Thousands of visitors crowded into the soccer/lacrosse complex at Penn State Behrend, in Erie, to view the eclipse in totality. Cheers rippled across the field as the sun’s corona became visible.
A number of Penn State campuses hosted watch events and educational activities surrounding the solar eclipse on April 8. One campus — Penn State Behrend — fell within 100% totality of solar eclipse.
At the presentation at Athens Area High School are, from left: Alex Ellsworth, associate director of admissions; Luke Jones, surveying engineering student; Dimitrios Bolkas, associate professor of surveying engineering; and Todd Babcock, vice president, Pennsylvania Society of Land Surveyors, and Sayre office lead, Civil & Environmental Consultant Inc.
The art gallery is open to the public. Gallery hours: weekdays, 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., except during holiday breaks. The gallery is located in the Nesbitt Academic Commons.
Penn State Wilkes-Barre is sharing information about its surveying engineering program and the career possibilities in the profession through presentations and career fairs at several high schools.
From left: Chancellor and Chief Academic Officer Lynda Goldstein; state Representative Mike Cabell, 117th Legislative District; and Penn State Wilkes-Barre students Derek Dietz and Alyssa Pritchard at Capital Day.
