New Photo Map Provides Unique Campus View

Although getting lost during the first day of classes will always produce anxiety for some unprepared students, today's tech-savvy youth can learn a lot about Penn State long before physically setting foot here via online maps at http://www.campusmaps.psu.edu -- including a new photo map that complements print-based campus maps. Sensing the trend that high school students are "shopping" for potential alma maters in part by looking for campus maps on colleges' Web sites, Penn State cartographers crafted the new University Park campus photo map with an index of hyperlinks that aims to highlight departments and facilities in more than 200 buildings. It is based on a highly detailed, aerial color photograph of the campus taken earlier this year. For the full story by Gary Cramer, visit