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
Emergency personnel from Penn State and municipalities throughout the Centre Region will participate in a full-scale emergency response exercise at the University Park Airport from 6 to 9:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 23. The airport will be open and operating under a normal schedule during this drill. Traffic may be heavier than normal, however, so travelers should allow extra time to get to the airport. (more)
The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation has awarded a grant of $143,000 to Penn State to investigate how faculty create and manage personal information collections. Led by Associate Librarian Ellysa Stern Cahoy and Associate Professor of Science Education Scott McDonald, the 15-month ethnographic study will examine in detail how faculty save, share, cite and archive scholarly information. (more)
Free public gardening workshops will be a featured attraction when the Penn State Extension Master Gardeners of Centre County hold their annual Garden Fair and Plant Sale, May 19. The event will take place from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on the Ag Progress Days grounds at Rock Springs, nine miles southwest of State College on state Route 45. (more)
A blood drive for the American Red Cross will be held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on May 31 in Kunkle Lounge in Hammond Building on Penn State's University Park campus. The event is sponsored by the Engineering Graduate Student Council and College of Engineering. (more)
Penn State's Hospitality Services has just installed a sophisticated utility control system which is expected to save its two hotels about $350,000 a year. As the new control systems are activated all hotel employees are being challenged to play a key role in energy conservation. (more)
A dramatic reading of his one-woman play, "Blavatsky," marks the centenary of Penn State professor and author Warren Sylvester Smith (1912-1984). "Blavatsky" will be performed at the State Theatre at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, May 16. Admission is free, but donations are encouraged. (more)
Tuition scholarships are available for high school and college students, including Penn State students from campuses across the commonwealth, to learn Arabic, through a $105,000 federal grant received by the Penn State Department of Comparative Literature, in the School of Languages and Literatures. Students can earn Penn State credits in a special four-week intensive Arabic course, called the STARTALK Arabic Academy, to be offered June 11 - July 6 on the University Park campus. In addition, scholarships from other sources also are available for high school students who wish to study Turkish, Chinese, or Russian through this summer's Language Institute. These scholarships cover up to 90 percent of in-state tuition. Further information can be found at http://www.outreach.psu.edu/programs/language-institute/index.html. (more)
Beginning Monday, May 7, sections of Curtin Road between Bigler Road and University Drive on the University Park campus will be closed for the installation of chilled water lines. Construction will take place in phases, running consecutively from May 7 to Aug. 10. Parking areas at Wagner, Shields and IM buildings will be affected, as will the Campus Shuttle and several CATA bus routes. (more)
Until recently, when it came to buying textbooks, there really were only two primary options for the nation's college students: new or used, and used only sometimes. However, over the past few years, there has been a sea change in students' options at the local campus bookstore. Led by the nationwide emergence of textbook rental programs, the changes have resulted in significant savings for students who are increasingly budget-conscious and shopping-savvy. (more)
Penn State Centre Stage, in its 27th year of professional theatre, will feature two of its best-selling shows this summer to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Penn State Downtown Theatre Center. (more)
