Old Main Bell Dedication
Penn State President Graham B. Spanier silences the Old Main bell after he, Avery Peechatka, communications chair of the 2009 Senior Class Gift Committee, and Martha Jordan, a member of the "For the Future: The Campaign for Penn State Students" executive committee, took turns ringing it at the conclusion of the dedication ceremony on Friday, April 23.
IMAGE: Penn StateStudent Life Promenade
During the Old Main bell dedication ceremony, President Graham B. Spanier also recognized several class gifts that were completed this spring, including the Student Life Promenade adjacent to the rear of the HUB-Robeson Center. The Promenade, a gift of the Class of 2005, depicts 150 years of Penn State student life.
IMAGE: Penn StateAtherton and Curtin Gateway
The class of 2008's gift, the Atherton and Curtin Gateway, also was completed this spring and will welcome visitors entering the west end of the University Park campus. The gateway is positioned on Curtin Road, between the Nittany Lion Inn seen in the background, and Rec Hall.
IMAGE: Penn StateOld Main Fresco Portion
Portion of Old Main Fresco showing the painter, plaster and that this was a gift from the Class of 1932.
IMAGE: Penn StateOld Main Clock
A look through the clock in the bell tower of Old Main on the University Park campus of Penn State. The clock was a gift from the Class of 1904.
IMAGE: Penn StateHistoric Light Restoration
In 2001, the senior class chose the Historic Light Restoration Project as its senior class gift at Penn State University Park. The first of these "shepherd's crook" lighting fixtures appeared behind Old Main in April 2003. Lately, lampposts have been appearing along other walkways on the campus, and today (Feb. 18), the Office of Physical Plant began hanging the light fixtures.
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