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Board of Trustees announces candidates for officers

1/11/13

Penn State's Board of Trustees will elect a new chair and vice chair at its Friday, Jan. 18, public meeting at the University Park campus, and has received an expression of interest in leadership positions from the following trustee candidates:

-- Chair, Board of Trustees: Keith E. Masser;
-- Vice Chair, Board of Trustees: Stephanie N. Deviney.

In addition to these candidates, nominations still may be made at the time of the election.

Trustees plan Oct. 26 meeting to grant authority for legal settlements

10/16/12

Penn State's Board of Trustees will hold a special meeting on Friday, Oct. 26, at The Penn Stater Conference Center Hotel to consider a resolution to authorize a subcommittee of the Board to approve possible settlements of claims made against the University related to the crimes of Jerry Sandusky. The special board meeting is scheduled to begin at 5 p.m. in room 108. Trustees can participate by phone or in person.

Penn State supporters push campaign past historic milestones

7/15/11

During a single landmark year, For the Future: The Campaign for Penn State Students has raised $353 million in new commitments, a record-breaking annual figure that tops the amount secured during the entirety of the University's first fundraising initiative, The Campaign for Penn State. The past fiscal year also has brought the campaign's overall commitments past the final results of the Grand Destiny campaign that concluded in 2003. The news came today (July 15) in a presentation by the For the Future chair, Peter G. Tombros, to the Penn State Board of Trustees.

Classroom, lab renovations at Breazeale Reactor Building approved

7/15/11

At its meeting July 15, Penn State's Board of Trustees approved plans to renovate 8,000 square feet of classroom and laboratory space on two stories of the Breazeale Nuclear Reactor Building on Penn State's University Park campus, at a cost of $3.6 million. Improvements will include a new elevator and renovated bathrooms to comply with Americans with Disabilities Act mandates, and also will update all mechanical, electrical and plumbing systems on the ground level and first floor of the facility's west wing. Renovations will be complete by fall 2012.

Alumni Association tops 165,000 members overall

7/15/11

The Penn State Alumni Association became the first dues-paying alumni association ever to top the 100,000 life member threshold and to surpass 165,000 total members, according to the annual census compiled June 30. Alumni Association President Barry M. Simpson, a 1969 Penn State graduate, outlined these new milestones and other achievements of the 2010-11 academic year in the Alumni Association's annual report to the Penn State Board of Trustees today (July 15).

Penn State purchases North Butz property

7/15/11

Penn State purchased a .17-acre property on North Butz Street in State College. The University's Board of Trustees was informed of the acquisition at its meeting on Friday (July 15). Located at 118 N. Butz St., the land was obtained for $180,000 and adjoins other University property.

Trustees approve 3.8 percent composite tuition increase

7/15/11

Penn State's Board of Trustees approved a composite tuition increase of 3.8 percent for undergraduate students for the 2011-12 academic year at their meeting today (July 15) at Penn State Lehigh Valley. "Two-thirds of our undergraduate students will see increases of between 2.9 percent and 3.5 percent," said Penn State President Graham B. Spanier. "As we said from the beginning, we are determined that our students and their families will not bear the full burden of the appropriation cuts."

Penn State trustees approve 2011-12 budget

7/15/11

Penn State's Board of Trustees today (July 15) approved a $4.1 billion University operating budget for 2011-12. The budget is supported in part by a $279 million in appropriations from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, a decrease of $68 million, or 19.6 percent, from last year. "To say that it has been a tumultuous and unsettled few months leading up to this point would be an incredible understatement," said Penn State President Graham Spanier, who thanked state legislators for moderating the cut in the University's appropriation from initial proposed cuts of 52 percent. "Through the hard work of those involved in assembling this plan and the contributions and support of everyone in the Penn State community I'm able to present a balanced budget, despite the largest decreases to our state appropriation in our history. This budget assumes a tuition increase that would generally be reflective of a normal year."

Trustees hear presentation on employee benefits, programs

7/15/11

Penn State remains committed to the idea advocated by President Graham Spanier in his 1995 inaugural address -- that "people come first," Susan Basso, associate vice president for human resources, told the University's trustees today (July 15). "Penn State is doing an excellent job of leveraging multiple programs, practices and cultural dynamics to satisfy and engage the best employees, which ultimately contributes to improved performance and long-term institutional success," Basso explained.

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Board of Trustees meets; President Spanier's remarks

7/15/11

Penn State's Board of Trustees held its regular bi-monthly meeting Friday (July 15) on the Lehigh Valley campus. In his remarks to the Board, University President Graham Spanier discussed the state appropriation, applications, accolades for the Smeal College of Business and the College of Medicine, and news from the Athletic Department.

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Lehigh Valley campus to celebrate a century of service to region

7/15/11

As Penn State Lehigh Valley prepares to celebrate 100 years of tradition, the campus is poised for a bright future, reported Ann Williams, chancellor, in a July 15 presentation to the University's Board of Trustees. In 1912, Penn State opened its first permanent technical center in the attic of an Allentown school. Over nearly a century, the campus has defined its mission by responding to the changing and growing needs of the Lehigh Valley.

Board of Trustees announces candidates for officers

1/11/13

Penn State's Board of Trustees will elect a new chair and vice chair at its Friday, Jan. 18, public meeting at the University Park campus, and has received an expression of interest in leadership positions from the following trustee candidates:

-- Chair, Board of Trustees: Keith E. Masser;
-- Vice Chair, Board of Trustees: Stephanie N. Deviney.

In addition to these candidates, nominations still may be made at the time of the election.

Trustees plan Oct. 26 meeting to grant authority for legal settlements

10/16/12

Penn State's Board of Trustees will hold a special meeting on Friday, Oct. 26, at The Penn Stater Conference Center Hotel to consider a resolution to authorize a subcommittee of the Board to approve possible settlements of claims made against the University related to the crimes of Jerry Sandusky. The special board meeting is scheduled to begin at 5 p.m. in room 108. Trustees can participate by phone or in person.

Penn State supporters push campaign past historic milestones

7/15/11

During a single landmark year, For the Future: The Campaign for Penn State Students has raised $353 million in new commitments, a record-breaking annual figure that tops the amount secured during the entirety of the University's first fundraising initiative, The Campaign for Penn State. The past fiscal year also has brought the campaign's overall commitments past the final results of the Grand Destiny campaign that concluded in 2003. The news came today (July 15) in a presentation by the For the Future chair, Peter G. Tombros, to the Penn State Board of Trustees.

Classroom, lab renovations at Breazeale Reactor Building approved

7/15/11

At its meeting July 15, Penn State's Board of Trustees approved plans to renovate 8,000 square feet of classroom and laboratory space on two stories of the Breazeale Nuclear Reactor Building on Penn State's University Park campus, at a cost of $3.6 million. Improvements will include a new elevator and renovated bathrooms to comply with Americans with Disabilities Act mandates, and also will update all mechanical, electrical and plumbing systems on the ground level and first floor of the facility's west wing. Renovations will be complete by fall 2012.

Alumni Association tops 165,000 members overall

7/15/11

The Penn State Alumni Association became the first dues-paying alumni association ever to top the 100,000 life member threshold and to surpass 165,000 total members, according to the annual census compiled June 30. Alumni Association President Barry M. Simpson, a 1969 Penn State graduate, outlined these new milestones and other achievements of the 2010-11 academic year in the Alumni Association's annual report to the Penn State Board of Trustees today (July 15).

Penn State purchases North Butz property

7/15/11

Penn State purchased a .17-acre property on North Butz Street in State College. The University's Board of Trustees was informed of the acquisition at its meeting on Friday (July 15). Located at 118 N. Butz St., the land was obtained for $180,000 and adjoins other University property.

Trustees approve 3.8 percent composite tuition increase

7/15/11

Penn State's Board of Trustees approved a composite tuition increase of 3.8 percent for undergraduate students for the 2011-12 academic year at their meeting today (July 15) at Penn State Lehigh Valley. "Two-thirds of our undergraduate students will see increases of between 2.9 percent and 3.5 percent," said Penn State President Graham B. Spanier. "As we said from the beginning, we are determined that our students and their families will not bear the full burden of the appropriation cuts."

Penn State trustees approve 2011-12 budget

7/15/11

Penn State's Board of Trustees today (July 15) approved a $4.1 billion University operating budget for 2011-12. The budget is supported in part by a $279 million in appropriations from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, a decrease of $68 million, or 19.6 percent, from last year. "To say that it has been a tumultuous and unsettled few months leading up to this point would be an incredible understatement," said Penn State President Graham Spanier, who thanked state legislators for moderating the cut in the University's appropriation from initial proposed cuts of 52 percent. "Through the hard work of those involved in assembling this plan and the contributions and support of everyone in the Penn State community I'm able to present a balanced budget, despite the largest decreases to our state appropriation in our history. This budget assumes a tuition increase that would generally be reflective of a normal year."

Trustees hear presentation on employee benefits, programs

7/15/11

Penn State remains committed to the idea advocated by President Graham Spanier in his 1995 inaugural address -- that "people come first," Susan Basso, associate vice president for human resources, told the University's trustees today (July 15). "Penn State is doing an excellent job of leveraging multiple programs, practices and cultural dynamics to satisfy and engage the best employees, which ultimately contributes to improved performance and long-term institutional success," Basso explained.

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Board of Trustees meets; President Spanier's remarks

7/15/11

Penn State's Board of Trustees held its regular bi-monthly meeting Friday (July 15) on the Lehigh Valley campus. In his remarks to the Board, University President Graham Spanier discussed the state appropriation, applications, accolades for the Smeal College of Business and the College of Medicine, and news from the Athletic Department.

Untitled

Lehigh Valley campus to celebrate a century of service to region

7/15/11

As Penn State Lehigh Valley prepares to celebrate 100 years of tradition, the campus is poised for a bright future, reported Ann Williams, chancellor, in a July 15 presentation to the University's Board of Trustees. In 1912, Penn State opened its first permanent technical center in the attic of an Allentown school. Over nearly a century, the campus has defined its mission by responding to the changing and growing needs of the Lehigh Valley.