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On the final day of the 13th annual Road Scholars Tour, the group of new and newly tenured faculty visited the 85-acre Samuel S. Lewis State Park in York County for a box lunch and a beautiful view overlooking the Susquehanna River. Earlier in the day, the group toured an Amish farm in Lancaster. The Road Scholars Tour is a three-day event that provides faculty with a first-hand view of Penn... Read more ›
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Road Scholars participants Ravi Chita (left), associate professor of management at Penn State Harrisburg, and Paul Bartell (right), assistant professor of poultry science at University Park, read a historical map of the Samuel S. Lewis State Park, which is dominated by Mount Pisgah, an 885-foot high ridge.
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Rungun Nathan, assistant professor at Penn State Berks and a Road Scholars participant, marveled at the intricate craftsmanship in the Rotunda of the Capitol building. The Rotunda is illuminated by 48 portholes at the top of the dome and by nearly 4,000 lights.
Penn State Road Scholars were amazed as they entered the state Capitol Building in Harrisburg as the next stop on their tour of... Read more ›
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This 24-carat-gold leaf rosette in the ceiling of the Senate Chamber is just one of the many details of Pennsylvania's state Capitol Building that caused President Teddy Roosevelt to describe the structure as "the handsomest building I ever saw," when it opened in 1906.
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Sen. Jake Corman took time out of his schedule in Harrisburg to address the Road Scholars on the steps inside the Rotunda of the Capitol Building. Corman represents the 34th Senatorial District, which includes Centre, Mifflin, Juniata, Perry and parts of Union counties.
The Road Scholars listened as Sen. Jake Corman described the duties and daily work of a member of the Pennsylvania...
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After touring an Amish Farm in Lancaster and the Starbucks Coffee facility in York earlier in the day, Matt Aistrich, assistant professor of marketing at University Park, and Taoye Zhang, assistant professor of mathematics at Penn State Worthington Scranton, focus on politics at the state Capitol as part of the 13th annual Road Scholars Tour.
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Much of the decor in the Rotunda of the Capitol Building in Harrisburg, a national historic landmark, was inspired by the Paris Opera House.
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Timothy Reluga, assistant professor of mathematics at University Park, and Laura Ax-Fultz, assistant librarian at the Dickinson School of Law, take in the site of the Senate Chamber from the balcony. The seat of Pennsylvania's government has justifiably been called inspiring and breathtaking.
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This stained glass dome can be found in the ceiling of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court on the fourth floor of the Capitol, providing another photo opportunity for participants in the 2008 Road Scholars Tour. The tour, the brainchild of Penn State President Graham Spanier, introduces new and newly tenured Penn State faculty to the state, its history and its connection to the University.
Tuesday, January 26, 2021
