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The day in photos: Penn State selects 18th president

Eric J. Barron conducted interviews with the media on Feb. 17 at the Penn Stater Conference Center and Hotel. Barron was appointed the 18th president of Penn State by the Board of Trustees during a special meeting held earlier in the day. Credit: Patrick Mansell / Penn State. Creative Commons

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- On Monday, Feb. 17, Penn State’s Board of Trustees selected Eric J. Barron as the University’s 18th president. President-Elect Barron spent the day on Penn State’s University Park Campus, where he met with trustees and University leadership, toured Schreyer House (the official presidential residence) and met with student leaders.

Eric J. Barron fielded questions from the media during a press conference, held at the Penn Stater Conference Center and Hotel following his announcement as the 18th president of Penn State. Barron was joined by board members Karen Peetz, left, and Keith Masser. Credit: Patrick Mansell / Penn State. Creative Commons

Eric J. Barron was welcomed by then-Penn State President Rodney Erickson during a special meeting of the Penn State Board of Trustees on February 17 at the Penn Stater Conference Center and Hotel. Barron was selected unanimously and becomes the 18th President of Penn State in May 2014. Credit: Patrick Mansell / Penn State. Creative Commons

Eric Barron and his wife Molly were greeted with a standing ovation as they entered the special meeting of the Board of Trustees on Feb. 17. Credit: Michelle Bixby / Penn State. Creative Commons

Eric J. Barron addressed Penn State's Board of Trustees after being named the 18th president in Penn State's history on Feb. 17. Barron was selected following a unanimous recommedation by the 14-member Trustee Presidential Selection Council. Credit: Patrick Mansell / Penn State. Creative Commons

Print and electronic media crowded in to a press conference introducing Penn State's 18th president Eric J. Barron on Feb. 17 at the Penn Stater Conference Center and Hotel. Barron returns to Penn State where he became a member of the faculty in 1986 and served as dean of Penn State's College of Earth and Mineral Sciences from 2002 to 2006. Credit: Patrick Mansell / Penn State. Creative Commons

Eric J. Barron conducted interviews with the media on Feb. 17 at the Penn Stater Conference Center and Hotel. Barron was appointed the 18th president of Penn State by the Board of Trustees during a special meeting held earlier in the day. Credit: Patrick Mansell / Penn State. Creative Commons

Eric J. Barron posed for an official photograph on Feb. 17 at Schreyer House. Barron was named the 18th president of Penn State by the University's Board of Trustees on Feb. 17. He will begin as Penn State's next president in May of 2014. Credit: Patrick Mansell / Penn State. Creative Commons

Penn State Public Television host Patty Satalia interviewed Eric Barron, newly named president-elect of the Pennsylvania State University, on Feb. 17. Credit: Patrick Mansell / Penn State. Creative Commons

Eric Barron met with student leaders Feb. 17, in the Alumni Lounge of Old Main. Students represented the likes of the University Park Undergraduate Association, Panhellenic Council, Interfraternity Council and the Daily Collegian. Credit: Bill Zimmerman / Penn State. Creative Commons

Eric J. Barron, the 18th President of the University, with his wife, Molly, at Schreyer House on Penn State's University Park campus. Credit: Patrick Mansell / Penn State. Creative Commons

Eric J. Barron fielded questions from the media during a press conference, held at the Penn Stater Conference Center and Hotel following his announcement as the 18th president of Penn State. Barron was joined by board members Karen Peetz, left, and Keith Masser. Credit: Patrick Mansell / Penn State. Creative Commons

Eric J. Barron was welcomed by then-Penn State President Rodney Erickson during a special meeting of the Penn State Board of Trustees on February 17 at the Penn Stater Conference Center and Hotel. Barron was selected unanimously and becomes the 18th President of Penn State in May 2014. Credit: Patrick Mansell / Penn State. Creative Commons

Eric Barron and his wife Molly were greeted with a standing ovation as they entered the special meeting of the Board of Trustees on Feb. 17. Credit: Michelle Bixby / Penn State. Creative Commons

Eric J. Barron addressed Penn State's Board of Trustees after being named the 18th president in Penn State's history on Feb. 17. Barron was selected following a unanimous recommedation by the 14-member Trustee Presidential Selection Council. Credit: Patrick Mansell / Penn State. Creative Commons

Print and electronic media crowded in to a press conference introducing Penn State's 18th president Eric J. Barron on Feb. 17 at the Penn Stater Conference Center and Hotel. Barron returns to Penn State where he became a member of the faculty in 1986 and served as dean of Penn State's College of Earth and Mineral Sciences from 2002 to 2006. Credit: Patrick Mansell / Penn State. Creative Commons

Eric J. Barron conducted interviews with the media on Feb. 17 at the Penn Stater Conference Center and Hotel. Barron was appointed the 18th president of Penn State by the Board of Trustees during a special meeting held earlier in the day. Credit: Patrick Mansell / Penn State. Creative Commons

Eric J. Barron posed for an official photograph on Feb. 17 at Schreyer House. Barron was named the 18th president of Penn State by the University's Board of Trustees on Feb. 17. He will begin as Penn State's next president in May of 2014. Credit: Patrick Mansell / Penn State. Creative Commons

Penn State Public Television host Patty Satalia interviewed Eric Barron, newly named president-elect of the Pennsylvania State University, on Feb. 17. Credit: Patrick Mansell / Penn State. Creative Commons

Eric Barron met with student leaders Feb. 17, in the Alumni Lounge of Old Main. Students represented the likes of the University Park Undergraduate Association, Panhellenic Council, Interfraternity Council and the Daily Collegian. Credit: Bill Zimmerman / Penn State. Creative Commons

Eric J. Barron, the 18th President of the University, with his wife, Molly, at Schreyer House on Penn State's University Park campus. Credit: Patrick Mansell / Penn State. Creative Commons

Barron, who comes to Penn State from the presidency at Florida State University, will begin in his new position on May 12. He succeeds Penn State President Rodney Erickson, who announced in 2012 his plans to retire no later than June of this year. 

Last Updated February 26, 2014

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