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Lonnie Graham's black and white portrait of a Buddhist pilgrim in Zanskar, India

The Power of Polaroid

Photography professor Lonnie Graham has spent 30 years traveling the globe with his instant camera, taking portraits of diverse people for his pet project, “A Conversation With the World.” The result is a visual and oral record of the shared human condition.

Savita Iyer

illustration of various activities and events at Rec Hall over the years, by Aaron Meshon

Campus Life

Rec Collection

head shot Andrea Tapia by Jena Soult for College of IST/Penn State

Faculty Expertise

Built for Bold Solutions

George Kadavil seated on sidewalk, photo by Cardoni

Campus Life

Everyday People: George Kadavil

photo of Mandy Volpe on the pitcher's mound by Cardoni

Sports

Nittany Lion Spotlight: Mady Volpe

illustration of a woman writing at a desk covered with books with a swirl of teal coming from her pen and making a figure eight around her by Marcos Chin

My Thoughts Exactly

Curious and Courageous Until the End

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conceptual illustration of a honeybee with hands inking a QR code on its back and flowers and honeycomb shapes around it by Nadia Radic

Faculty Expertise

Q&A: Margarita López-Uribe

Margarita López-Uribe tags honeybees with QR codes to study their foraging behavior.

Savita Iyer

group shot of Penn State wrestling team after setting another NCAA championship record, by Mark Selders/Penn State Athletics

Sports

Simply the Best

The wrestling team set another NCAA championship record while Carter Starocci claimed a historic individual title.

Jeff Rice '03 Com

signed Butler House sign from McKean Hall, 1991, courtesy

Alumni

Item of Note: May / June 2025

The signed Butler House sign from McKean Hall, 1991.

Robyn Rydzy '95 Com

Faculty Expertise

Cool Class: Game 160N Introduction to Video Game Culture

Lauren Liebe teaches the history and technological developments in video gaming.

Savita Iyer

Campus Life

Intelligent Addition

The College of IST’s new undergraduate AI program puts Penn State in select company.

Penn State News

In Memoriam

Celebrating the lives and legacies of Penn State alumni.

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head shot pencil illustration of Anthony Leach by Randy Glass

Anthony T. Leach

1982

Anthony T. Leach ’82 MMus, ’96 PhD A&A, award-winning educator, conductor, and composer, conducted the University Choir and founded Essence of Joy, a choir dedicated to presenting sacred and secular music from African American choral traditions.

head shot pencil illustration of Charles Smith by Randy Glass

Charles "Skip" Smith

1948

Charles H. “Skip” Smith ’48 Eng made his lead gift in 2007 that helped ensure the construction of the Arboretum’s H.O. Smith Botanic Gardens, named for his father, and gave $5 million to support brain repair research in the Eberly College of Science.

Class Notes

Weddings, births, new jobs, career milestones, and much more—keep up with the big moments in your classmates’ lives here.

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Doyle being sworn in as an officer, courtesy

Patricia Doule

1993

In 2023, Patricia Doyle '93 Lib was promoted to lieutenant of criminal investigations and traffic units for the East Whiteland Township, Pa., Police Department—the first woman to achieve that rank in the department.

Benally at the Navajo Nation Washington Office, courtesy

Tim Benally

2021

Tim Benally ’21 Lib, ’24 MS H&HD, a government and legislative affairs associate for the Diné Nation in D.C., serves as a bridge between the Nation and its representatives—senators and state reps—in the capital on matters related to agriculture, infrastructure, and economic development.

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Rec Collection

From music superstars to national championships, commencement, THON, and chaotic class registration, Recreation Building has been the site of countless memories made over its nearly 100-year history. Here, readers recount some of their favorite moments in Rec Hall.

Dear Old State: May / June 2025