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Penn State research expenditures reach $765 million

11/6/09

Penn State's research expenditures in fiscal 2009 reached a record $765 million, a 6.7 percent increase over the previous year and a 74 percent increase since fiscal 2000, said Eva J. Pell, senior vice president for research and dean of the Graduate School, in a report to the University's Board of Trustees on Nov. 6. The funding supports a broad range of research activity in such diverse areas as renewable energy, cybersecurity, materials science and engineering, environmental science, and translational medicine.

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Penn State Board of Trustees meets; President Spanier's remarks

11/6/09

Penn State's Board of Trustees held its regular bi-monthly meeting Friday (Nov. 6) at the University Park campus. In his remarks to the Board, University President Graham Spanier commented on enrollment, research accomplishments, a new civic literacy project, athletic achievements and other recent news from across the University.

Commitment brings Children's Hospital campaign total to $62 million

11/3/09

Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center and Penn State Hershey Children's Hospital leaders today announced a $1 million commitment from The Hershey Company toward the building of a new, free-standing Children's Hospital. This generous gift brings the Penn State Hershey Children's Hospital campaign to $62 million of its $65 million goal.

IRS announces 2010 limits for retirement plan contributions

10/29/09

The IRS recently announced that there would be no change to the limit on voluntary contributions to 403(b) and 457(b) retirement plans for 2010. All Penn State employees can contribute to a voluntary 403(b) plan, a 457(b) plan, or both.

'Family health makeover' open to faculty and staff

10/19/09

The Office of Human Resources at Penn State has announced a "family health makeover" workshop for faculty and staff, to be held from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. on Oct. 22 in room 205 of the Student Health Center. The workshop also will be available online via Adobe Connect.

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William and Lee Beard give $500,000 for new softball facility

10/9/09

Penn State has received a pledge of $500,000 from William and Lee Beard as the lead gift for a new facility for the Nittany Lion softball team. In recognition of this gift, the field in the new softball facility will be known as Beard Field. Construction is expected to begin next spring, with a targeted completion date by the start of the 2011 season.

Scanlon Trustee Scholarship to assist agricultural education students

10/7/09

Retired Penn State faculty member Dennis C. Scanlon and his wife, Janet Scanlon, of State College, have given $50,000 to the University to create a Trustee Scholarship for students in the College of Agricultural Sciences who have financial need. "Dennis and I wanted to establish a scholarship to help give struggling students the motivation to keep on going," said Janet Scanlon. "Knowing that someone cared enough to come forward to help me as a student, made me work a little harder when I became a teacher. It gave me a sense of commitment to follow through. I hope it gives the students we help, the same feeling."

Office of Human Resources to add long-term care insurance option

9/16/09

The Employee Benefits Division of Penn State's Office of Human Resources will announce the addition of long-term care insurance as an optional benefit toward the end of September, with a special mailing that will be sent to the homes of all benefits-eligible faculty and staff. Additional long-term care information will be included in the annual "Time to Choose" open enrollment material, and our newest benefit partner, John Hancock, will be responsible for providing individual enrollment assistance for this highly-specialized coverage. Presentations by John Hancock representatives are scheduled for all Penn State campus locations and at all of the benefit open houses at the University Park campus.

Suskind, Agre named Penn State honorary degree recipients

9/11/09

Pulitzer Prize-winning writer Ron Suskind and Nobel Laureate and chemist Peter Agre were approved Friday (Sept. 11) by Penn State's Board of Trustees to receive honorary degrees from the University. They join documentary filmmaker Ken Burns as the most recently named Penn State honorary degree recipients. Burns' degree was approved by Board of Trustees at its March 20 meeting. Each of the recipients' degrees will be conferred during a future commencement to be determined.

Penn State Erie to acquire Early Learning Center facility

9/11/09

Penn State Erie, The Behrend College, will purchase the facility that is home to its Early Learning Center in Knowledge Park on the southeastern edge of campus, as approved by the Penn State Board of Trustees on Sept. 11. The parcel of land on which the Early Learning Center sits is part of more than 200 acres of land, including buildings and available lots, that the college currently leases to the Greater Erie Industrial Development Corporation (GEIDC) to operate Knowledge Park.

Final plans for air traffic control tower approved

9/11/09

Penn State's Board of Trustees today (Sept. 11) approved the final design and authorized the awarding of contracts for the construction of an air traffic control tower at University Park Airport, as designed by Mead & Hunt Inc. Architects of Madison, Wis. The tower will improve efficiency and safety at and around the airport. The height and placement of the tower site were determined by the Federal Aviation Administration using criteria that would allow a view of critical aircraft operation areas.

AccuWeather founder pledges $2 million for Penn State weather center

9/11/09

Joel N. Myers, the founder, president and chairman of AccuWeather Inc. and current Penn State trustee and alumnus, has committed $2 million to help ensure Penn State's continued international leadership in meteorology, University President Graham B. Spanier announced at the Board of Trustees meeting today (Sept. 11). The gift will support the Department of Meteorology's weather center including its new facility on the sixth floor of Walker Building on the University Park campus. It is the largest gift ever made to the department and among the largest ever received for programs in the College of Earth and Mineral Sciences.

Penn State President announces challenge to support faculty

9/11/09

Penn State has launched an initiative to encourage support for faculty in the critical first decade of their academic careers, University President Graham B. Spanier announced at the Board of Trustees meeting Sept. 11. Through the Faculty Endowment Challenge, donors can leverage a 1:2 match from the University for gifts creating new Early Career Professorships in any of Penn State's academic units.

Capital plan to focus on facility renewal

9/11/09

Penn State's Board of Trustees Friday (Sept. 11) received an update on the University's capital plan, which will focus strongly on renewal of existing facilities. The updated plan will guide construction at University campuses for the next four years through 2013.

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President unveils 2009 State of the University Address

9/11/09

In his 2009 State of the University Address, Penn State President Graham B. Spanier provides an overview of how Penn State is changing the world through research, scholarship and service. Many students, faculty, staff and alumni are featured, offering compelling stories about the work under way at Penn State. In addition, Spanier's address showcases innovative research from Penn State's $750 million research enterprise. To view the 2009 State of the University Address, visit http://president.psu.edu/sou/articles/sou2009.html online. The video was first released Friday, Sept. 11, at the University's Board of Trustees meeting.

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