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
In a first for the University, video gaming -- an industry that generates broad-based interest, employment opportunities and as much as $100 billion worldwide each year -- will be the focus of a general-education class beginning next fall at Penn State. According to the course description, COMM 190 Gaming and the Interactive Media will provide and introduction to the business operations, future developments, social aspects and career opportunities in industries that produce interactive digital media products such as video games and simulations for business, education, medical military and other applications. (more)
The senior director of external affairs and public policy counsel for communications giant Comcast will meet with hundreds of Penn State students in four separate telecommunications classes (economics, ethics, law and regulation) Feb. 21 and 22 at the University Park campus. (more)
A telecommunications major from Milwaukee, Wis., will serve as student marshal for the College of Communications at Penn State during fall commencement exercises Saturday, Dec. 18, at the Bryce Jordan Center. (more)
Students from the College of Communications will produce a live webcast of the Homecoming parade for the sixth consecutive year beginning at approximately 5 p.m. Friday, Oct. 8. Coverage may be found at http://psucommedia.com online. (more)
Two communications professors will serve with officials from the Federal Communications Commission and other national experts during the 2010 Pennsylvania Broadband Summit in September. The College of Communications professors will share their expertise during the two-day session scheduled Sept. 20-21, in Camp Hill, Pa. They are Rob Frieden, the Pioneers Chair in cable telecommunications, and Krishna Jayakar, associate professor in the Department of Telecommunications. (more)
A $100,000 gift paid over five years from AT&T has created the first Trustee Scholarship in the College of Communications designated specifically for telecommunications students. Along with being the first for students focusing in that field, the scholarship also represents a proactive collaboration between different units at the University. The funding was derived from a business agreement between AT&T and Information Technology Services (ITS) at Penn State. (more)
A forthcoming book by a Penn State faculty member examines how and why the United States lost its "digital advantage," and whether the country can regain its status in an ever-changing global communications marketplace. (more)
Penn State, Tufts University and the University of California - Riverside are exploring the potential for a National Science Foundation-sponsored Industry/University Cooperative Research Center in Optical Wireless Applications. (more)
Two faculty members from the College of Communications have been invited to address foreign regulatory bodies this spring and update them on the new American National Broadband Plan -- a topic that is garnering worldwide interest. (more)
Richard Taylor, professor and Palmer chair of telecommunication studies in the College of Communications, has been elected to a three-year term on the board of governors of the Pacific Telecommunications Council. (more)
