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Special Olympics Athletes competed in an 800-meter preliminary race at the Penn State Track on the morning of June 6. The Special Olympics Pennsylvania Summer Games welcomed more than 2,000 athletes from all parts of the commonwealth to Penn State's University Park campus for three days of fun and healthy, sports competition June 5 through 7. Credit: Patrick Mansell / Penn State. Creative Commons
A gallery of photographs from around the commonwealth of Pennsylvania celebrating Penn State's newest graduates. Congratulations Class of '25. Credit: Patrick Mansell / Penn State. Creative Commons
The winning photo in the 2025 Penn State Today spring photo contest was submitted by Bethany Stitzer, an undergraduate student studying biomedical engineering at University Park, and highlights spring blossoms surrounding Old Main on a quiet April morning. See more top overall submissions, as selected by Penn State Today editors, in this photo gallery. Credit: Bethany Stitzer. All Rights Reserved.
A gallery of photos from the 2025 Blue-White game. The annual inter squad scrimmage welcomed more than 60,000 fans to Beaver Stadium. Credit: Patrick Mansell / Penn State. Creative Commons
A gallery of photos highlighting just a few of the many Penn State staff who work to prepare the University Park campus for springtime and the coming warm weathers months. Credit: Patrick Mansell / Penn State. Creative Commons
A gallery of photos from Penn State's Sheep Barn Complex where the annual spring lambing season is underway. Credit: Patrick Mansell / Penn State. Creative Commons
Fritz Kessler, a teaching professor of geography at Penn State, volunteers his time at the Bike Den to help riders with minor and major repairs. The Bike Den, part of Penn State Transportation Services, offers free maintenance clinics and 'do it yourself' workshops for anyone in the local biking community. Visit The Bike Den. Credit: Patrick Mansell / Penn State. Creative Commons
Volunteers from Eco Action, a student-run organization at Penn State, participated in a tree planting at Chapel Woods near Eisenhower Chapel on the University Park campus. More than a dozen trees were planted by student volunteers. The event is part of the Sustainable Landscape Implementation Plan, a project conceived by Eco Action in partnership with the Office of Physical Plant. A gift from Harry Burns and Pat Wirth is making the enhancements of Chapel Woods possible Credit: Patrick Mansell / Penn State. Creative Commons
A gallery of photos offering a look behind the scenes as cast and crew rehearse for the April 15 opening of Alice in Wonderland at the Playhouse Theatre. Credit: Patrick Mansell / Penn State. Creative Commons
Penn State's Carter Starocci, the No. 1 seed at 184, defeated No. 2 seed Parker Keckeisen of Northern Iowa 4-3 in the finals at the 2025 NCAA Wrestling Championships. Starocci ends his historic Penn State wrestling career as the only five-time NCAA Champion in collegiate wrestling history. Penn State won the team title for the 12th time under the guidance of coach Cael Sanderson. Credit: Mark Selders / Penn State. Creative Commons
A gallery of photos from THON Weekend 2025 at Penn State's Bryce Jordan Center. The theme for this year is 'A Home for Hope'. Credit: Patrick Mansell / Penn State. Creative Commons
Special Olympics Athletes competed in an 800-meter preliminary race at the Penn State Track on the morning of June 6. The Special Olympics Pennsylvania Summer Games welcomed more than 2,000 athletes from all parts of the commonwealth to Penn State's University Park campus for three days of fun and healthy, sports competition June 5 through 7. Credit: Patrick Mansell / Penn State. Creative Commons
A gallery of photographs from around the commonwealth of Pennsylvania celebrating Penn State's newest graduates. Congratulations Class of '25. Credit: Patrick Mansell / Penn State. Creative Commons
The winning photo in the 2025 Penn State Today spring photo contest was submitted by Bethany Stitzer, an undergraduate student studying biomedical engineering at University Park, and highlights spring blossoms surrounding Old Main on a quiet April morning. See more top overall submissions, as selected by Penn State Today editors, in this photo gallery. Credit: Bethany Stitzer. All Rights Reserved.
A gallery of photos from the 2025 Blue-White game. The annual inter squad scrimmage welcomed more than 60,000 fans to Beaver Stadium. Credit: Patrick Mansell / Penn State. Creative Commons
A gallery of photos highlighting just a few of the many Penn State staff who work to prepare the University Park campus for springtime and the coming warm weathers months. Credit: Patrick Mansell / Penn State. Creative Commons
A gallery of photos from Penn State's Sheep Barn Complex where the annual spring lambing season is underway. Credit: Patrick Mansell / Penn State. Creative Commons
Fritz Kessler, a teaching professor of geography at Penn State, volunteers his time at the Bike Den to help riders with minor and major repairs. The Bike Den, part of Penn State Transportation Services, offers free maintenance clinics and 'do it yourself' workshops for anyone in the local biking community. Visit The Bike Den. Credit: Patrick Mansell / Penn State. Creative Commons
Volunteers from Eco Action, a student-run organization at Penn State, participated in a tree planting at Chapel Woods near Eisenhower Chapel on the University Park campus. More than a dozen trees were planted by student volunteers. The event is part of the Sustainable Landscape Implementation Plan, a project conceived by Eco Action in partnership with the Office of Physical Plant. A gift from Harry Burns and Pat Wirth is making the enhancements of Chapel Woods possible Credit: Patrick Mansell / Penn State. Creative Commons
A gallery of photos offering a look behind the scenes as cast and crew rehearse for the April 15 opening of Alice in Wonderland at the Playhouse Theatre. Credit: Patrick Mansell / Penn State. Creative Commons
Penn State's Carter Starocci, the No. 1 seed at 184, defeated No. 2 seed Parker Keckeisen of Northern Iowa 4-3 in the finals at the 2025 NCAA Wrestling Championships. Starocci ends his historic Penn State wrestling career as the only five-time NCAA Champion in collegiate wrestling history. Penn State won the team title for the 12th time under the guidance of coach Cael Sanderson. Credit: Mark Selders / Penn State. Creative Commons
A gallery of photos from THON Weekend 2025 at Penn State's Bryce Jordan Center. The theme for this year is 'A Home for Hope'. Credit: Patrick Mansell / Penn State. Creative Commons
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