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Firefighters battled a controlled blaze on the tarmac at Penn State's University Park Airport on May 23 during a full-scale emergency exercise. The exercise was designed to provide real-time training and recertification for emergency response personnel from around the Centre Region.

University Park Airport Emergency Response Exercise

A moment of levity: Penn State Lehigh Valley graduates celebrated with the Nittany Lion after commencement ceremonies, held May 5 at Stabler Arena in Bethlehem, Pa.

Commencement across Penn State: Spring 2012

New graduates of Penn State's Eberly College of Science listened to the commencement address provided by United States Secretary of Energy Steven Chu during spring 2012 graduation ceremonies held May 5 at the Bryce Jordan Center on the University Park campus.

Spring commencement 2012 under way

A Moroccan farmer taught Penn State students about the properties of vetiver grass, including its ability to clean wastewater. The grass could be used as part of a solution to water-quality problems being experienced in Assoul, Morocco, where students spent time recently.

Penn State, Moroccan students problem-solve together

Anjelica Fortunato, left, and Jeffrey Lu reviewed for their Anatomy 129 final exam on May 1 on the HUB-Robeson Center Lawn on Penn State's University Park campus. Penn State students are preparing for and taking final exams throughout the week as spring semester 2012 comes to a close.

Finals Week Spring Semester 2012

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Painting the Lines at Beaver Stadium

Painting the Lines at Beaver Stadium

Did They Get It Right? - RedTails

Did They Get It Right? - RedTails

Iconic Penn State elm taken down over spring break 2012

Iconic Penn State elm taken down over spring break 2012

We ... are Penn State (December 19, 2011)

We ... are Penn State (December 19, 2011)

Disease stricken matching elm tree slated for removal

Disease stricken matching elm tree slated for removal

Penn State's creamery, from the cow to the cone

Penn State's creamery, from the cow to the cone

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Schedule Planner helps students identify conflicts, open sections

Schedule Planner merges students' personal schedules with their intended class schedules to make registering for classes easier.
Monday, September 26, 2011

An application available starting Tuesday, Sept. 27 through eLion gives Penn State students at all campuses the opportunity to compare their non-class schedule conflicts with open courses to make scheduling classes easier. Schedule Planner, an online application, aligns a student's intended courses with self-identified event conflicts -- such as a recurring work schedule, meetings, rehearsals and practice times -- and reports back open class sections that work around those conflicts. (more)

Improved schedule of courses announced by registrar's office

Thursday, January 06, 2011

The Office of the University Registrar has announced the release of an improved Schedule of Courses, available Jan. 25. Users will notice a new look and feel for both the search and results pages. In addition, the single search page expands for more advanced searches with additional options. The results page has a new format and organization that improves readability and navigation. For a detailed list of the changes, please visit http://www.registrar.psu.edu/news_messages/improved_soc.cfm online. (more)

Students can use new 'course watch list' in eLion beginning March 24

Friday, March 12, 2010

The Office of the University Registrar at Penn State has announced the implementation of a course watch list in eLion. This application will provide students with the opportunity to be notified when a seat opens in a full section of a course. Students will indicate the course sections they wish to watch and may be notified of an open seat via a Penn State e-mail account and/or a text message to a mobile phone. Students may attempt to schedule the section through the normal avenues. Seats are filled on a first-come, first-served basis. This capability will be available on March 24,2010. To preview the changes, use the eLion Demo at http://eliondemo.oas.psu.edu/ and select "students" from the login menu. (more)

Office of the University Registrar announces change to eLion Faculty

Thursday, January 07, 2010

In order to improve the security of our student records, a change to the login process for eLion Faculty has been made prior to the beginning of the spring semester in 2010. (more)

Course schedules now have live updating

Friday, January 09, 2009

The Schedule of Courses found at http://schedule.psu.edu now has live updates of the available seats in a course. Click on the "Refresh Seats" button in the Seats Remaining column and an up-to-the-minute count of the available seats in each section of the course will be displayed. Visit theOffice of the University Registrar Web site at http://www.registrar.psu.edu/news%20messages/enhancements_soc.cfm for information on additional improvements to the Schedule of Courses. (more)

Q&A from the Registrar

Thursday, December 18, 2008

My son or daughter did not attend last semester and would like to return. What does he/she need to do?

Your son or daughter must file for re-enrollment, which allows a former degree candidate to resume degree candidacy. Re-enrollment is appropriate if a student:

* Withdrew from the University
* Interrupted continuous degree enrollment during a fall or spring semester
* Returned either early or late from a leave of absence
* Voluntarily changed enrollment status to non-degree

Visit http://www.registrar.psu.edu/re_enrollment/re_enrollment.cfm to learn more. (more)

Schedule of courses tips series: Knowing when to sign up for courses

Tuesday, November 18, 2008

Tip #2. Know when to sign up for courses by using the "Registration Timetables." When it comes to the course registration process at Penn State it's important to know when you can start signing up for next semester's courses. The quickest and easiest way to figure this out is to go to the Schedule of Courses at schedule.psu.edu and click on the tab titled "Registration Timetables." (more)

Improvement made to scheduling of courses

Tuesday, May 27, 2008

The Office of the University Registrar has announced a major improvement to the schedule of courses. The schedule is now updated hourly to provide more up-to-date information on available seats in courses. In addition, the "advanced course search" has the ability to search for first year seminars and for writing intensive courses. (more)

Have a question for the Registrar's Office? Just ask the Lion

Wednesday, April 02, 2008

The University Registrar is pleased to announce a new service on our Web site -- "Ask the Lion." Just type a complete question (e.g. How do I order a transcript?) in the text box on any of the site's pages and receive an immediate response. (more)