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David Hood, conductor of Penn State's Concert Choir, prepared for the President's Concert with organist and 2011 Penn State Alumni Fellow William Neil, class of 1966, on Feb. 8 at the National Presbyterian Church in Washington DC. The Seventh Annual President's Concert is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. Feb. 8, preceeded by a reception. The event is hosted by the Penn State Alumni Association. Toi view the full-size photo, click on the image above.
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Students lined up for THON merchandise Feb. 6 in the HUB-Robeson Center at Penn State's University Park campus. With the IFC/Panhellenic Dance Marathon fast approaching on Feb. 15, students stocked up on apparel, with the most popular items of the one-day sale being tank tops and crewneck sweatshirts. Merchandise is available online at store.thon.psu.edu and will also be sold during the 46-hour dance marathon. Proceeds benefit the Four Diamonds Fund. To see a larger version of the photo, click on the image.
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Colonel Jacob Graham, professor of practice in security and risk analysis in Penn State's College of Information Sciences and Technology (IST), studied a map with students Trevor Fisk, left, Mary Lieb and Allyson Flanagan in the Red Cell Analytics Lab in the IST building on the University Park campus. The lab features advanced technology for information visualization. Researchers and students use the facility to investigate potential outcomes from counterterrorism tactics to natural disaster relief efforts. To view the full-size photo, click on the image above.
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Alberto Sebastion Arroyo, left, and Dre Parker rehearsed on Jan. 31 at the Pavilion Theatre on Penn Statte's University Park campus for the Penn State Centre Stage production of Shakespeare's 'Love's Labour's Lost.' The production, under the direction of Edward Stern will open Feb. 12 and runs through Feb. 23. To view more photos from rehearsal, click on the image above.
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Penn State sophomore Kevin Dastalfo, left, and junior Josh Lashbrook kicked off the Stand for Freedom on Jan. 31 at the Allen Street Gate at University Park to call attention to the 27 million men, women and children living in slavery throughout the world. The event, which will last for 27 hours, is organized by the campus' chapter of the International Justice Mission, a human rights organization that aids victims of slavery, sexual exploitation and other forms of violent oppression. Students were planning to stand at the intersection of College Avenue and Shortlidge Road on Feb. 1. To see a full-size version of the photo, click on the image.
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Anne Varnum Poor, daughter of artist Henry Varnum Poor, adds fresh plaster to one of Penn State's Land-Grant Frescoes in the Old Main lobby in this 1947 photograph as staff from the Penn State film unit prepare to record the completion of the mural. The Land-Grant Frescoes grace the upper walls of the Old Main lobby and pay tribute to Penn State's role as the Commonwealth's Land-Grant University. To view more 'Penn State Time and Place' photos, click on the image above.
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Penn State students took part in a candlelight peach march on the evening of Jan. 24 to honor the memory and accomplishments of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. The peace march was part of Penn State's 28th annual Martin Luther King Jr. Commemoration Week and was sponsored by the Office of the Vice Provost for Educational Equity. To view more photos from Martin Luther King Jr. Commemoration events held Jan. 24 at Penn State, click on the image above.
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Inanllely Gonzalez, a first-year Ph.D student in Penn State's Organic Chemistry program, set up a synthesis experiment for her thesis research on the morning of Jan. 24 in a lab located in the Chemistry building on the University Park campus. To view the full-size image, and for more information about Penn State's Dept. of Chemistry, click on the photo above.
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Penn State students made their way to classes on the morning of Jan. 16 near Old Main. The University Park campus announced a two-hour delay this morning due to a coating of snow and ice that blanketed the region overnight. To view the full-size photo, click on the image above.
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Allie McIlvanie, a junior, led the THON Prep fitness class on Jan. 16 in 126 White Building at University Park. With THON less than a month away, dancers have been building endurance, toning muscles and increasing their flexibility before the dance marathon weekend, starting Feb. 15. To see more images, click on the photo above.
