Campus Life

side by side photos of interior staircase and exterior ECoRE building by Nick Sloff '92 A&A
Campus Life

Engineering the Future

The addition of two new, state-of-the-art facilities has remade University Park’s West Campus, creating a new hub for College of Engineering students and a thriving home for education, collaboration, and research. Both the Engineering Collaborative Research and Education Building (ECoRE, pictured here) and the Engineering Design and Innovation (EDI) Building were designed and built—with dozens of Penn State Engineering alumni in prominent roles throughout—to maximize opportunities for high-tech, hands-on learning for Penn State’s largest academic unit.
Ryan Jones '95 Com

Sports

side by side head shots of Brooks and Lobdell by Penn State Athletics
Sports

Two for the Show

Hockey alums Brianna Brooks and Lyndie Lobdell are ready to make their mark in the PWHL.
Ben Osborne

Alumni

De Leon seated at desk with an array of luggage tags on the table in front of him and assorted backpacks on shelves behind him, photo by Gregg Segal
Alumni

Truth and Soul

From Ph.D. to MacArthur Fellow to National Book Award winner, anthropologist Jason De León has thrived in academia by following his inspiration and focusing on his subjects’ humanity.
Natalie Weiner
illustration of a mobile health care trailer driving through green farmland by Dan Page
Alumni

Caring for the Commonwealth

Penn State is addressing a rural health care crisis with innovative approaches to training doctors, gathering data, and delivering treatment to the state’s most vulnerable communities.
Daniel Oberhaus
photo of the Greens in their home with floor to ceiling windows by Michael Lewis
Alumni

Bound and Determined

Marcus and Lyndsay Green couldn’t have guessed the twists their career paths have taken, but thanks to big dreams, a shared resilience, and a willingness to evolve, both are thriving—much like the city they call home.
Robyn Rydzy '95 Com

Faculty Expertise

woman standing at a desk speaking to multiple screens with people on Zoom, photo by Steve Tressler
Faculty Expertise

Flexible Learning

Smeal’s hybrid MBA and DBA programs use technology to provide a classroom-like environment for students logging in from anywhere.
Jeff Rice '03 Com
Phelps seated, photo by Cardoni
Faculty Expertise

Creating Connection

From emerging technologies to collaborations across campus, Smeal College of Business Dean Corey Phelps is committed to enhancing student experiences.
Jeff Rice '03 Com

From the Archives

cover of Jan/Feb 2005 issue of Penn Stater magazine
From the Archives

Ten Lost Traditions

From our January/February 2005 issue: The pushball scraps and he-she dances of the early 1900s to the Gentle Thursdays and Phi Psi 500s of 25 years ago, Penn State’s past is rich with traditions that now survive only in memory, newspaper clippings, and old photographs. Here, we recall 10 of those traditions.
Dan Morrell and David Pulizzi
photo of a person holding a laptop with an image of the library displayed, by C.J. Burton
From the Archives

Wired for Learning

From our Jan/Feb '14 issue: They’ve still got the stacks, and you can still find a few dusty shelves of card catalogs if you know where to look. But for today’s Penn State students and faculty, the library is at once a buzzing social gathering place and the high-tech hub of campus learning.
Ryan Jones '95 Com
closeup of tubs of multicolored creamery ice cream by Nick Sloff '92 A&A
From the Archives

The Original

From our July/August '15 issue: The year 1865 was a time of national unrest, with the Civil War drawing to a close, but the country was hopeful, and ready for change. During that time, a tiny land-grant college called the Farmers’ High School in State College, Pa., just 10 years old, acquired a small herd of cows and went into dairy farming. This is the story of the Creamery’s first 150 years.
Amy Strauss Downey '04 Lib

Web Exclusive

head shot Irvin Moore, by Steve Tressler
Campus Life
Web Exclusive

A Second Chance for College

Penn State’s newly accredited undergraduate degree in Rehabilitation and Human Services offers qualified individuals who are or have been incarcerated the opportunity to access higher education.
Savita Iyer
head shot Omar Easy
Web Exclusive

The Name is the Game

Penn State Brand Academy director and former Nittany Lion Omar X. Easy is looking to help athletes leverage NIL for long-term success.
Jeff Rice '03 Com
Black and white photo of Allison Hagendorf with Sammy Hagar and Michael Anthony of Van Halen, courtesy
Web Exclusive

Rocking to Her Own Beat

Allison Hagendorf considered a medical career after college, but her love of music won out. More than two decades later, she’s got one of the coolest gigs in the industry.
Cristina Rouvalis