A grand tour of Penn State's University Park campus

Dr. Neeli Bendapudi and her family take a guided trolley tour

The Bendapudi family took several selfies during their first visit to Penn State's Lion Shrine, part of a tour of the campus they were given on the morning of Dec. 10. Neeli Bendapudi, right, stands next to the Lion Shrine with her daughter Sirisha while her husband Venkat Bendapudi captures the moment. Credit: Patrick Mansell / Penn State. All Rights Reserved.

One day after being unanimously named Penn State’s next president by the Penn State Board of Trustees, Dr. Neeli Bendapudi and her family enjoyed a guided trolley tour of the University Park campus.

Neeli Bendapudi and her family boarded the Penn State Trolley for a grand tour of the University Park campus on the morning of Dec. 10. The tour included stops at Beaver Stadium, Pegula Ice Arena, the Nittany Lion Shrine, and the Pattee and Paterno libraries. Credit: Patrick Mansell. All Rights Reserved.

Neeli Bendapudi poses for photos at Beaver Stadium on the morning of Dec. 10 with her husband, Venkat Bendapudi. The visit to the stadium was part of a grand tour they took around the University Park campus just one day after she was elected Penn State's 19th president. Credit: Patrick Mansell. All Rights Reserved.

During a visit to Beaver Stadium, part of a trolley tour of the University Park campus on the morning of Dec. 10, Penn State President-elect Neeli Bendapudi enjoyed an opportunity to ring the victory bell. Credit: Patrick Mansell. All Rights Reserved.

The scoreboard at Penn State's Pegula Ice Arena provided a special welcome to President-elect Neeli Bendapudi and her family during a trolley tour of the University Park campus Dec. 10. Bendapudi was unanimously elected the 19th president of Penn State by the Board of Trustees on the morning of Dec. 9 and will begin her appointment in the spring of 2022. Credit: Patrick Mansell. All Rights Reserved.

During a stop at Pegula Ice Arena, part of a trolley tour of the University Park campus, Neeli Bendapudi was greeted by a large group of varsity athletes and coaches. The guided trolley tour gave Bendapudi and her family their first good look at Penn State's University Park campus. Credit: Patrick Mansell / Penn State. All Rights Reserved.

Penn State's president-elect Neeli Bendapudi met with men's basketball coach Micah Shrewsberry and several more varsity coaches and athletes during a stop at Pegula Ice Arena on Dec. 10. The visit to the arena was part of a trolley tour that introduced Bendapudi and her family to a variety of areas on the University Park campus. Credit: Patrick Mansell / Penn State. All Rights Reserved.

Neeli Bendapudi stopped for a photo opportunity with her Lion Ambassador tour guides at Pegula Ice Arena, one of several locations visited during a trolley tour on the morning of Dec. 10. Her guides, Kristen Chomos, left, and Cameron Pardoe, led a tour that provided Bendapudi and her family a good look at Penn State's University Park campus and all it has to offer. Credit: Patrick Mansell / Penn State. All Rights Reserved.

The Bendapudi family took several selfies during their first visit to Penn State's Lion Shrine, part of a tour of the campus they were given on the morning of Dec. 10. Neeli Bendapudi, right, stands next to the Lion Shrine with her daughter Sirisha while her husband Venkat Bendapudi captures the moment. Credit: Patrick Mansell / Penn State. All Rights Reserved.

Following the tradition of many Penn Stater's, the Bendapudi family posed for a few photos during a stop at the Lion Shrine on the morning of Dec. 10. The visit to the iconic statue was just one of many stops on a trolley tour around the University Park campus. Credit: Patrick Mansell / Penn State. All Rights Reserved.

President-elect Neeli Bendapudi and her daughter Sirisha couldn't resist just one more selfie with the Nittany Lion Shrine before hopping back on the trolley to continue their tour of the University Park campus on Dec. 10. Credit: Patrick Mansell / Penn State. All Rights Reserved.

Neeli Bendapudi and her family boarded the Penn State Trolley for a grand tour of the University Park campus on the morning of Dec. 10. The tour included stops at Beaver Stadium, Pegula Ice Arena, the Nittany Lion Shrine, and the Pattee and Paterno libraries. Credit: Patrick Mansell. All Rights Reserved.

Neeli Bendapudi poses for photos at Beaver Stadium on the morning of Dec. 10 with her husband, Venkat Bendapudi. The visit to the stadium was part of a grand tour they took around the University Park campus just one day after she was elected Penn State's 19th president. Credit: Patrick Mansell. All Rights Reserved.

During a visit to Beaver Stadium, part of a trolley tour of the University Park campus on the morning of Dec. 10, Penn State President-elect Neeli Bendapudi enjoyed an opportunity to ring the victory bell. Credit: Patrick Mansell. All Rights Reserved.

The scoreboard at Penn State's Pegula Ice Arena provided a special welcome to President-elect Neeli Bendapudi and her family during a trolley tour of the University Park campus Dec. 10. Bendapudi was unanimously elected the 19th president of Penn State by the Board of Trustees on the morning of Dec. 9 and will begin her appointment in the spring of 2022. Credit: Patrick Mansell. All Rights Reserved.

During a stop at Pegula Ice Arena, part of a trolley tour of the University Park campus, Neeli Bendapudi was greeted by a large group of varsity athletes and coaches. The guided trolley tour gave Bendapudi and her family their first good look at Penn State's University Park campus. Credit: Patrick Mansell / Penn State. All Rights Reserved.

Penn State's president-elect Neeli Bendapudi met with men's basketball coach Micah Shrewsberry and several more varsity coaches and athletes during a stop at Pegula Ice Arena on Dec. 10. The visit to the arena was part of a trolley tour that introduced Bendapudi and her family to a variety of areas on the University Park campus. Credit: Patrick Mansell / Penn State. All Rights Reserved.

Neeli Bendapudi stopped for a photo opportunity with her Lion Ambassador tour guides at Pegula Ice Arena, one of several locations visited during a trolley tour on the morning of Dec. 10. Her guides, Kristen Chomos, left, and Cameron Pardoe, led a tour that provided Bendapudi and her family a good look at Penn State's University Park campus and all it has to offer. Credit: Patrick Mansell / Penn State. All Rights Reserved.

The Bendapudi family took several selfies during their first visit to Penn State's Lion Shrine, part of a tour of the campus they were given on the morning of Dec. 10. Neeli Bendapudi, right, stands next to the Lion Shrine with her daughter Sirisha while her husband Venkat Bendapudi captures the moment. Credit: Patrick Mansell / Penn State. All Rights Reserved.

Following the tradition of many Penn Stater's, the Bendapudi family posed for a few photos during a stop at the Lion Shrine on the morning of Dec. 10. The visit to the iconic statue was just one of many stops on a trolley tour around the University Park campus. Credit: Patrick Mansell / Penn State. All Rights Reserved.

President-elect Neeli Bendapudi and her daughter Sirisha couldn't resist just one more selfie with the Nittany Lion Shrine before hopping back on the trolley to continue their tour of the University Park campus on Dec. 10. Credit: Patrick Mansell / Penn State. All Rights Reserved.

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