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
High tunnels offer an inexpensive way to extend the production season for vegetables and small fruits. They also might help eradicate a "food desert" in the southeast corner of the Keystone State, if a collaboration between Penn State Extension and community partners in Philadelphia is successful. (more)
A free presentation on transformational leadership in faith communities, "I've got to be me," will be held from noon to 1 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 8, in room 230 of the Main Building at Penn State Great Valley in Malvern, Pa. John J. Sosik, professor of management and organization, will present his results of a unique study of Christian faith community leaders' self-construals of their expected leadership roles, and the behaviors they actually display in their pastoral roles. This free presentation is open to faculty, staff, students and the community. Seating is limited; register at http://sgps.psu.edu/september-research-showcase/default.ashx online. (more)
In an effort to enhance Penn State Great Valley's collective expertise on sustainability, faculty members have founded a Consortium for Sustainable Business Development (CSBD). Established with seed funding from the Penn State Institutes of Energy and the Environment, the CSBD will provide faculty with opportunities to foster basic and applied research, practice, education and outreach as it relates to sustainability. In turn this will lead to developing and progressing collaborations across disciplines and units at Penn State. To learn more, visit http://sgps.psu.edu/cornerstones-of-sustainability/default.ashx online. (more)
Priscilla F. Clement, professor emerita of history and women's studies, is the author of "Blood on the Path," a spine-tingling murder mystery set in the resort town of Eagles Mere, where Clement and her family have vacationed for years. The plot involves the disappearance of a young girl during a local event in 1959 and the attempts, years later, to solve the mystery. (more)
A group of honors students are rallying the campus and community to help them collect at least 250 boxes of macaroni and cheese for Philabundance, the region's largest hunger relief organization, in an initiative they're calling "Mac Attack." (more)
For the first time in its nearly 100 year history the Sutherland Building on the campus of Penn State Abington is getting a facelift. The planned changes will indeed give a new look and presence to the building, but will have very little impact on the structure of the building itself. According to Dale Hollenbach, chief operating officer at Abington, the design calls for minor changes to the front entrance and the addition of a handicapped accessible entrance on the north side of the building. "All the other changes essentially enhance the front lawn and the approach to the building by adding a more formal plaza area where mostly blacktop paths previously existed," he said. (more)
Two Penn State Brandywine students are now published authors, as essays they wrote as freshmen this past academic year were chosen for the annual University publication, "Best of Freshman Writing, Volume 15." (more)
Join Penn State Great Valley engineering representatives for a free, interactive webinar at 12:15 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 5. This special information session will begin with an overview of the engineering and information science programs at Penn State Great Valley followed by an online question and answer session. Register at https://crm.orionondemand.com/crm/forms/Kx687w867020x6700kKxJ online. (more)
Penn State Great Valley will hold an information session 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 3, in the Main Building, at 30 E. Swedesford Rd. in Malvern, Pa., to provide guidance and answer questions about accelerated day programs approved through PA CareerLink. The programs include accelerated Six Sigma and ScrumMaster certifications, an accelerated IT business analyst program certificate, and an accelerated project management certificate program. To register or more information, contact the Office of Continuing Professional Education at 610-648-3281 or visit http://www.sgps.psu.edu/cpe online. (more)
The Philadelphia area is sizzling under a record-breaking heat wave -- in an effort to cool off, Penn State Brandywine will host two great annual summer events. Spend A Summer Evening and Grill and Chill will both take place at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday, July 22. (more)
