The Penn State Office of Physical Plant will conduct its annual elm spray this weekend, May 18-19, at University Park. The trees are sprayed each year in an effort to slow the spread of both Dutch elm disease and elm yellows, and to protect the remaining iconic elms on campus.
Mark Miller, associate vice president for facilities management at the University of Nebraska and a retired U.S. Air Force officer, has been named the new assistant vice president for Physical Plant at Penn State, and will begin his appointment on June 17.
Beginning Thursday, April 25, through Friday, May 3, five classroom buildings at University Park — Boucke, Hammond, Osmond, Thomas and Willard — will be available on a 24/7 basis as a place for students to study for finals.
On Thursday, April 11, Penn State Mont Alto hosted a forum for faculty, staff and students from three campuses to discuss how the University's new utility-scale solar facility being constructed near the campus can serve as a teaching, research and outreach resource for Penn State and local communities.
After 29 years, and more revisions in his title than he can recall, Facility Manager Jerry Cresswell will retire from his position at Penn State Schuylkill.
For one Penn State doctoral student in architectural engineering, an introduction to the University's Office of Physical Plant (OPP) has turned into an opportunity to reshape the future of the campus itself. Yumna Kurdi is working with a team of people at OPP to try to evolve campus sustainability and green building policies for Penn State.
In an effort to protect the diversity of trees on the University Park campus, the Penn State Office of Physical Plant is asking students, faculty, staff and visitors to refrain from climbing trees or attaching slacklines or hammocks.
The Penn State Waste Stream Task Force invites members of the Penn State community to a community discussion on April 16, at which the task force will present a draft of its waste stream report and answer questions from the community. The report was made available online on April 10.
Penn State in 2009 established an Integrated Pest Management Committee, the members of which are tasked with monitoring, tracking and responding to pest problems ranging from ant infestations to groundhog invasions and everything in between.
An aerial lift will cause partial sidewalk closures at Old Main from March 4-7. The lift will provide access for crews completing preconstruction investigative work involving Old Main's bell tower.
Penn State has been honored with 2018 Tree Campus USA recognition as presented by the Arbor Day Foundation for its continued commitment to effective urban forest management.
With the forecast calling for another round of snow this week, the Office of Physical Plant is reminding Penn Staters to use caution when traveling to, from and across campus this winter.
Penn State shared its semiannual pipeline public awareness information on Tuesday, Dec. 18. The full report can be viewed on the Office of Physical Plant website.
Earl and Stuart halls in the East Housing Area at Penn State’s University Park campus have achieved Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification from the U.S. Green Building Council in recognition of sustainable design and construction practices.
Jillian Barskey, an environmental resource management major in Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences, aspires to reduce game-day waste by serving as this year's student sustainability coordinator for Intercollegiate Athletics and Penn State's Sustainability Institute.
