Kerrie Rossi’s career started in the classroom. After four years as an art teacher, she decided it was time to try something else.
“I realized there was a lot more that I could do,” Rossi said. “I knew I could make a living at home. I didn’t have to work for someone else.”
The 1977 Penn State [...]

University Park, Pa. — Penn State’s undergraduate program in landscape architecture has been ranked first in the nation, tied with Louisiana State University, according to the 2007 DesignIntelligence Survey of Leading Landscape Architecture Programs. Penn State’s program, celebrating its 100th anniversary in 2006-07, was ranked fourth in both 2005 and 2006 in the annual survey, [...]

On exhibit at the Centre Furnace Mansion is the thought process of architect Phil Hallock, the man who influenced much of State College’s architecture. Hallock, who taught in Penn State’s architecture department for more than 30 years, designed more than 80 homes, offices and public buildings, including the home of one of Penn State’s presidents. [...]