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Charima Young named director of local government and community relations

5/5/17

Charima Young has been named the new director of local government and community relations in Penn State’s Office of Government and Community Relations, effective May 22. Young is an accomplished community outreach leader and will help support and expand the University’s outreach efforts and regional partnerships.

Board of Trustees election results announced

5/5/17

Ten individuals were named to serve on Penn State Board of Trustees, either through election or ex officio appointment, during the group's meeting today (May 5) at the Penn Stater Hotel and Conference Center.

Rendering of new ARL facility

Board of Trustees approves new ARL energy and power test facility

5/5/17

Penn State’s Board of Trustees today (May 5) approved the design and funding for construction of a new $6 million addition to its energy testing facility in Benner Township, near the University Park campus. The Applied Research Laboratory (ARL) Energy Science and Power Systems Test Facility is scheduled to open in spring 2018.

Penn State president's statement on grand jury findings related to student death

5/5/17

Penn State President Eric Barron issued a statement addressing the grand jury findings in the investigation of the Feb. 4 death of student Timothy Piazza and former members of the Beta Theta Pi fraternity on the University Park campus. The findings (or presentment) were released today (May 5) by Centre County District Attorney Stacy Parks Miller.

Three selected as Administrative Fellows for 2017-18

5/4/17

The Administrative Fellows Program offers Penn State faculty and staff the opportunity to work with senior University officers to gain knowledge and experiences pertaining to the challenges of leadership in the academic community.

CORED poster

Equity commissions, Paul Robeson Cultural Center send message of unity

5/4/17

Penn State’s Commission on Racial/Ethnic Diversity (CORED), with the co-sponsorship of the Paul Robeson Cultural Center and the two other President’s Commissions for Equity, the Commission on Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer Equity (CLGBTQE) and the Commission for Women (CFW), created a poster in support of unity across Penn State.

Search underway for vice provost for faculty affairs

5/4/17

Penn State has launched a search for the position of vice provost for faculty affairs, a senior-level leader who reports to the executive vice president and provost. With the hiring of a new vice provost, the Office of the Vice Provost for Academic Affairs will change its name to the Office of the Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs to better reflect its scope.

New LionPATH user interface

LionPATH updates user interface for students

5/4/17

As a direct result of the feedback from students that the current LionPATH interface was not intuitive and difficult to navigate, the LionPATH team is ready to unveil the new interface to students. Within the next week, when students log in to LionPATH, they will notice that the LionPATH Student Center has a more robust, contemporary look.

Rendering of interior of Esber Recital Hall

Committee approves recital hall addition and renovations at University Park

5/4/17

The Penn State Board of Trustees Committee on Finance, Business and Capital Planning today (May 4) recommended the final plan approval and expenditure of funds for a recital hall addition and renovations to Music I building. The projects will be presented to the full board for a vote on Friday, May 5.

Joseph Selden with Renea Nichols

A 'bittersweet' departure

5/4/17

Retiring Assistant Dean for Multicultural Affairs Joseph Selden has helped communications students acclimate to Penn State and get ready for the "real world" for more than two decades. Now he's about to leave as well — and his legacy is impressive.

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