Counseling and Psychological Services and the University Park Undergraduate Association have worked together to launch the Red Folder initiative, which is designed to provide resources and information to support faculty, staff and administrators in helping distressed students.
Cody Heaton, an industrial engineering senior, uses his engineering skills to be a better leader. Heaton balances a variety of extracurriculars while serving as the University Park Undergraduate Association President and taking classes.
More than 100 student cyclists received assistance in registering their bicycles and received a free set of bike lights in the process on Aug. 29 during Bike Safe PSU, a new event aimed at increasing bicyclist safety on campus.
A new program aims to reduce the number of plastic bags used at the Penn State Bookstore. The program, called EcoCoin, will launch initially on the University Park campus this summer. The program is supported by the Penn State Bookstore, Sustainability Institute, and University Park Undergraduate Association.
Updates to Penn State’s Responsible Action Protocol extend protection from University conduct sanctions to include a student suffering from an alcohol or drug overdose when help is sought on their behalf.
The Take the Lead campaign, now in its seventh year, aims to promote a healthy campus environment by sharing alcohol-harm reduction messages. Penn State student leaders featured in the 2017 poster campaign will provide one-on-one outreach during an event from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Nov. 9 in the HUB-Robeson Center reminding students to be safe about drinking.
The University Park Undergraduate Association today (Feb. 23) presented a student panel discussion on diversity and inclusion with the Board of Trustees Committee on Academic Affairs and Student Life.
Thanks to a collaborative effort between University Park Undergraduate Association (UPUA) representatives and Campus Recreation staff, students on a tight schedule no longer have to decide if they should stay in and study or hit the gym for some time on the treadmill.
Penn State Transportation Services, in partnership with the University Park Undergraduate Association, will again offer extended hours of student parking during the final week of fall semester classes and finals week. Beginning at 4 p.m. Friday, Dec. 2, and continuing through 7:30 a.m. Friday, Dec. 16, the overnight parking restrictions for student parking permits will be waived.
Students are invited to attend a town hall and panel discussion with members of the Penn State Board of Trustees to discuss diversity and inclusion. The panel will take place at 7:30 p.m. on Nov. 15 in Robb Hall in the Hintz Alumni Center, University Park. Students at Penn State campuses can watch a live stream of the event at studentforum.psu.edu.
A new Student Fee Board will give students more opportunity to be directly involved in the creation and allocation of student fees in support of services and programs at University Park. The board is now seeking applications for five at-large members. To apply, students can go to http://bit.ly/StudentFeeBoard.
For Penn State students who travel by plane to get home at the end of each semester, booking flights and travel arrangements can be just one more item on the long list of end-of-semester worries. But thanks to a new pilot program created by the University Park Undergraduate Association (UPUA) and Penn State Transportation Services, getting to the University Park airport won't be one of them.
Penn State is kicking off April's Sexual Assault Awareness Month programs with a week of events, including a "Walk a Mile in Her Shoes" event, a fashion show, film screenings and a gala.
April 5 is the official date for Penn State Capital Day, an annual event that brings Penn Staters together with Pennsylvania elected officials and features a high-energy rally in the Capitol rotunda.
