In the News
April 3, 2003

Extensive, $15.8 million network upgrade
advances research, educational experiences
The recent completion of a massive, multi-year, multi-million dollar project to expand and upgrade the telecommunications infrastructure at University Park has made several important research projects possible and a large number of new services available to the Penn State community.

$10 million gift aids
construction of SALA building
The University's plans to construct a new home for its School of Architecture and Landscape Architecture are now becoming reality, thanks to a $10 million gift from a Pittsburgh couple, H. Campbell "Cal" Stuckeman and his late wife, Eleanor Stuckeman.

University a leader in
consumption of wind energy
With deference to Bob Dylan, "The answer, my friend, is blowin' in the wind. The answer is blowin' in the wind." And, in seeking the answer to clean, environmentally friendly energy to help meet its extensive electrical power needs, the University has become one of the largest purchasers of wind power in the United States.

North Atherton Street
nighttime closing resumes
Nighttime traffic on North Atherton Street is being detoured again this spring and summer to allow final construction work on the new Information Sciences and Technology (IST) Building on the University Park campus.

University goes 4-for-4 in
awarding of Goldwater Scholarships
All four of the undergraduate students nominated by the University won The Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Program awards.

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