Under a proposal approved today (Feb. 21) by the Penn State Board of Trustees Committee on Finance, Business and Capital Planning, the average room and board rate for the 2019-20 academic year would increase by 2.64 percent, or $146 per semester, compared to 2018-19.
The Penn State Board of Trustees Committee on Finance, Business and Capital Planning today (Feb. 21) approved the final plans and funding for upgrades to the University’s Water Reclamation Facility. In addition, the trustees approved final plans and funds for the relocation of the Applied Research Laboratory Steam Plant.
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.
On Feb. 21, the Penn State Board of Trustees Committee on Finance, Business and Capital Planning accepted the proposal from Turner Construction Co. of Pittsburgh, as the design build team for renovations to the Ostermayer Laboratory at Penn State Greater Allegheny.
A Board of Trustees committee approved the appointment of Payette of Boston, Massachusetts, as the architect of two new research and teaching buildings for the College of Engineering.
Dr. Craig Hillemeier, dean of Penn State College of Medicine, Penn State’s senior vice president for health affairs and chief executive officer of Penn State Health, has announced his upcoming retirement.
A Penn State electrical engineering alumnus has made an estate commitment of $1 million to create the “Pogoda Excellence Fund in the College of Engineering” to support the college’s Multi-Campus Research Experience for Undergraduates (MC REU).
The U.S. government and federal funding agencies have expressed concern regarding researchers' transparency in disclosing international affiliations. The Office of the Vice President for Research has compiled an online resource to help investigators protect themselves and their research projects.
The Penn State Board of Trustees will hold its next public meeting Feb. 21-22 at the Penn Stater Hotel and Conference Center at University Park.
Ryan and Meredith Newman's $125,000 gift to Penn State will help aspiring entrepreneurs through their creation of an endowment in support of the Summer Founders Program.
In accordance with requirements of the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration, Penn State makes work-related exposure records and work-related medical records available to its employees and their designated representatives.
Penn State joined colleges and universities around the country in providing feedback through several national education associations on proposed changes to Title IX regulations announced by the Department of Education in November.
Penn State alumni David and JoEllen Sallack have made a gift that will honor the memories of David’s late father, John Sallack, and older sister, Fay Sallack, while supporting undergraduates with financial need from Pennsylvania’s rural communities.
Tony and Jeanne Riley, of Baltimore, Maryland, have made gifts that support programs of the Center for Private Forests. Established in 2011 under the leadership of its founding director, Professor Emeritus of Forest Resources Jim Finley, the CPF collaborates with experts within Penn State’s College of Agricultural Sciences and across the country to study, educate and inspire forest landowners in the stewardship of their land.
Weight Watchers, through a subsidy, now offers reduced pricing on memberships to Penn State employees.
