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
Penn State York and WellSpan have teamed up to offer a unique program, a master of education in teaching and curriculum with a specialization in medical simulations. The new program will help better prepare medical, nursing, and allied health professionals to direct medical simulation centers. WellSpan health is an integrated health system serving south central Pennsylvania and northern Maryland. The new program begins in spring 2012.
"We have not seen a program like this anywhere else," said Dennis Baughman, coordinator of the master of education in teaching and curriculum at Penn State York. "We are excited to be able to offer this multidisciplinary program." (more)
Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences is marking the nationwide observance of International Education Week (Nov. 13-19) by rolling out a new dual-title graduate degree in International Agriculture and Development. (more)
Actor, director, and author Henry Winkler, better known by most people as "The Fonz" for his 10 years on the popular television show "Happy Days," will speak at Penn State York's Pullo Family Performing Arts Center (The Pullo Center) at 7:30 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 24. Winkler will share his experiences dealing with the learning disability dyslexia and talk about his series of children's novels, "Hank Zipper: The World's Most Amazing Underachiever," inspired by his real life experiences. (more)
There's still time to register for the Tech.it.U Institute, a course offered by Penn State York and hosted at Central York High School July 11-15. This new institute is designed to inspire and generate practical classroom ideas that will help educators teach with power and focus to impact the future of their students by integrating technology into their curriculum. This weeklong institute can be taken for graduate credit or for Act 48 hours. Sessions begin at 8 a.m. and end at 4:15 p.m.
More than 60 educators are registered for the institute which features keynote speakers with topics including "From Smart Toilets to Smart Schools" on Monday; "Making Connections: 21st Century Skills, H.E.A.T. and Student Achievement" on Tuesday; "Learning in a Networked World" on Wednesday; "21st Century Classroom - What the Heck?" on Thursday; and "The Benjamin Button Effect" on Friday. (more)
Penn State Great Valley, a graduate professional studies campus in Malvern, is making changes to its educational programming to respond to the emerging needs of the region, changes in the way higher education is delivered, and opportunities for greater collaboration with other Penn State campuses in southeastern Pennsylvania. (more)
From science, technology and business to the arts and humanities, graduate student researchers at Penn State are making meaningful contributions in their fields and preparing for careers that make a difference. In the first in a series of graduate student profiles, biology doctoral candidate Nita Bharti describes her experiences as part of the Center for Infectious Disease Dynamics. (more)
