WPSU has debuted a new segment that examines Centre County (along with Penn State) during the Great Depression. You can take a tour of a 1930’s era downtown and campus, hear about farm life during the depression and experience the impact of the downturn on teachers, among others. The focus of these programs is the […]
You may remember my post on the initial testing of the Wireless 2.0 system that is poised to replace the VPN system we currently use. The new Wireless 2.0 system is out of the testing stage and is ready to be used by faculty, students and staff. Currently limited to 8 locations on campus, the […]
Luckily for Penn State students, our campus is almost completely blanketed with wireless internet. Visitors and guests to Penn State have not been so lucky… Until Now. Penn State has partnered with AT&T to provide wireless internet at the University Park and Altoona campi campuses. The Vice-Provost of Information Technology explains the new service: The […]
Steven Levy, who got his Master’s Degree from Penn State in 1974 recently returned from a trip to Iraq. Serving as the embedded journalist for a delegation made up of executives from major technology companies, Levy published an article about his experience. His article describes how representatives from Google, Twitter, YouTube, Wordpress and AT&T among […]
The Campus Explorer feature is dedicated to exploring Penn State’s astrologically massive campus. The series will showcase a specific building or area of the campus that usually doesn’t get as much love as Penn State icons like Beaver Stadium and Old Main. Until October of 2007, the Breazeale Nuclear Reactor was one of Penn State’s […]
The Campus Explorer is a feature of Onward State dedicated to exploring Penn State’s massive campus. The series will showcase buildings or areas on campus that don’t receive as much attention as landmark buildings like the Beaver Stadium or Old Main. While not the most visually impressive building on campus, the Testing Center still has […]