I am sure many of you were there when the iPad was announced. Personally, I was scratching my head and wondering how useful it could actually be.
Cole Camplese, the Education Technology Services Director, decided to put the iPad to the test. Starting April 6th, Cole decided that he was going an entire month without his laptop and cell phone, only using a computer when he's at his desk, and using an iPad for everything else. I talked with Cole to see how everything was going. Read on to find out how the challenge has been treating him.
As most of you probably know, Sue Paterno’s main philanthropic endeavor is with the Special Olympics. This weekend there will be a Run/Walk with Special Olympics Pennsylvania athletes and the PSU football team. Participants have the option to run the 5K or do a 1-mile Family Run/ Walk.
Did I mention it ends by walking through the Beaver Stadium tunnel? Pretty cool. You know what’s even cooler though? Helping Sue Paterno and the Special Olympics. More info follows, but see the Special Olympics website to register online.
When: Sunday, April 25, 10 a.m. (Rain or Shine)
Time: 7:30 a.m. to 9:45 a.m. – Registration
10:00 a.m. – Start Time
Where: The Bryce Jordan Center (BJC) on Curtin Road
Course: Begins at Beaver Stadium
and wind its way around the Penn State Campus.
Runners/walkers will finish by running through the players’ tunnel
and onto the Beaver Stadium field.
Parking: Bryce Jordan Center Parking Lot
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The Society of Professional Journalists announced its Region 1 Mark of Excellence Award winners in New York this month and the Daily Collegian sure cleaned up.
Collegian reporters achieved more than 21 individual awards and two big overall awards in the competition, which received more than 3600 entries. Collegian members swept all first, second, and third place slots in the Feature Photography and Radio In-Depth Reporting categories.
More on this after the jump.
Despite being hailed as the number one party school in the country by the Princeton Review last year (our article), Penn State didn't even crack the top 10 on Playboy's 2009 Top Party Schools. Is that a good thing or a bad thing?
The two rankings have significant differences in their methodology for crowning the party king. The Princeton Review's rankings are based on a survey of 122,000 college students across the country which, while very democratic approach, has lead to the criticism that the rankings are nothing more than a popularity contest.
Playboy's system is quite less ambiguous and more scientific (Playboy being more calculated than the Princeton Review?). However, their system may be a little biased towards certain schools. They use 5 categories: Bikini, Sex, Campus, Sports, and Brains. Each one of these categories had careful equations applied to them. Read on for the full methodology and list.
Just a short while ago, the headliners for the Last Stop Music Festival (which will be on Friday, April 30 at 6:30 p.m. at the HUB lawn) were announced. After the jump, we have a quick breakdown of the headliners to prepare you for the event.
Last week, Penn State Harrisburg named Mukund Kulkarni as interim chancellor, replacing Madlyn Hanes effective July 1. Hanes is leaving to become Penn State's vice president for commonwealth campuses.
Kulkarni has been senior associate dean for academic affairs at Penn State Harrisburg since 2006. Kulkarni, a professor of Finance, has been very active at Penn State Harrisburg since he joined as a member of the business faculty in 1985. He was also the director of the School of Business Administration from 1996-2006.
After the jump: One astute PennLive commenter's take on the situation.