Credit: Patrick Mansell / Penn State. Creative Commons
December 13, 2022
By Patrick Mansell
After 46 hours at THON 2022, the dancers at the Bryce Jordan Center erupt in celebration at the reveal of the annual event total of $13,756,374.50. The money will go to Four Diamonds, which supports children battling pediatric cancer at Penn State Health Children’s Hospital. Credit: Michelle Bixby / Penn State. Creative Commons
A large crowd shows support for Ukraine by displaying a variety of posters and banners at the 'We Are Ukraine' rally, held Mar. 3 in front of Old Main. The Penn State Ukrainian Society hosted the event. Credit: Patrick Mansell / Penn State. Creative Commons
'Blood at the Root' opened March 22 at Penn State's Pavilion Theatre. Based on the story of the 'Jenna Six,' the play premiered at Penn State in 2014 and went on to the National Black Theatre and the Kennedy Center, before going international with performances in Africa, Scotland and Australia. Credit: Patrick Mansell / Penn State. Creative Commons
A pair of three-day-old lambs burrow in the straw together following a feeding and a nap, during the annual spring lambing season at the Penn State Sheep Barn Facility. Staff and students provided daily care for the flock that continued to grow in numbers throughout May. Credit: Patrick Mansell / Penn State. Creative Commons
Robert Roberts, right, primes the continuous ice-cream freezer with ice-cream mix during a demonstration at the annual Ice Cream Short Course held at Penn State's Berkey Creamery. The course is in its 128th year and annually welcomes about 120 students to the University from all over the world. Credit: Patrick Mansell / Penn State. Creative Commons
Patrick Kraft, the William V. Campbell Director of Athletics at Boston College, tries on a Penn State hat after being announced as the next vice president for Intercollegiate Athletics/director of Athletics by President-elect Neeli Bendapudi, at a press conference in late April. Credit: Patrick Mansell / Penn State. Creative Commons
Sophia Mills, program coordinator at the Gender Equity Center, left, and Sophie Kandler, graduate student and staff member at the Center for Sexual and Gender Diversity (CSGD), carry a banner and lead the crowd during the Pride March and Rally on April 11. The event, hosted by CSGD, was one of several happening on campus during Campus Pride Month. Credit: Patrick Mansell / Penn State. Creative Commons
Penn State Class of 2020 graduates link arms and sing the Alma Mater during the conclusion of spring commencement ceremonies, held April 30. Many members of the Class of 2020 returned to campus for a weekend of special celebrations and in-person commencement events that had been held remotely and livestreamed in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Credit: Patrick Mansell / Penn State. Creative Commons
Penn State President Eric Barron with wife Molly Barron proudly look on as members of the Board of Trustees honor them with a reception at Old Main on the evening of May 5. Barron concluded his 8-year tenure as the 18th president of Penn State on May 8. Credit: Patrick Mansell / Penn State. Creative Commons
Penn State President-elect Neeli Bendapudi meets with student leaders during a visit to Penn State Behrend. Bendapudi traveled the commonwealth as part of a listening-and-learning tour in March, with visits to every campus. Credit: Penn State Behrend / Penn State. Creative Commons
Penn State basketball players Makenna Marisa, left, and Shay Ciezki proudly participate in the 'Title IX Roar And Rally' on June 23. The event marked the 50th anniversary of Title IX which was signed into law in 1972. The Roar and Rally event began at the We Are Sculpture on University Drive and concluded at the steps of Old Main. Credit: Patrick Mansell / Penn State. Creative Commons
Randall McEntaffer, head of Penn State's Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics, makes adjustments to the flight electronics and power supply of the X-ray spectrometer that he and his research team built for a September launch into space with NASA. Credit: Patrick Mansell / Penn State. Creative Commons
Amy Vasquez, left, and Morgan Downing, students in Penn State's forensic science program, take measurements at a 'mock crime-scene' on a spring afternoon in 2022. The 'mock crime-scene' is part of a field lab in the FRNSC 415W course that teaches hands-on concepts, problem solving and detailed procedures. Credit: Patrick Mansell / Penn State. Creative Commons
Professor Velvet Brown, center, was presented one of two State College NAACP Black Excellence Awards during the Juneteenth Celebration, held June 18 in downtown State College. She was joined on stage by State College NAACP President Lorraine Jones, left, and Penn State President Neeli Bendapudi. Brown is the David P. Stone Chair; professor of tuba and euphonium; associate director for equity, diversity and inclusion in the College of Arts and Architecture’s School of Music; and the 2022-23 Penn State Laureate. Credit: Patrick Mansell / Penn State. Creative Commons
Penn State students, along with people from surrounding communities, were invited to help place 2,977 American flags on the Old Main lawn on Sept. 8. Each flag pays tribute to a victim of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks on the United States. The annual flag-placing event is organized by the Penn State College Republicans student group. Credit: Patrick Mansell / Penn State. Creative Commons
The Nittany Lion helped a capacity 'White Out' crowd get fired-up prior to the Oct. 22 home game vs Minnesota. Penn State defeated the visiting Gophers 45-17 on the way to a 10-win season and an invitation to play in the 2023 Rose Bowl. Credit: Patrick Mansell / Penn State. Creative Commons
From directing to floor managing, from audio to guiding the studio host with a teleprompter, Bellisario College of Communications students learn the flow of a live studio television production in their COMM 283 class. The state-of-the-art studio, located in Willard Building, opened in 2021. Credit: Patrick Mansell / Penn State. Creative Commons
A groundbreaking ceremony was held to celebrate the renovations project at Penn State's Field Hockey Complex on Oct. 9. Participants in the ceremonial ground breaking were, from left to right, O. Richard Bundy III, vice-president for Development and Alumni Relations; Kiersten Wood Muir, former Penn State Field Hockey student athlete; Field Hockey Head Coach Charlene Morett-Curtiss; Penn State President Neeli Bendapudi; and Patrick Kraft, president of Intercollegiate Athletics. Credit: Mark Selders / Penn State. Creative Commons
Aditya Sapre, a doctoral candidate in chemical and biomedical engineering, prepares a Bruker Bioresolve Atomic Force Microscope for measuring a bilayer sample in fluid at Penn State's Materials Research Institute. Interdisciplinary institutes at Penn State promote collaboration across departments to focus research strengths on vital scientific questions and pressing societal needs. Credit: Patrick Mansell / Penn State. Creative Commons
The Penn State Blue Band take their traditional spot as the final participants in the 2022 Homecoming Parade. The annual highlight event of Homecoming Week echoed through the crowded streets of the University Park campus and downtown State College on the evening of Oct. 21. Credit: Patrick Mansell / Penn State. Creative Commons
After 46 hours at THON 2022, the dancers at the Bryce Jordan Center erupt in celebration at the reveal of the annual event total of $13,756,374.50. The money will go to Four Diamonds, which supports children battling pediatric cancer at Penn State Health Children’s Hospital. Credit: Michelle Bixby / Penn State. Creative Commons
A large crowd shows support for Ukraine by displaying a variety of posters and banners at the 'We Are Ukraine' rally, held Mar. 3 in front of Old Main. The Penn State Ukrainian Society hosted the event. Credit: Patrick Mansell / Penn State. Creative Commons
'Blood at the Root' opened March 22 at Penn State's Pavilion Theatre. Based on the story of the 'Jenna Six,' the play premiered at Penn State in 2014 and went on to the National Black Theatre and the Kennedy Center, before going international with performances in Africa, Scotland and Australia. Credit: Patrick Mansell / Penn State. Creative Commons
A pair of three-day-old lambs burrow in the straw together following a feeding and a nap, during the annual spring lambing season at the Penn State Sheep Barn Facility. Staff and students provided daily care for the flock that continued to grow in numbers throughout May. Credit: Patrick Mansell / Penn State. Creative Commons
Robert Roberts, right, primes the continuous ice-cream freezer with ice-cream mix during a demonstration at the annual Ice Cream Short Course held at Penn State's Berkey Creamery. The course is in its 128th year and annually welcomes about 120 students to the University from all over the world. Credit: Patrick Mansell / Penn State. Creative Commons
Patrick Kraft, the William V. Campbell Director of Athletics at Boston College, tries on a Penn State hat after being announced as the next vice president for Intercollegiate Athletics/director of Athletics by President-elect Neeli Bendapudi, at a press conference in late April. Credit: Patrick Mansell / Penn State. Creative Commons
Sophia Mills, program coordinator at the Gender Equity Center, left, and Sophie Kandler, graduate student and staff member at the Center for Sexual and Gender Diversity (CSGD), carry a banner and lead the crowd during the Pride March and Rally on April 11. The event, hosted by CSGD, was one of several happening on campus during Campus Pride Month. Credit: Patrick Mansell / Penn State. Creative Commons
Penn State Class of 2020 graduates link arms and sing the Alma Mater during the conclusion of spring commencement ceremonies, held April 30. Many members of the Class of 2020 returned to campus for a weekend of special celebrations and in-person commencement events that had been held remotely and livestreamed in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Credit: Patrick Mansell / Penn State. Creative Commons
Penn State President Eric Barron with wife Molly Barron proudly look on as members of the Board of Trustees honor them with a reception at Old Main on the evening of May 5. Barron concluded his 8-year tenure as the 18th president of Penn State on May 8. Credit: Patrick Mansell / Penn State. Creative Commons
Penn State President-elect Neeli Bendapudi meets with student leaders during a visit to Penn State Behrend. Bendapudi traveled the commonwealth as part of a listening-and-learning tour in March, with visits to every campus. Credit: Penn State Behrend / Penn State. Creative Commons
Penn State basketball players Makenna Marisa, left, and Shay Ciezki proudly participate in the 'Title IX Roar And Rally' on June 23. The event marked the 50th anniversary of Title IX which was signed into law in 1972. The Roar and Rally event began at the We Are Sculpture on University Drive and concluded at the steps of Old Main. Credit: Patrick Mansell / Penn State. Creative Commons
Randall McEntaffer, head of Penn State's Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics, makes adjustments to the flight electronics and power supply of the X-ray spectrometer that he and his research team built for a September launch into space with NASA. Credit: Patrick Mansell / Penn State. Creative Commons
Amy Vasquez, left, and Morgan Downing, students in Penn State's forensic science program, take measurements at a 'mock crime-scene' on a spring afternoon in 2022. The 'mock crime-scene' is part of a field lab in the FRNSC 415W course that teaches hands-on concepts, problem solving and detailed procedures. Credit: Patrick Mansell / Penn State. Creative Commons
Professor Velvet Brown, center, was presented one of two State College NAACP Black Excellence Awards during the Juneteenth Celebration, held June 18 in downtown State College. She was joined on stage by State College NAACP President Lorraine Jones, left, and Penn State President Neeli Bendapudi. Brown is the David P. Stone Chair; professor of tuba and euphonium; associate director for equity, diversity and inclusion in the College of Arts and Architecture’s School of Music; and the 2022-23 Penn State Laureate. Credit: Patrick Mansell / Penn State. Creative Commons
Penn State students, along with people from surrounding communities, were invited to help place 2,977 American flags on the Old Main lawn on Sept. 8. Each flag pays tribute to a victim of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks on the United States. The annual flag-placing event is organized by the Penn State College Republicans student group. Credit: Patrick Mansell / Penn State. Creative Commons
The Nittany Lion helped a capacity 'White Out' crowd get fired-up prior to the Oct. 22 home game vs Minnesota. Penn State defeated the visiting Gophers 45-17 on the way to a 10-win season and an invitation to play in the 2023 Rose Bowl. Credit: Patrick Mansell / Penn State. Creative Commons
From directing to floor managing, from audio to guiding the studio host with a teleprompter, Bellisario College of Communications students learn the flow of a live studio television production in their COMM 283 class. The state-of-the-art studio, located in Willard Building, opened in 2021. Credit: Patrick Mansell / Penn State. Creative Commons
A groundbreaking ceremony was held to celebrate the renovations project at Penn State's Field Hockey Complex on Oct. 9. Participants in the ceremonial ground breaking were, from left to right, O. Richard Bundy III, vice-president for Development and Alumni Relations; Kiersten Wood Muir, former Penn State Field Hockey student athlete; Field Hockey Head Coach Charlene Morett-Curtiss; Penn State President Neeli Bendapudi; and Patrick Kraft, president of Intercollegiate Athletics. Credit: Mark Selders / Penn State. Creative Commons
Aditya Sapre, a doctoral candidate in chemical and biomedical engineering, prepares a Bruker Bioresolve Atomic Force Microscope for measuring a bilayer sample in fluid at Penn State's Materials Research Institute. Interdisciplinary institutes at Penn State promote collaboration across departments to focus research strengths on vital scientific questions and pressing societal needs. Credit: Patrick Mansell / Penn State. Creative Commons
The Penn State Blue Band take their traditional spot as the final participants in the 2022 Homecoming Parade. The annual highlight event of Homecoming Week echoed through the crowded streets of the University Park campus and downtown State College on the evening of Oct. 21. Credit: Patrick Mansell / Penn State. Creative Commons
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