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Penn State University Libraries Short Stories Fall 2018 writing contest invites anyone with an active Penn State ID — students, faculty and staff University-wide — to submit creative writing and poetry entries based on the theme “Lost and Found” to psu.short-edition.com. The contest is open through Nov. 16. 

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

Rows of vegetables take root in the 96-foot-long high tunnel at  Penn State Beaver.

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

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.

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.

Vegetables sit in a wooden box awaiting pickup by subscibers to the Penn State Beaver campus supported agriculture program.

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.