Hundreds of students have benefited to date from scholarships created by alumni and friends during the University’s recently concluded campaign, “A Greater Penn State for 21st Century Excellence.” Structured around the three key imperatives of a modern land-grant institution, the campaign’s top priority was opening the doors of higher education to students from every background, and Penn State donors rose to the challenge, creating a total of 2,045 new scholarship endowments — an increase of more than 35% over the course of the six-year effort.
Items checked out from the University Libraries also can be returned using the remoteLocker. By following touchscreen directions including ID card swipe, a user can drop an item for return into a secure bin slot. The slot unlocks automatically, confirmed when a white light bar below it is lit. Once the item lands in the bin, it is considered returned. Library employees check the bin regularly so returned items can be made available again for borrowing.
Penn State students and employees may request items for delivery to the remoteLocker and can retrieve them — or select browsable leisure reading titles viewable through windowed lockers — by swiping their Penn State ID card, following instructions on the touchscreen and retrieving each item from a locker door that opens automatically. Retrieved items are then checked out to the user and a printed receipt is available to be retrieved in the black slot below the touchscreen.
The Robert E. Eiche Library remoteLocker, located on the third floor Penn Building, includes a touchscreen with clear, step-by-step directions for retrieving and returning library items. Penn State students and employees only need to bring their Penn State ID cards with them for secure checkouts and returns.
