New at Penn State
Penn State Intercom......January 25, 2001

Solar rooftop system to be
installed at Delaware County

A solar rooftop system will be installed on top of the Main Building of Penn State Delaware County, compliments of Clean Air Council and Conectiv Energy. This is the first program of its kind in Pennsylvania and it gives Penn State Delaware County, along with more than 20 other schools, the opportunity to benefit from solar power without having to purchase a system on limited school budgets.

The solar rooftop system comes with curriculum support, drawing on national programs. The system also will be monitored through the Internet so students can see and study the relationships among the sun, the environment and energy. The system and its operation can be incorporated into sciences and/or engineering courses at the campus.

For more information, call (610) 892-1211.

Delaware County gets
expanded Internet access

Wireless technology is nothing new at Penn State Delaware County. There has been a wireless computer lab for more than two-and-a-half years at the campus. What is new is that Internet access is now available to all Penn State Delaware County students who own notebook computers.

Students will be able to get e-mail, browse the Web and print to campus printers from the student lounge of the Classroom Building and the main floor of the John Vairo Library.

In addition, plans are to provide wireless coverage to the entire campus by the end of spring semester.

For more information, call (610) 892-1214.

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