Participants in the 15th annual Road Scholars Tour listened as Craig Edelbrock, Chancellor at Penn State Great Valley, home of the School of Graduate and Professional Studies near Philadelphia, told the group about the campus' history and mission. The tour is meant to expose new and newly tenured faculty to Penn State's Commonwealth Campuses and to demonstrate the University's impact across Pennsylvania.

Participants in the 15th annual Road Scholars Tour admired the conservatory at Longwood Gardens in Kennett Square, Pa. The facility employs many Penn State graduates and is a world-class botanical garden.

About 50 new or newly tenured faculty members visited Longwood Gardens, in Kennett Square, Pa., on May 12, as part of the Road Scholars Tour. In its 15th year, the tour exposes participants to Penn State's Commonwealth Campuses and demonstrates the University's impact across the state.

Participants in this year's Road Scholars Tour took a moment to pose for a group picture during their visit to Longwood Gardens on May 12. In its 15th year, the tour exposes new or newly tenured faculty to Penn State's Commonwealth Campuses and demonstrates the University's impact across Pennsylvania.

Penn State President Graham Spanier, left, reacts to a conversation between faculty member Zinaida Taran, second from right, and Penn State alumnus Mike Brubaker, of Brubaker Farms in Mount Joy, Pa. The Penn State Road Scholars Tour made a stop at the farm on May 12, where cutting-edge, environmentally conscious farming practices have made the farm a standout in the area of agricultural sustainability.

Participants in Penn State's Road Scholars Tour sat on the steps in the rotunda at the Pennsylvania State Capitol Building in Harrisburg on May 12. The group took a guided walk through the building and saw the House, Senate and Supreme Court chambers. The tour, in its 15th year, is open to new or newly tenured faculty and is meant to demonstrate Penn State's influence across the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.