The History Of Old Main

Old Main has been a prominent landmark for the Penn State University Park campus for many years. On cold winter nights, you can find students catching snowflakes on its lawn, and in the spring a good game of Frisbee. It also is one of the most photographed places in University Park, second only to the…

Fashion Expert, Tim Gunn Speaking at Live-Streaming Event

Who is Tim Gunn? What has his impact been on the fashion industry? Find out this and more! Fashion expert and TV personality Tim Gunn will be speaking on Thursday, November 8 at 8:00 p.m. (EST) from Penn State’s Eisenhower Auditorium. The live event will be streaming online exclusively for World Campus students. During the…

New Information Sciences Option Available at World Campus

We are pleased to announce that effective spring 2013, the College of Information Sciences and Technology will offer a new option in the Associate in Science in Information Sciences and Technology program at Penn State World Campus. If you are a current 2IST student or are considering pursuing your associate degree in IST this may…

Plan for Repetition: How Course Content-Overlap Helps

Every semester, I have (by chance) selected courses that overlap somehow. For example, I once chose to take a forensics course the same semester I took a photography course. Little did I know that forensic science would help solidify lessons I was learning in photography—concepts such as aperture and shutter speed, depth of field and…

Disability Awareness Month

Welcome to the 2012 Disability Awareness Month “Diversability.” October is Disability Awareness Month at Penn State. The theme of the month is “Diversability,” which emphasizes the varying abilities and talents of people with disabilities. The intent of the Diversability events is to promote an atmosphere where individuals are comfortable discussing and exploring questions about accessibility,…

Blue & White Society Member Wins $500 Penn State Bookstore Gift Card

World Campus Blue & White Society member, Michael Sanchez was all smiles when he received a $500 gift card after winning the recent Blue & White Society Bookstore Sweepstakes. The Texas native was one of three lucky winners selected from more than 1,900 students that entered university-wide. After reading about the sweepstakes through his Penn…

The “Original” Mascot

At our most recent Student Town Hall event one of our polls tested your Penn State mascot knowledge. While some of you had obviously brushed up on your Penn State history, others didn’t seem too sure about the University’s first mascot—and no, we’re not talking the Lion. For most alumni and students, a Penn State…