Photo Gallery: The sights of a new semester at Penn State
Students returned to classrooms, campus walkways and gathering spaces as the fall 2026 semester got underway at University Park
By Jaydyn Isiminger
Penn State students attend the first class held in the new East Classroom Building. Two 400-seat lecture halls are welcoming students this fall, with the remaining spaces expected to open in the spring semester. Credit: Jaydyn Isiminger / Penn State. Creative Commons
Students pose for a photo at a Blue & White Photo Booth setup in the HUB-Robeson Center on the first day of the fall 2026 semester at Penn State University Park on Aug. 24. Blue & White Photo Booths is a business located in State College, PA, that offers photo booth rentals. Credit: Jaydyn Isiminger / Penn State. Creative Commons
A group of students pose for a photo while walking across the University Park campus on the first day of the fall 2026 semester. Credit: Marina Contreiras / Penn State. Creative Commons
Students browse posters and prints during a poster sale in the HUB-Robeson Center on the first day of the fall 2026 semester at Penn State University Park on Aug. 24. Credit: Jaydyn Isiminger / Penn State. Creative Commons
Students and other members of the Penn State community make their way along Pollock Road on the first day of the fall 2026 semester at University Park. Credit: Jaydyn Isiminger / Penn State. Creative Commons
A student works on a laptop while enjoying the warm weather at an outdoor table on the University Park campus on the first day of the fall 2026 semester, Aug. 24. Students returned to classrooms and campus spaces as a new academic year got underway. Credit: Jaydyn Isiminger / Penn State. Creative Commons
A sunny morning greets students walking past Old Main on Aug. 24, the first day of the fall 2026 semester at Penn State. Credit: Jaydyn Isiminger / Penn State. Creative Commons
Penn State students attend the first class held in the new East Classroom Building. Two 400-seat lecture halls are welcoming students this fall, with the remaining spaces expected to open in the spring semester. Credit: Jaydyn Isiminger / Penn State. Creative Commons
Students pose for a photo at a Blue & White Photo Booth setup in the HUB-Robeson Center on the first day of the fall 2026 semester at Penn State University Park on Aug. 24. Blue & White Photo Booths is a business located in State College, PA, that offers photo booth rentals. Credit: Jaydyn Isiminger / Penn State. Creative Commons
A group of students pose for a photo while walking across the University Park campus on the first day of the fall 2026 semester. Credit: Marina Contreiras / Penn State. Creative Commons
Students browse posters and prints during a poster sale in the HUB-Robeson Center on the first day of the fall 2026 semester at Penn State University Park on Aug. 24. Credit: Jaydyn Isiminger / Penn State. Creative Commons
Students and other members of the Penn State community make their way along Pollock Road on the first day of the fall 2026 semester at University Park. Credit: Jaydyn Isiminger / Penn State. Creative Commons
A student works on a laptop while enjoying the warm weather at an outdoor table on the University Park campus on the first day of the fall 2026 semester, Aug. 24. Students returned to classrooms and campus spaces as a new academic year got underway. Credit: Jaydyn Isiminger / Penn State. Creative Commons
A sunny morning greets students walking past Old Main on Aug. 24, the first day of the fall 2026 semester at Penn State. Credit: Jaydyn Isiminger / Penn State. Creative Commons
Tags
Get the news by email
Subscribe