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New Student Orientation off to a successful start
6/18/13
Students new to Penn State’s University Park campus this fall are participating this summer in a more in-depth orientation program, which is already getting positive reviews.
Two battles, one destiny
Two battles raged in Pennsylvania in 1863. One would serve as a defining moment in the Civil War; another would redefine the identity of a university and reveal the promise of higher education to a new generation of Americans.
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The Arboretum at Penn State hosted an evening of music performed outdoors within the garden rooms of the H.O. Smith Botanic Gardens on June 12.
The Special Olympics Pennsylvania 44th Summer Games opened Thursday and continue through Saturday at Penn State's University Park campus.
Sisters of Kappa Alpha Theta from the classes of 1962 and 1963 found a spot in the shade to mingle Friday (May 31) before a luncheon at the Hintz Family Alumni Center during a sunny and hot Reunion
Penn State Centre Stage will begin its 2013-14 season with the David Lindsay-Abaire play 'Good People,' opening June 12 at the Penn State Downtown Theatre.
Penn State will host the annual 'Trash to Treasure, Tote it Away Sale' on Saturday June 1 at Beaver Stadium beginning at 7:30 a.m.
A lone bicyclist rolled along Pollock Road and past Old Main on a beautiful spring morning.
Images from Penn State's Army ROTC commissioning ceremony held May 10 on the University Park campus.
Graduates, families and friends attended spring commencement ceremonies on Penn State's University Park campus.
Mary Chuff, left, a Penn State freshman majoring in journalism, and Phoebe Canagarajah, a freshman anthropology major, enjoyed the nice weather on the University Park campus while reviewing for fin
Pine Cottage, located on Penn State's University Park campus, on a beautiful spring morning.
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Two battles, one destiny: Penn State and Gettysburg during the Civil War
Two battles raged in Pennsylvania in 1863. One would serve as a defining moment in the Civil War, a conflict that ended slavery and changed the identity of the United States. Another battle, not far from the bloody fields and smoke-veiled ridges of Gettysburg, would redefine the identity of a struggling university and reveal the promise of higher education to a new generation of Americans. In both battles, Penn Staters paid the ultimate price.
University’s International Center for the Study of Terrorism to close
Coordinators of Penn State’s International Center for the Study of Terrorism (ICST) have announced that the program will close on June 30. Program director John Horgan and senior research associate Mia Bloom have announced that they will assume new positions at the Center for Terrorism and Security Studies at the University of Massachusetts, Lowell, this summer, where they plan to continue their work.
PCN's 'Discover PA Business' to feature Penn State June 23
Penn State will be spotlighted in a new Pennsylvania Cable Network series that profiles the state's economic engines at 8 p.m. Sunday, June 23. “Discover PA Business," a collaboration between PCN and the Pennsylvania Chamber of Business and Industry, began as a monthly series earlier this year.
University Park employees urged to curb energy use during one-hour test June 20
This Thursday (June 20) from 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. Penn State will again test University Park’s capability to reduce its electricity load when called upon during national or regional power emergencies. The Office of Physical Plant (OPP) will be working behind the scenes to reduce the overall electrical load remotely during this one-hour test. However, all University employees and students are requested to turn off all unnecessary lighting, office equipment, coffee pots, dehumidifiers, and air conditioning. University offices should stay open and operate in a normal manner while reducing their consumption of electricity.
Penn State student-athletes surpass national averages for academic progress
Penn State student-athletes continue to make better progress toward graduation in comparison with the nation's Division I institutions, according to data released Tuesday (June 11) by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA).
Employees notified of policy on relationships with loan lenders
The Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended by the Higher Education Opportunity Act of 2008, requires institutions of higher education to publish a code of conduct with regard to employees' relationships with loan lenders. Penn State Policy FN22 applies to all Penn State officers, employees and agents who engage in any University business transactions with lenders who provide education loans.
Music at Penn's Woods orchestra festival begins June 19
Music at Penn's Woods, the annual professional summer orchestra festival showcases the talents of community musicians, and Penn State faculty, alumni and students.