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Patricia Jebbeh Wesley

jabbeh wesley

Patricia Jabbeh Wesley, associate professor of English at Penn State Altoona, with renowned poet and writer Muthoni Likimani at the Meridian Hotel, Nairobi.

The Pennsylvania Capitol

The Pennsylvania Capitol

Penn State students from Abington, Lehigh Valley and University Park campuses will present their research at the state Capitol in Harrisburg, PA.

Vote Yes to Optional ROTC

Student Peace Action Council flyer

A Student Peace Action Council flyer urges students to vote “Yes” to the question of optional ROTC in class elections. Penn State students regularly protested compulsory ROTC, which was in effect until July 1964. 

Cadets stand in the Armory in 1894

Artillery in the Armory

Cadets stand in the Armory in 1894. Built in 1892, the Armory stood on the site that today occupies the Willard Building. As a symbol of the University’s land-grant commitment, it was used for military drill, physical education, and social events.

Penn State cadets camped at Gettysburg

Cadets at Gettysburg

In 1891, Penn State cadets, 158 strong, camped for one week at Gettysburg, stopping in Harrisburg to parade for the Governor.