Second Town Hall meeting scheduled for September

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — The second in a series of University Town Hall meetings will take place 3:30-5 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 30, with the location yet to be determined. This information reflects a change in date from when the meeting was first announced.Penn State Today and the University Staff Advisory Council (USAC) are sponsoring the meetings to provide an avenue for faculty and staff to learn about changes and new initiatives, ask questions and share concerns and ideas. Topics at the first meeting, held June 2, included child care, employee benefits and University investments. A video of the first Town Hall meeting is available for viewing.In addition to fielding questions, Provost Nick Jones and Senior Vice President David Gray provided updates on a number of topics, including the University’s sound financial and academic standing, information technology security and an initiative to streamline human resources.“We want to continue the discussions that began at the first Town Hall meeting,” Jones said. “It was encouraging to see such broad participation, and we’re enthusiastic about continuing to use these sessions to listen to concerns and share information about where the University is now, our strategic goals for the future and how we can work together to make optimal use of our resources.”As with the first Town Hall, members of the University community will be able to submit questions in person or via email and Twitter. The meeting will be streamed live online, with the Web address announced prior to the meeting. More information will be available closer to the start of the fall semester.