Penn State students had a chance to talk with President Eric Barron about issues that matter to them and provide feedback about the president’s vision for the University during a 90-minute University Town Hall hosted March 16 by student government organizations at the Hintz Alumni Center. More than 100 students attended in person or online, bringing issues including affordability, access and entrepreneurship to the fore.
With the delegated access function in LionPATH, students can grant a parent or guardian the ability to view a selection of their student data for fall 2016 and beyond. Parents/guardians will continue to use eLion to view spring and summer 2016 student information.
Penn State’s first Open Educational Resources (OER) Summit March 23 aims to educate participants University-wide about OER, share updates from the provost-charged OER task force, showcase examples of OER in practice and encourage active creation of OER content at a hands-on workshop.
In a monthly feature, Penn State’s Office of Strategic Communications will feature national and international news coverage of the work and expertise of Penn State’s faculty, students and staff.
The Penn State Board of Trustees’ Committee on Finance, Business, and Capital Planning reviewed information today (Feb. 25) on room and board rates for the upcoming academic year as well as a proposed multi-year capital assessment to support long-range building projects.
Damian Fernandez, CEO and head of school at the Ethical Culture Fieldston School in New York City, has been named chancellor of Penn State Abington, effective July 1, 2016. Fernandez will succeed Karen Wiley Sandler, who announced her intention to retire as chancellor of the Abington campus in June after more than 20 years of service to Penn State. Sandler will remain as chancellor until June 30, 2016.
The University Board of Trustees voted Tuesday (Dec. 15) to approve residential projects at Penn State Brandywine and Abington to address the demand for housing and help the campuses continue to attract students from the Philadelphia area and out of state.
Supporting INVENT Penn State -- President Eric Barron’s vision of building a strong entrepreneurial ecosystem around campuses throughout Pennsylvania -- six Commonwealth Campuses have been awarded seed funding aimed at enhancing local partnerships and entrepreneurial environments.
Penn State is requesting $129.2 million in capital funding from the state for fiscal year 2015-16, with a primary focus on funding major building renewal and maintenance projects.
