UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Members of the Penn State, State College and Centre County communities will have an opportunity to hear about some of the findings of Intercollegiate Athletics’ strategic planning process on Wednesday, Nov. 4, in a town hall-style meeting. The meeting will be held at 7 p.m. in Rec Hall and streamed live on GoPSUSports.com.
Wednesday’s event is the third of three public town hall meetings with Director of Athletics Sandy Barbour and members of the Intercollegiate Athletics leadership team. The first two meetings were held earlier this month with Penn State students and University faculty and staff.“We have had excellent conversations during the public meetings,” Barbour said. “We have engaged in great dialogue with the community around what is most important to them and for Penn State Athletics.”Attendees will hear about some of the initial findings of a wide-ranging strategic planning project and have the opportunity to ask questions and provide feedback. The project will help determine strategies and priorities for the period of 2016-20 and beyond for the Nittany Lions’ comprehensive 31-sport program.After each of the first two presentations, Barbour answered questions for more than 30 minutes on a wide range of topics, including the town and gown relationship, student-athlete experience, facilities, metrics to gauge success and the Nittany Lion Fan Council.Alumni, students and fans who are not able to attend the Nov. 4 meeting can submit questions via email to questions@athletics.psu.edu and via Twitter at #PSUTownHall. The live stream can be viewed at http://www.gopsusports.com/collegesportslive/?media=509083.Penn State has engaged a variety of constituencies during the strategic planning process, with more than 1,100 individuals providing feedback.For questions about any of the meetings, please call Penn State Athletics Strategic Communications at 814-865-1757 during business hours.