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Penn State Intercom......October 19, 2000
Al Bianchi,
operations manager for student radio station WKPS, will graduate in December.
He said he hopes his replacement at the station will continue to build
on the improvements that have been made up to this point.
Photo: Greg Grieco
Under construction
Workers from Lobar Inc. of Dillsburg are busy working on a new child care facility, which is under construction behind the Pollock dining area on the University Park campus. The 14,000-square-foot facility will be able to serve 140 children. Construction is due to be completed in December.
Photo: Greg Grieco
Work continues on schedule
Construction continues on the Beaver Stadium expansion at University Park. Some parts of the renovation and expansion project already are completed, including a new concourse in the east stands, new ramps and stairs, concession stands and restrooms, and reconfigured scoreboards, including a new state-of-the-art, 160-by-40-foot scoreboard which boasts video replay capability. The $93 million project will add approximately 11,000 seats, including 58 luxury suites and 4,000 club seats with access to a large lounge area. Other features include an all-sports museum, new locker and media rooms, new and renovated restrooms and concession areas, and an improved exterior façade. It is expected to be completely finished in time for the 2001 season.
Photo: Greg Grieco
Distinguished speaker
Actor, director and activist Christopher Reeve told an audience of more than 4,000 that, "None of us are strangers -- we're just equals who haven't met yet. If you can put yourself in others' shoes for just a little while, miracles can be achieved." Reeve spoke at The Bryce Jordan Center Oct. 12 as part of the Distinguished Speaker Series. For information about upcoming speakers in the series, check the Web at http://www.sa.psu.edu/dss/.
Photo: Greg Grieco
The traditional guarding of the
Lion shrine near Rec Hall
on the University Park campus will take place Friday, Oct. 20, following
the Candlelight Vigil on Old Main lawn. Students, alumni and all Penn
State fans may attend the festivities surrounding the guard watch.
For more information, click on the photo.
Photo: Buzz Roberts
Teacher training
Matt Fuquay, left, and Steve Derion, members of David W. Saxe's social studies education course. Saxe, associate professor of curriculum and instruction, teaches courses in social studies methods. In this particular class, his students were getting some first-hand experience in Medieval battle near The Center for Medieval Studies' Medieval Garden on the University Park campus.
Photo: Greg Grieco
Suet-Ling Pong, associate professor
of education and sociology, found that welfare programs that help poor
children regardless of family structure would effectively reduce the likelihood
that these children would drop out of school.
Photo: Greg Grieco
Out at the links
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 Ray Greenland of Greenland and Son Masonry, levels a stone on one of the new stone pillars, above. At right, Don Springer, starter for the Penn State Golf Courses, cleans some of the rental clubs to get ready for the golfers who head to the links each weekend. As starter, Springer helps to direct the golfing public to their course locations, cooridinates tee times and helps patrons with their cart selections. For information about the courses, check the Web at http://www.psu.edu/dept/golfcourses/ |
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