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.
Activities and Traditions
Activities and Traditions
Penn State fitness centers recognized among nation's best
6/12/13
Penn State's University Park campus has been recognized as having one of the 10 best university fitness centers in nation according to Allied Health World, an online resource for information on health care careers.
Video: Students left college to enlist and help defend Gettysburg
6/12/13
Evan Pugh, a Quaker and founding president of Penn State, was opposed to students leaving college to fight in the Civil War. Nevertheless, 31 would join Union forces and at least two joined Confederate armies.
Palmer Museum of Art announces 2013 workshops
6/11/13
The Palmer Museum of Art has announced summer 2013 workshops for children, youth, adults and teachers. Workshops are free, but participants must preregister by contacting the curator of education at 814-863-9188 or dck10@psu.edu. Space is limited -- participants are encouraged to register early.
Penns Valley-based band The Chicken Tractor Deluxe to perform at Palmer Museum
6/11/13
The Palmer Museum of Art will present The Chicken Tractor Deluxe during Art After Hours event from 7 to 8:30 p.m. on Saturday, June 15, on the Palmer plaza on Penn State's University Park campus.
Special Olympics Summer Games bring 2,000 athletes to Penn State
6/5/13
The Special Olympics Pennsylvania opened its 44th annual Summer Games on Thursday evening, bringing more than 2,000 athletes to Penn State for three days of competition.
Penn State Behrend Alumni Society selling Berkey Creamery ice cream
6/4/13
The Penn State Behrend Alumni Society is taking orders for its annual summer sale of the University’s famous Berkey Creamery ice cream.
Video: The Battle of Gettysburg - Prelude
5/24/13
Join William Blair, professor of history at Penn State, as he takes a brief look at the forces that coalesced to make the Battle of Gettysburg one of the most important in U.S. military history.
Campus landmarks honor military service of Penn Staters
5/23/13
Memorial Day at Penn State is an appropriate time to reflect on those members of the University community who made the supreme sacrifice in military service to their country. The University Park campus holds a number of landmarks that commemorate those heroes.
Registration open for Penn State Beaver Alumni Society golf outing
5/18/13
Registration is open for the Penn State Beaver Alumni Society’s Thirteenth Annual Golf Outing to be held Monday, September 9, at Seven Oaks Country Club, Brighton Township.
Students commissioned as officers at ROTC ceremonies
5/10/13
Penn State's Navy, Air Force and Army ROTC programs commissioned students as officers May 10 during ceremonies around campus.
The Nittany Lion Battalion: Commissioning Ceremony
5/10/13
Images from Penn State's Army ROTC commissioning ceremony held May 10 on the University Park campus.
Smeal commencement speaker urges students to work with integrity
5/9/13
More than 1,100 students received their baccalaureate degrees at the Penn State Smeal College of Business commencement ceremony May 5. Commencement speaker Lizabeth Zlatkus, retired executive vice president and chief risk officer at The Hartford, spoke about seizing career opportunities and learning to love what you choose to do.
Art event at Penn State ranked as 5th best summer festival
5/9/13
When the Central Pennsylvania Festival of the Arts takes place this year from July 11 to 14, it will kick off with a new honor -- as the fifth-best summer festival in the nation, according to livability.com's rankings. The festival, held in the Borough of State College and on Penn State's University Park campus, brings more than 125,000 visitors to the area each year.
Lehigh Valley sophomore interviews commencement speaker Jeffrey Tambor
5/7/13
Penn State Lehigh Valley sophomore Alexandra Lynn interviewed Jeffrey Tambor in advance of his speech at the 2013 Penn State Lehigh Valley Commencement on May 3.
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Video: Curators give talk, tour at Palmer Museum of Art
4/3/13
At a recent Research Unplugged program at Penn State's Palmer Museum of Art, curators Joyce Robinson and Dana Carlisle Kletchka presented a talk and tour, "Behind the Scenes at the Museum: What Do Curators Do?"
Robinson, curator of art and affiliate associate professor of art history, is a specialist in modern American and European art, and teaches courses primarily on African American art.
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.
Penn State fitness centers recognized among nation's best
6/12/13
Penn State's University Park campus has been recognized as having one of the 10 best university fitness centers in nation according to Allied Health World, an online resource for information on health care careers.
Video: Students left college to enlist and help defend Gettysburg
6/12/13
Evan Pugh, a Quaker and founding president of Penn State, was opposed to students leaving college to fight in the Civil War. Nevertheless, 31 would join Union forces and at least two joined Confederate armies.
Palmer Museum of Art announces 2013 workshops
6/11/13
The Palmer Museum of Art has announced summer 2013 workshops for children, youth, adults and teachers. Workshops are free, but participants must preregister by contacting the curator of education at 814-863-9188 or dck10@psu.edu. Space is limited -- participants are encouraged to register early.
Penns Valley-based band The Chicken Tractor Deluxe to perform at Palmer Museum
6/11/13
The Palmer Museum of Art will present The Chicken Tractor Deluxe during Art After Hours event from 7 to 8:30 p.m. on Saturday, June 15, on the Palmer plaza on Penn State's University Park campus.
Special Olympics Summer Games bring 2,000 athletes to Penn State
6/5/13
The Special Olympics Pennsylvania opened its 44th annual Summer Games on Thursday evening, bringing more than 2,000 athletes to Penn State for three days of competition.
Penn State Behrend Alumni Society selling Berkey Creamery ice cream
6/4/13
The Penn State Behrend Alumni Society is taking orders for its annual summer sale of the University’s famous Berkey Creamery ice cream.
Video: The Battle of Gettysburg - Prelude
5/24/13
Join William Blair, professor of history at Penn State, as he takes a brief look at the forces that coalesced to make the Battle of Gettysburg one of the most important in U.S. military history.
Campus landmarks honor military service of Penn Staters
5/23/13
Memorial Day at Penn State is an appropriate time to reflect on those members of the University community who made the supreme sacrifice in military service to their country. The University Park campus holds a number of landmarks that commemorate those heroes.
Registration open for Penn State Beaver Alumni Society golf outing
5/18/13
Registration is open for the Penn State Beaver Alumni Society’s Thirteenth Annual Golf Outing to be held Monday, September 9, at Seven Oaks Country Club, Brighton Township.
Students commissioned as officers at ROTC ceremonies
5/10/13
Penn State's Navy, Air Force and Army ROTC programs commissioned students as officers May 10 during ceremonies around campus.
The Nittany Lion Battalion: Commissioning Ceremony
5/10/13
Images from Penn State's Army ROTC commissioning ceremony held May 10 on the University Park campus.
Smeal commencement speaker urges students to work with integrity
5/9/13
More than 1,100 students received their baccalaureate degrees at the Penn State Smeal College of Business commencement ceremony May 5. Commencement speaker Lizabeth Zlatkus, retired executive vice president and chief risk officer at The Hartford, spoke about seizing career opportunities and learning to love what you choose to do.