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lettuce grows in the tunnel

Lettuce

Lettuce grows between rows irrigation tubing in the Penn State Beaver high tunnel.

A student stands in the high tunnel

High tunnel

Senior Carley Schroeder stands between rows of seedlings after the dedication of the Penn State Beaver high tunnel on Oct. 11, 2018.

Angela Fishman speaks in front of the high tower

Angela Fishman at the high tunnel

Associate Teaching Professor Angela Fishman talks about the campus farm and garden program during the dedication of the high tunnel. The 96-foot-long tunnel, funded through a Penn State seed grant, will help fill campus-supported agricuture (CSA) subscriptions and the Savation Army's food bank year round. In the background are Provost Nick Jones, Penn State Beaver Chief Academic Officer Carey McDougall, and Vice President of Commonwealth Campuses Madlyn Hanes.

Nick Jones speaks in front of the high tunnel

Nick Jones at the high tunnel dedication

Provost Nick Jones talks about the campus farm and garden program during the dedication of the high tunnel. The 96-foot-long tunnel, funded through a Penn State seed grant out of Jones' office, will help fill campus-supported agricuture (CSA) subscriptions and the Savation Army's food bank year round.

4 students stand in the high tunnel

Farm interns

Farm interns Carley Schroeder, senior; Tanner Matko, freshman; Sara Weigle, freshman; and Alexandra Rudloph, senior, prepare to hand out seeds in the high tunnel after the dedication Thursday, Oct. 11, 2018, at Penn State Beaver.

Beaver students and administators cut a ribbon in front of a high tunnel greenhouse.

Beaver high tunnel ribbon cutting

Provost Nick Jones and Vice President for Commonwealth Campuses Madlyn Hanes joined Penn State Beaver faculty and students to officially open the campus high tunnel. The tunnel is funded by a Penn State seed grant.

Beaver IST students

Beaver IST students in research lab

A new information sciences and technology lab at Penn State Beaver offers students dedicated space to work on real-world projects for local clients. Here IST students John Greer, Ryan Capets, Peri Coleman, Joel Barnes and Erica Clark, left to right, discuss the mobile app they're developing with Intersections Wellness.