Penn State’s annual celebration of Constitution Day will take place on Friday, Sept. 16 at University Park, with events happening throughout the month of September across Penn State campuses.
The University will hold a Town Hall meeting 3-5 p.m. Sept. 28 in the Pavilion Theatre at University Park. The meeting will be livestreamed and available for all Penn State campuses to view.
The Department of Continuing Education at Penn State Wilkes-Barre and co-sponsor the Greater Wilkes-Barre Chamber of Commerce will offer a fall personal enrichment film and discussion series on Thursdays beginning Oct. 13 and running through Nov. 10. Open to students and members of the general public, the film series will feature "Animal House," "The Naked Gun: From The Files of the Police Squad," "Young Frankenstein," "Fargo," and "Blazing Saddles."
Old Main's bell — its chimes long replaced by modern technology — was removed and restored as a gift of Penn State’s class of 2009, and is now displayed outdoors at ground level near Old Main’s southwest corner.
Thanks to all who participated in the inaugural Penn State Today photo contest! We received a wonderful selection of photos reflecting 'Summer at Penn State.' Our top five are featured here. The winner of the inaugural Penn State Today photo contest is Anita Colyer Graham, Penn State alumna and manager of access for Penn State's World Campus. Keep an eye out for our next photo contest, set to begin in early September.
The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded $1.2M in funding to three Penn State chemical engineering researchers for a proposal which aims to identify the key polymeric properties of conjugated polymers used to develop flexible electronics.