In the News
March 29, 2001

Deputy sheriffs learn the ropes during
expanded training class at University Park
There's a new sheriff in town. Actually, there are a lot of them. Deputy sheriffs from Pennsylvania's 67 counties are undergoing intensive law enforcement training on the University Parkcampus, provided by Penn State's Justice and Safety Institute.

Riot results in
student arrests
As the Penn State-Temple basketball game came to a close on national television Friday night, thousands of people poured onto Beaver Avenue in State College, blocking traffic. The scene quickly developed into a riot.

Team working to maximize
University's exposure on the Web
To a quarter-million people each day, the face of Penn State is the face of Penn State's World Wide Web presence.

Wilkes-Barre gives with whole
heart a whopping 99 percent
The faculty and staff at Penn State Wilkes-Barre have an almost perfect record -- an astounding 99 percent participation in their segment of the University's Grand Destiny Campaign, since the University-wide fund-raising effort began on July 1, 1996.

University paper trail
leads to electronic filing
An electronic revolution is quietly sweeping the University that has many staff assistants and administrators smiling.

University ranked in top 10 with alumni
serving overseas as Peace Corps volunteers
With 56 of its alumni serving in the Peace Corps, the University ranks 10th on the 2001 list of universities with the most alumni volunteers working overseas for the organization.

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