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Around Town
What's going on in State College |
- Downtown State College
- Visit this site to see what State College has to offer!
- State College Restaurants
- Check out this site for a complete listing of all the great eateries in State College
- Centre Area Transportation Authority (CATA)
- Stay updated on the bus schedules and maps
- Happy Valley.com
- HappyValley.com, designed as the Centre Region's definitive guide to entertainment, recreation, and relaxation, is dedicated to providing all the vital information people need to quickly and easily plan their leisure activities in the area.
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Calendar and Schedules
Stay organized with this comprehensive list of important times and events! |
- Academic Calendar
- Important University dates
- Schedule of Courses
- A list of all the Penn State class times and locations
- PSU Events Calendar
- A compiled list of all events on campus.
- Fitness Schedule
- Penn State Gym Schedules of Fitness Classes
- IM Sports Calendar
- Dates of IM Class registration dates
- Campus Closings and Delays
- Snowstorm and unsure if classes are canceled? Use this site for all closing and delays at Penn State Campus.
- Lion Schedules
- This site can help you make and post your class schedule for free! It also has course opening notifier, weather, bus schedules, dining hall menus, and indivisual room schedules at your fingertips!
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Food and Eateries
Daily Menus and On-line Ordering |
- Lion Menus
- This website, developed by Penn State Students, provides students and local residents with one complete online food resource. Complete with online orders, restaraunt specials, and even delivery options.
- University Dining
- With seven dining commons and a host of restaurants, coffee shops, and snack bars, a great meal is just a short walk from nearly any point on campus.
- University Commons Menus
- Welcome to Penn State’s Food Service menu information page—the quick and convenient place to find out what’s on the menu at our residential dining locations. Looking for vegetarian, vegan, and healthy food choices? You’ll find them here!
- Penn State Creamery
- Most visitors to the Creamery at Penn State know only of its famous ice cream, sherbet, and cheeses sold at the store or over the Internet, but what they don't know is that it is the largest university creamery in the nation.
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Fun on Campus
Clubs, events, and everything else you can do in your free time! |
- Bryce Jordan Center
- There is always lots going on at the BJC! You can see popular music artists from all different genres in concert, watch PSU and other sporting events, or even see the Circus!
- HUB LateNight
- Every weekend starting on Thursday night Penn State offers free activities in the HUB for all students. Every week there are new games, concerts, crafts, and a new release movie. Check out the link above for a calendar of events.
- Penn State Clubs and Organizations
- Penn State has a club for you! Whether you are into juggling or karate you can find a club to match your interests. Get involved today!
- Penn State Varsity Sports
- WE ARE....PENN STATE! Cheer on your favorite sport, whether it be volleyball, basketball, gymnastics or football! Check out this site for dates, times and ticket information.
- University Park Events Calendar
- This website lists all the events taking place daily on campus.
- THON
- The largest student-run philanthropy in the world, the Penn State IFC/Panhellenic Dance Marathon (THON)! THON is a year round fundraising event benefiting The Four Diamonds Fund. The year culminates in a no-sitting, no-sleeping, two day dance marathon.
- Campus Maps
- Can't remember where the forum is or another spot on campus is located? Check out the campus maps for some quick help!
- Penn State Bookstore
- This a great place to browse for your chemistry book or a new PSU polo for dad's birthday! Check out this site for sales, book pre-orders, and everything else PENN STATE!
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Engineering Links
All links for future engineers! |
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Health and Fitness
How to stay healthly and fight the 'freshman 15' |
- University Health Services
- Penn State has a nationally accredited health program at University Park. If you are sick or just need some health advice, PSU Health Services is here for your convenience.
- Penn State Gyms
- Check out all the options for working out and staying healthy through physical activity at Penn State. Fitness class schedules, gym building schedules, and more can be found here.
- Penn State Fitness Pass
- Want to keep in shape and release stress at the same time? Purchase a Fitness Pass to give you unlimited access to the fitness facilities and exercise classes on campus.
- Club Sports
- "The Penn State Nittany Lions' club sports department provides a variety of club sports for the students to participate in. There are approximately 50 clubs and are all student run.
- Intramural Sports
- Want to play a team sport but don't want the commitment of a club sport? Then IM Sports is for you! Make a team with a bunch of friends and join in on the fun!
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Help Desk
Click this link if you need some computer assistance. |
- Penn State Search
- Search the entire Penn State website with the PSU search engine powered by Google!
- Residential Computing (Rescom)
- Rescom is the on-campus computer support for Penn State students. There is a Rescom help desk in every residential living area near the Commons Desk. Rescom can help you get your computer connected to the internet and helps troubleshoot.
- Penn State ITS Page
- The Penn State ITS page gives useful information regarding technology and computing within the Penn State community. All technology updates with the university are posted on this page. In addition to this, free software may be find here.
- Software Sources
- This website offers all the free computer software offered by Penn State, including the Virtural Private Network (VPN) software that will allow you to work wirelessly on Penn State Campus.
- Penn State Online Training Seminars
- ITS Training Services provides learning opportunities in technology to students, faculty, and staff to facilitate learning, teaching, and professional development activities.
- Transfer course evaluation guide
- Thinking about taking a summer course near your home town? Are you a transfer student wondering in the history class counts as a gen. ed? Check if your course transfers to PSU and what class it will take the place of!
- Password Change
- For security reasons, it is a good idea to change your password frequently in order to keep your Penn State account secure. This website will help you change your password and see when your current password will expire.
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PSU Technology Resources
Links to all the most important Penn State websites. |
- Penn State E-mail
- You got mail. Most Penn State students check their email at least three times a day while school is in session!
- Penn State Portal
- The Penn State Portal is your personalized view of University and Internet resources. Similar to My Netscape or My Yahoo!, the Penn State Portal lets you collect all of your favorite content in one place.
- Personal Webspace
- Penn State offers WWW server space for all of its students and faculty. You can apply for this webspace at the link above. You are given an additional 10MB of space to your already allotted space of 100MB.
- e-Portfolio
- An e-Portfolio is a website that is created to demonstrate and explain the various courses, projects, and other work related information to potential employers.
- eLion
- eLion provides students access to the information and services needed to initiate and complete academic programs.
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Student Market Place
Need tickets, a sublet, or parking? Check out the list of online student classifieds! |
- Daily Jolt
- The Daily Jolt is a network of campus specific, student-run web sites. Some students use The Daily Jolt as their home page or as a daily resource for campus info. Checkout the Marketplace for your student needs!
- Lion Connection
- LionConnection is a student run organization, dedicated to helping make student's lives easier. LionConnection was established with the goal of creating one common place where students can advertise, buy and sell practically anything!
- Craig's List for State College
- Local classifieds and forums for Jobs, housing, goods, services, romance, local activities, advice - just about anything really.
- The Daily Collegian
- The on-campus Penn State newspaper, complete with an online classified.
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Study Time!
Courses, Libraries and other Academic Links |
- Advising Handbook
- This handbook is published by the Division of Undergraduate Studies (DUS) in consultation with offices throughout Penn State to provide user-friendly advising information regarding University-wide academic policies and procedures.
- Undergraduate Degree Programs Bulletin
- This site takes you to the course index for all of the classes Penn State offers!
- Rate My Professor
- Not sure about your psychology professor? Use this website to see rating of PSU professors!
- University Libraries
- Research on campus or if your dorm, this is a super helpful link!
- Nittany Notes
- This is a organization that has paid notetakers that sell their class notes to Penn State students. You can pay for notes if you missed class or get the entire semester packet. Not all classes are covered and some material may be missed by the notetaker
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