months, the painted plywood disks atop the Old Main bell tower on Penn State's University Park campus are no more. The disks served their purpose -- sealing the holes left when the tower's clock faces were removed for renovation last July. The project originally was projected to be completed in October, but difficulty in securing the glass for the faces delayed the completion until now. For photos of work on the carillon system, visit http://live.psu.edu/flickrset/72157629059235345 and for photos of the clock face installation, visit http://live.psu.edu/flickrset/72157629072850645 online. (more)
The Penn State Lion Ambassadors will hold their annual campus Lantern Tours from 7 to 9 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 27, and Friday, Oct. 28. Tours will begin at Old Main; attendees can arrive any time between 7 and 9 p.m. (more)
The annual President's Open House was held Friday, Sept. 16, in Old Main on Penn State's University Park campus. Penn State President Graham B. Spanier and Executive Vice President and Provost Rodney A. Erickson greeted visitors in Room 201 Old Main. The event marked the start of Parents and Families Weekend; guests had a chance to view the University's Land-Grant Frescoes and visit Old Main's bell tower. To see photos from the event, visit http://live.psu.edu/flickrset/72157627561064309 online. (more)
The President's Open House will be held from 2:30 to 4 p.m. today (Friday, Sept. 16), in Old Main on Penn State's University Park campus. Penn State President Graham B. Spanier and Executive Vice President and Provost Rodney A. Erickson will be on hand to greet visitors in Room 201 Old Main. Guests can view the Land-Grant Frescoes and visit the Old Main bell tower. Lion Ambassadors will serve as tour guides and entertainment will be provided by the Penn State Graduate String Quartet and the Penn State Performing Magicians.
Light refreshments will be provided. Faculty, staff, students and the public are welcome to attend. (more)
The bell that hung in Old Main's bell tower was cast in 1871, and though the date it was installed is unknown, it was in use by 1892 and was a regulator of campus life until the new building was constructed in 1929. Though it was placed atop the new building, chimes took over the bell's role and the bell went largely unused. In 2009 the bell was removed from the tower and restored as part of the gift of the Class of 2009. (more)
The clock in the Old Main bell tower is getting a facelift - or, more precisely, four facelifts. The clock, with a face on each side of the bell tower, was presented to the University by the class of 1904 and was salvaged from the first Old Main and installed in the new Old Main. Over the past 107 years, all of the glass has cracked and broken and must now be replaced. For photos, visit http://live.psu.edu/flickrset/72157627256006852 online. (more)
The President's Open House will be held from 2:30 to 4 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 1, in Old Main on Penn State's University Park campus. Penn State President Graham B. Spanier will be on hand to greet visitors in 201 Old Main. Visitors can view the frescoes and visit the Old Main Tower. Lion Ambassadors will serve as tour guides and entertainment will be provided by the Penn State Graduate String Quartet and the Penn State Performing Magicians. The open house is open to faculty, staff, students and the public. (more)
Today, Penn State reaches every corner of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania with 24 campuses, county Cooperative Extension offices and more. But in its infancy, Penn State could be found entirely within just one building. The original Old Main building, completed at the site of today's structure in 1863 and first known simply as "Main Building," housed almost the entire operation of the school from classrooms, laboratories and offices to faculty and student living quarters and even animal housing. (more)
More than 800 people participated in tours of Old Main and the bell tower, and countless others took part in activities on the Old Main patio during the annual Old Main Open House, held by the Lion Ambassadors on Wednesday, April 21. For photos from the event, visit http://live.psu.edu/stilllife/2251 online. (more)
