Fullers Overlook is Penn State’s 355-acre living laboratory for accelerating solutions to persistent and urgent landscape-scale challenges in Northeast Pennsylvania and beyond. Stewarded by Penn State Outreach on behalf of the entire University community, Fullers Overlook serves as a place-based resource focused on preparing students for future careers, supporting research and creative activities, and advancing resilient and regenerative landscapes.
Our Goals
Fullers Overlook is home to collaborative programming that brings together faculty, students, staff, practitioners, and community members to discover, convene, and serve.
Goal 1—Discover
Provide a field research station for hands-on student experiences and exploration of the ecologies, landscapes, and history of Fullers Overlook.
Goal 2—Convene
Bring students, researchers, practitioners, alumni, leaders, and community members together to collaborate and co-create in Fullers Overlook’s unique setting.
Goal 3—Serve
Tackle pressing issues facing Northeast Pennsylvania, the commonwealth, and beyond by building capacity for sustainable solutions and demonstrating them at Fullers Overlook.