The College of Information Sciences and Technology announced yesterday that David Hall, currently serving as the college's interim dean, has been named dean of the college. Hall has served as interim dean since January 1st of this year, having stepped in for Hank Foley, who moved to the position of vice president for research and dean of the Graduate School.
Read on to find out what University officials had to say about Dr. Hall and his new position...
There is no doubt that this year's football schedule away from Beaver Stadium may be one of the best in recent times. The Nittany Lions will invade Alabama, Iowa and Ohio State, all teams ranked in the top-10 in preseason polls. Going to these games would be a blast, but it's a huge burden to plan one trip of these proportions, let alone three of them.
That is where Penn State student Brett Fisher comes in.
Read on to learn more...
The former Verizon Building downtown is vacant, and the State College Redevelopment Authority Board is trying to figure out how best to use the empty space. The answer may lie with a student group called Innoblue.
Read on to learn what they plan on using the building for...
Ah, media day. The one time of the year where all the football players (excluding freshmen) and all the coaches gather at Beaver Stadium to be continuously pounded with the same questions over and over again, and respond with usually the same, seemingly rehearsed responses. However, many questions were answered for this coming season, while many remain very cloudy.
Read on for some insight on the coming season...
As some of you may have heard, either through Twitter or the PSUTXT system, the Mont Alto campus was locked down at 1:40 pm this afternoon. The message sent over PSUTXT announcing that something was afoot read,
Campus Lockdown :: Police searching for gunman in area. Campus is locking all doors. Stay indoors until further notice.
An hour later, after police found the gunman, the lockdown ended and campus reopened. The plot thickens from there though. Read on to learn more...
The only place in the whole Commonwealth of Pennsylvania where deputy sheriffs can be certified is in University Park, at the Penn State Justice and Safety Institute (JASI). Three times each year, the 760-hour Deputy Sheriff Academy program takes place. Spread out over 19 weeks per session, it consists of the in-depth, unique training that such a job demands.
Read on to find out why Penn State is the place to be for Sheriffs' Deputies in training...