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Vision Council charts path for Penn State amid presidential search

5/2/13

Two groups playing an integral role in finding Penn State’s next president now have an important document to assist in the effort. Today (May 2) members of the 13-member Trustee Presidential Selection Council and the 18-member Presidential Search and Screen Committee received “A Vision for Penn State: A Report of the Blue and White Vision Council.” The report, available at http://www.psu.edu/trustees/bwvc_report.pdf, will help inform the search as well as provide any candidates with a unique perspective.

Professor Gordon De Jong speaking at the forum

Community offers input at third presidential search forum

3/23/13

Members of the Penn State community came together in person and online on Friday (March 22) afternoon to discuss the qualities they would like to see in a new University president and the challenges and opportunities facing Penn State's next leader.

Presidential search forums collect ideas from faculty, staff and students

3/22/13

Penn State’s next president may face a number of challenges, but many in the University community see it as a chance for the successful candidate to promote and advance the academic reputation of the institution and take on the critical role of shaping Penn State’s future. Faculty, staff and student attendees at the first of three scheduled University forums, intended to gather community input on the search process, provided food for thought Thursday (March 21) for consultants and search committee members named to help find Penn State’s 18th president.

Forums will help shape Penn State’s criteria for next president

3/19/13

As Penn State searches for a new leader, faculty, staff and students will get the chance to offer input during two sessions Thursday (March 21) on campus. The forums are set for 1 to 2 p.m., in Room 117 (the HUB Auditorium), HUB-Robeson Center; and 6 to 7 p.m., in Room 105, Forum Building. A forum also is planned for 2:15-3:15 p.m. March 22, in Room 102 (the Foster Auditorium), Paterno Library.

Forums to focus on presidential search

3/11/13

A series of three forums focused on gathering feedback and input from the University community regarding the search for Penn State's next president will be held on March 21 and 22. Representatives from Isaacson, Miller, the firm retained by Penn State to conduct the search, will be seeking input and engagement regarding the traits and characteristics that the University's next president should embody and the opportunities and challenges the next president will face.

Vision Council symposium centers on disruptive innovation

1/25/13

A Stanford researcher sees 10 universities surviving in the world 50 years from now. An expert in disruptive innovation sees a "fundamental breaking of the business model" in higher education. In urging change as technology capabilities in education evolve, another expert warns that "stasis doesn't look like stability, it's a slow decline."

Participants shared some sobering insight and statistics Jan. 19 at a special symposium titled "Planning for a New Higher Education Ecosystem," but also discussed how Penn State can be nimble in changing times and be one of those 10 surviving institutions, if the prediction is correct from Sebastian Thrun, Stanford professor and founder of free online educator Udacity.

The Blue & White Vision Council organized the event at The Nittany Lion Inn. The recently formed, 24-member panel aims to identify key strategic challenges and opportunities facing Penn State in the next five to 10 years. A previous story on the council's Jan. 19 seminar can be found at http://live.psu.edu/story/63735 online.

Vision Council discusses Penn State's future and needed changes

1/21/13

The group tasked with envisioning a path for Penn State in the coming years received a day's worth of input Jan. 19, as leaders from throughout the University pondered the future and got a glimpse of a changing educational landscape, courtesy of renowned experts.

Titled "Planning for a New Higher Education Ecosystem," the recently formed Blue & White Vision Council's seminar at the Nittany Lion Inn included extensive talk about how the University must be nimble in the area of technology, and how the World Campus has given Penn State a stable foothold amid rapid breakthroughs in online learning that are gaining national attention, like in the case of massive open online courses, or MOOCs.

Diverse group named to help find Penn State's next president

1/18/13

The process to find a new president for Penn State moved ahead Friday (Jan. 18) with the naming of a cross-section of 18 individuals who will serve on the Presidential Search and Screen Committee. Current University President Rodney Erickson has announced he will retire by June 30, 2014.

Trustee Karen Peetz, chair of the board's Presidential Selection Council, announced the membership of the Search and Screen Committee comprised of nine faculty members; one staff member; two academic deans; one vice president; two undergraduate students and one graduate student; and one representative each from the Department of Intercollegiate Athletics and the Alumni Association.

Members of Penn State Presidential Selection Council announced

11/16/12

Penn State Board of Trustees Chairman Karen Peetz, upon authorization by the board, today (Nov. 16) appointed members of the Trustee Presidential Selection Council, which will oversee the search process for the next president of Penn State.

The council consists of 12 Trustees and the chair of For the Future: The Campaign for Penn State Students.

Penn State Blue & White Vision Council members announced

11/16/12

Penn State today (Nov. 16) announced members of its Blue & White Vision Council, which is expected to identify key strategic challenges and opportunities facing the University over the next several years.

The council, previously announced by Board of Trustees Chairman Karen Peetz at a special meeting of the Board in August, is composed of student, faculty, staff, academic and campus leadership, as well as representatives from Penn State Hershey Medical Center and the Board of Trustees.

Vision Council charts path for Penn State amid presidential search

5/2/13

Two groups playing an integral role in finding Penn State’s next president now have an important document to assist in the effort. Today (May 2) members of the 13-member Trustee Presidential Selection Council and the 18-member Presidential Search and Screen Committee received “A Vision for Penn State: A Report of the Blue and White Vision Council.” The report, available at http://www.psu.edu/trustees/bwvc_report.pdf, will help inform the search as well as provide any candidates with a unique perspective.

Professor Gordon De Jong speaking at the forum

Community offers input at third presidential search forum

3/23/13

Members of the Penn State community came together in person and online on Friday (March 22) afternoon to discuss the qualities they would like to see in a new University president and the challenges and opportunities facing Penn State's next leader.

Presidential search forums collect ideas from faculty, staff and students

3/22/13

Penn State’s next president may face a number of challenges, but many in the University community see it as a chance for the successful candidate to promote and advance the academic reputation of the institution and take on the critical role of shaping Penn State’s future. Faculty, staff and student attendees at the first of three scheduled University forums, intended to gather community input on the search process, provided food for thought Thursday (March 21) for consultants and search committee members named to help find Penn State’s 18th president.

Forums will help shape Penn State’s criteria for next president

3/19/13

As Penn State searches for a new leader, faculty, staff and students will get the chance to offer input during two sessions Thursday (March 21) on campus. The forums are set for 1 to 2 p.m., in Room 117 (the HUB Auditorium), HUB-Robeson Center; and 6 to 7 p.m., in Room 105, Forum Building. A forum also is planned for 2:15-3:15 p.m. March 22, in Room 102 (the Foster Auditorium), Paterno Library.

Forums to focus on presidential search

3/11/13

A series of three forums focused on gathering feedback and input from the University community regarding the search for Penn State's next president will be held on March 21 and 22. Representatives from Isaacson, Miller, the firm retained by Penn State to conduct the search, will be seeking input and engagement regarding the traits and characteristics that the University's next president should embody and the opportunities and challenges the next president will face.

Vision Council symposium centers on disruptive innovation

1/25/13

A Stanford researcher sees 10 universities surviving in the world 50 years from now. An expert in disruptive innovation sees a "fundamental breaking of the business model" in higher education. In urging change as technology capabilities in education evolve, another expert warns that "stasis doesn't look like stability, it's a slow decline."

Participants shared some sobering insight and statistics Jan. 19 at a special symposium titled "Planning for a New Higher Education Ecosystem," but also discussed how Penn State can be nimble in changing times and be one of those 10 surviving institutions, if the prediction is correct from Sebastian Thrun, Stanford professor and founder of free online educator Udacity.

The Blue & White Vision Council organized the event at The Nittany Lion Inn. The recently formed, 24-member panel aims to identify key strategic challenges and opportunities facing Penn State in the next five to 10 years. A previous story on the council's Jan. 19 seminar can be found at http://live.psu.edu/story/63735 online.

Vision Council discusses Penn State's future and needed changes

1/21/13

The group tasked with envisioning a path for Penn State in the coming years received a day's worth of input Jan. 19, as leaders from throughout the University pondered the future and got a glimpse of a changing educational landscape, courtesy of renowned experts.

Titled "Planning for a New Higher Education Ecosystem," the recently formed Blue & White Vision Council's seminar at the Nittany Lion Inn included extensive talk about how the University must be nimble in the area of technology, and how the World Campus has given Penn State a stable foothold amid rapid breakthroughs in online learning that are gaining national attention, like in the case of massive open online courses, or MOOCs.

Diverse group named to help find Penn State's next president

1/18/13

The process to find a new president for Penn State moved ahead Friday (Jan. 18) with the naming of a cross-section of 18 individuals who will serve on the Presidential Search and Screen Committee. Current University President Rodney Erickson has announced he will retire by June 30, 2014.

Trustee Karen Peetz, chair of the board's Presidential Selection Council, announced the membership of the Search and Screen Committee comprised of nine faculty members; one staff member; two academic deans; one vice president; two undergraduate students and one graduate student; and one representative each from the Department of Intercollegiate Athletics and the Alumni Association.

Members of Penn State Presidential Selection Council announced

11/16/12

Penn State Board of Trustees Chairman Karen Peetz, upon authorization by the board, today (Nov. 16) appointed members of the Trustee Presidential Selection Council, which will oversee the search process for the next president of Penn State.

The council consists of 12 Trustees and the chair of For the Future: The Campaign for Penn State Students.

Penn State Blue & White Vision Council members announced

11/16/12

Penn State today (Nov. 16) announced members of its Blue & White Vision Council, which is expected to identify key strategic challenges and opportunities facing the University over the next several years.

The council, previously announced by Board of Trustees Chairman Karen Peetz at a special meeting of the Board in August, is composed of student, faculty, staff, academic and campus leadership, as well as representatives from Penn State Hershey Medical Center and the Board of Trustees.