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EcoCoin: New program aims to decrease plastic bag use on campus

5/30/18

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.

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When in doubt, call for help

1/24/18

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.

Take the Lead

Student leaders encourage peers to 'Take the Lead' against harmful drinking

11/1/17

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.

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UPUA, Campus Recreation team-up on treadmill desk pilot program

2/10/17

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.

Student parking hours extended for final week of classes, finals week

11/29/16

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.

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Board of Trustees to discuss diversity and inclusion at student town hall

11/4/16

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.

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UPUA, Transportation Services partner to offer airport shuttle service

4/25/16

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.

Added alumni, employee, student leaders invited to trustees meetings

6/19/12

Penn State President Rodney Erickson has extended invitations to five additional representatives of several University constituencies -- alumni, faculty, staff and students -- to participate in the University's Board of Trustees committees and meetings. This invitation, effective with the trustees' July 2012 meeting, expands a Board of Trustees standing order in place since the mid-1970s, in which three faculty members and three student representatives are invited by the president of the University to attend and participate in committees and meetings.