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Board of Trustees gets through full agenda at May 12 meeting

Penn State's Board of Trustees met on Friday, May 12, on Penn State's University Park campus. Items presented to the board included President Spanier's opening remarks; information about the popularity of Penn State recreation programs, indicating how highly students value these types of activities as part of their collegiate experiences; a description of the University's comprehensive influenza pandemic plan; an outline of interdisciplinary research and education programs; and a review of Faculty Senate efforts in 2005-06. At the meeting, the trustees approved preliminary plans for construction of the new Cancer Institute at the Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center; plans for a new University Health and Counseling Services building at Penn State's University Park campus; and an interim budget for 2006-07. The results of the Board of Trustees elections also were announced, and the board approved the re-appointments of David M. Joyner, Edward P. Junker III and Barry K. Robinson to the Board of Directors of The Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center.

For details, check Penn State Live at http://live.psu.edu/story/17808

Last Updated July 22, 2015

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