The Board of Trustees Committee on Finance, Business and Capital Planning today (Feb. 21) recommended the final plan approval and expenditure of funds for the next phase of the long-term initiative to renovate the East residence halls at University Park.
Earl and Stuart halls in the East Housing Area at Penn State’s University Park campus have achieved Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification from the U.S. Green Building Council in recognition of sustainable design and construction practices.
The Board of Trustees Committee on Finance, Business and Capital Planning today (Feb. 22) recommended the final plan approval and expenditure of funds for the next phase of the long-term initiative to renovate the East residence halls at University Park.
The newly renovated East Food District, located in Findlay Dining Commons at University Park, is a busy place every day of the week. One particularly popular spot is Market East, an urban-style “neighborhood market” where students can stop by for a quick snack or meal, fresh ingredients to prepare a meal, a frozen treat, or personal-care items.
For Jewish students at Penn State’s University Park campus, keeping kosher just got easier. Pure, Penn State’s first certified kosher kitchen and food allergen-free dining operation, opened Aug. 22 in the recently renovated East Food District in Findlay Commons.
Penn State Trustees today (Sept. 15) approved the naming of a new East Halls residence hall currently under construction on the University Park campus in honor of a former Commonwealth governor.
This fall, a new kosher and allergy-friendly dining station called Pure will open at the East Food District in Findlay Commons at University Park. The menu will feature kosher food options that meet Jewish dietary guidelines, and will be free of such common allergens as dairy, eggs, fish, shellfish, peanuts, tree nuts, soy, wheat, gluten and sesame.
A collaborative effort by multiple Penn State departments and external contractors resulted in the successful move of a commemorative tree in the East Halls residential complex. The entire process to move the tree from its former site to its new one took two days.
The Penn State Board of Trustees Committee on Finance, Business and Capital Planning today (Feb. 23) recommended the final plan approval and expenditure of funds for the next phase of the long-term initiative to renovate all of the East residence halls on the University Park campus.
To expedite the East and Pollock Halls renovation on the University Park campus, which is a major project in the Housing and Food Services Capital Plan, a revised multi-year Capital Assessment was proposed and approved by the Board of Trustees on May 6. As a result, the annual capital assessment amount for fiscal years 2018–2023 will be adjusted to provide the necessary financial support for the accelerated renovation plan.
Nostalgia will not be in short supply at Findlay Commons on May 2, as the contents of a recently discovered time capsule will be revealed and, later, students will say goodbye to The Big Onion, a longtime favorite campus eatery.
The Penn State Board of Trustees Committee on Finance, Business and Capital Planning today (Feb. 25) approved the first phase of a long-term initiative to renovate all of East and Pollock residence halls on the University Park campus, with construction of two new residence halls and renovations to Stuart Hall slated to begin in March. The projects will be presented to the full board for a vote on Friday (Feb. 26).
The Penn State Board of Trustees’ Committee on Finance, Business, and Capital Planning reviewed information today (Feb. 25) on room and board rates for the upcoming academic year as well as a proposed multi-year capital assessment to support long-range building projects.
Design work on the renovation and expansion of East Halls, the largest residential complex on the University Park campus, has begun with groundbreaking for the first phase of the project slated for January 2016.
Photos taken at the airport in State College.
