Same Photo - CTU & Penn State

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  1. Brain_Power

    Brain_Power New Member

    Brain_Power, Sep 3, 2011
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  2. Kizmet

    Kizmet Moderator

    In all liklihood both schools bought the photo from some third party.
     
    Kizmet, Sep 3, 2011
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  3. imalcolm

    imalcolm New Member

    Stock photos probably.

    I also notice the extra "diversity". Where diversity means "no white males".
     
    imalcolm, Sep 3, 2011
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  4. GeneralSnus

    GeneralSnus Member

    GeneralSnus, Sep 3, 2011
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  5. jobee

    jobee Member

    Well same people, but slightly different photo. Everyone has a toothy smile on the CTU photo.
     
    jobee, Sep 4, 2011
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  6. Anthony Pina

    Anthony Pina Active Member

    It is common practice to find the same stock photos from the Microsoft clip art gallery or other collections at various colleges and universities. This is obviously what has happened here. It is also true that diploma mills often copy entire websites (e.g. course descriptions) from other unviersities.
     
    Anthony Pina, Sep 4, 2011
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  7. b4cz28

    b4cz28 Active Member

    Watch any tv as of late and you will note that there is also "extra diversity" in ads that are being run. Which I find odd....

    And this is nothing new, you find it all the time. Uni's all just buy these pics.
     
    b4cz28, Sep 4, 2011
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  8. AV8R

    AV8R Active Member

    The use of stock photos is very common in many different industries. Stock photos are purchased from places like Getty Images, I Stock Photos, and others.
     
    AV8R, Sep 4, 2011
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  9. ryoder

    ryoder New Member

    You can also buy them from Staples. They come on a CD. I think universities should hire their own photog, marketing, communications or art students to do professional quality pictures for their sites.
     
    ryoder, Sep 4, 2011
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  10. Abner

    Abner Well-Known Member

    Especially for a place like Penn State. It looks like they bought that stock photo from a Kinko's CD or something.

    Abner :smile:
     
    Abner, Sep 4, 2011
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  11. ryoder

    ryoder New Member

    If you saw some of the girls here in Tampa at USF, you would realize the benefits of posting actual student pictures. :)
     
    ryoder, Sep 4, 2011
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  12. Abner

    Abner Well-Known Member

    HELLS TO THE YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :banana:

    Abner :smile:
     
    Abner, Sep 4, 2011
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  13. soupbone

    soupbone Active Member

    I'm sending an email to PSU about this. It may seem like it shouldn't be a big deal, but PSU is a large, popular school and they should not be using cheesy stock photos. Stock photos serve a purpose, but in this situation I would rather see real PSU students.
     
    soupbone, Sep 6, 2011
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  14. Petedude

    Petedude New Member

    Have 'em recruit some from Tampa first. :)
     
    Petedude, Sep 24, 2011
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  15. ryoder

    ryoder New Member

    Tampa Bay is the birth place of Hooters but no Hooters is more impressive than the one right by USF. It is like walking into a Miss Universe competition with beer and wings!
     
    ryoder, Sep 24, 2011
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