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
Two students at Penn State New Kensington provided the technical wherewithal for "trekkers" to reach the summit of Mt. Kilimanjaro in Tanzania, East Africa, and they didn't venture beyond the Information Technology Center on the Upper Burrell campus. Taylor Transue and James Miller, senior information science and technology majors, created a business model for Trek2Kili, a Tanzanian company that specializes in guiding amateur hikers, known as trekkers, to the top of Mt. Kilimanjaro, Africa's highest mountain. Based at the foot of the mountain, Trek2Kili is a local concern that wants to expand its customer base globally via a website and Internet resources. Working on the project throughout the spring semester, the students' solutions exceeded Trek2Kili's original expectations. (more)
A recent trip to Morocco allowed Penn State engineering leadership students to put theory into practice as they engaged in a cross-cultural collaboration with engineering students from Ecole Mohammadia d'Ingenueurs (EMI).
A combined group of 30 Penn State and EMI students traveled to the tiny village of Assoul, several hours' drive north of Rabat, the country's capital and home to EMI. There, the teams fanned out to study soil erosion in the hills surrounding Assoul, water contamination in a central village well and the need to efficiently disinfect the water supply to prevent illness. The issues faced by Assoul are emblematic of villages throughout the Kingdom. (more)
As the nation marks National Military Appreciation Month in May, Penn State is reporting 40 percent growth in enrollments of active-duty military and veteran students in Penn State's World Campus for 2011, or 14 percent of all online enrollments. This trend is the result of Penn State's dedicated Military Admissions and Advising Team. (more)
Senior Vick Arslanian immigrated from Achrafieh in Beirut, Lebanon to the United States in the summer of 2002. Having learned to read and write English at an early age, one would think the move was fairly easy. It wasn't. Arslanian remembers how difficult it was to adjust to his new life. (more)
Last month the Division of Undergraduate Studies (DUS) launched the new Think Global website to help students learn about global issues; study those issues through related course work, majors and minors; and connect with resources leading to real-world involvement, both now and after graduation.
Under the leadership of Elena Galinova, senior undergraduate studies adviser in DUS, the Think Global initiative serves as a gateway and an accessible resource for students curious about the world and the role they might play in contributing to global change. View the website at http://dus.psu.edu/global/. (more)
Three Penn State entities--the College of Education, the University Office of Global Programs, and the Comparative and International Education program--are collaborating with the University of Puerto Rico School of Education to host the 56th Annual Conference of the Comparative and International Education Society. The event will be held April 22-27 in San Juan, Puerto Rico. David P. Baker, Penn State professor of education and sociology, is organizing the event. Baker is president elect of CIES. (more)
Shruthi Baskaran, a senior majoring in civil engineering, and Rachel Dzombak, a senior majoring in bioengineering, both in the College of Engineering, have been awarded the 2012 W. LaMarr Kopp International Achievement Award. Baskaran and Dzombak are honored as co-recipients of the undergraduate award. The award recognizes undergraduate students who have contributed significantly to the advancement of the international mission of the University. It is named in honor of the late deputy vice president for international programs. (more)
Penn State's University Office of Global Programs (UOGP) has announced the winners of the 2012 Spirit of Internationalization Awards. The annual awards honor women from Penn State and the local community who embody the "Spirit of Internationalization" through academic achievements, artistic excellence, volunteerism in international organizations or dedication to advancing the status of women. Faculty, staff students and community members can learn more about the accomplishments of the award winners at the International Women's Day Breakfast, to be held at 8:30 a.m. on March 13 at the Nittany Lion Inn. Attendees are asked to RSVP by noon on Friday, March 9. (more)
Participating in an international experience traditionally means study abroad or a similar college program. But an engineering leadership course is letting students learn in a global context without having to leave the confines of campus. The class, International Leadership of Enterprise and Development (ILEAD), teams students in Penn State's engineering leadership program with economics students at Corvinus University in Budapest, Hungary, using the latest information technology available.
For photos of the engineering students' experience in Budapest, go to http://www.flickr.com/photos/pennstatelive/sets/72157629423081617/ (more)
Judge Orhan Karabacak arrived on the bench by way of tax and to central Pennsylvania by way of Turkey. He is visiting Penn State Law from Sakarya University, where he is writing a doctoral thesis on the role of the state in preserving cultural and natural heritage sites. Karabacak is a member of YARSAV, an organization of judges and prosecutors that seeks justice through an objective and independent judiciary. (more)
