Longtime Penn State leader Peter Weiler remembered by University
7/8/19
Former Vice President for Development Peter B. Weiler, a longtime leader of the University's fundraising and alumni relations team, died on Wednesday, July 3.
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Nominations sought for 2020 Distinguished Alumni Award
7/1/19
The Distinguished Alumni Award, Penn State's highest honor presented to its alumni, recognizes the achievements of outstanding alumni whose “personal lives, professional achievements, and community service exemplify the objectives of their alma mater.” The deadline to submit completed nominations for the 2020 award is Sept. 13.
Former Penn State DuBois CEO Joseph Strasser remembered
6/28/19
Former Penn State DuBois campus executive officer Joseph Strasser died June 21 in Voorhees, New Jersey. He was 78 years old. He came to Penn State following a long career in the U.S. Navy.
Wafa Family Open Doors Scholarship established at Scranton campus
6/27/19
Penn State Scranton Chancellor Marwan A. Wafa and his wife, Sahar Al Masri, have further solidified their commitment to the campus by establishing the Wafa Family Open Doors Scholarship for campus students.
Penn State's appropriation increases as General Assembly adopts 2019-20 budget
6/27/19
Penn State’s 2019-20 general support appropriation from the Commonwealth increased by 2%, or approximately $4.75 million, as the University’s non-preferred appropriations bill passed the General Assembly today (June 27) as part of Pennsylvania’s $34 billion budget package, which is expected to be signed into law by Gov. Tom Wolf.
Mary Kennett, director of Animal Resource Program, announces retirement
6/26/19
Mary J. Kennett, director of the Animal Resource Program at Penn State, has announced that she will retire from the University on Sept. 30. Kennett, who joined Penn State in 2001, also is a professor of veterinary and biomedical sciences in the College of Agricultural Sciences.
Alumni couple establishes chair in real estate at Smeal College of Business
6/25/19
Recognizing the importance of real estate in their lives, Jason Borrelli and his wife, Julie, a fellow Penn State graduate, recently made a $2 million commitment to Penn State to endow the Jason and Julie Borrelli Faculty Chair in Real Estate in the Smeal College of Business.
Enterprise Active Directory adoption project reaches halfway milestone
6/25/19
The University-wide, Enterprise Active Directory adoption project, now halfway complete, will provide a single, central authentication service to better manage users' "digital credentials" while reducing the University's threat surface for cyberattacks.
Grant will help Center for the Performing Arts enhance, study sense of community
6/25/19
The Center for the Performing Arts at Penn State has been awarded a three-year grant from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. The $600,000 grant will support initiatives that will more deeply integrate the performing arts with Penn State’s research and pedagogical missions.
Lenze promoted to senior director of development
6/25/19
Don Lenze, director of development in the College of Arts and Architecture since 2013, has been promoted to senior director of development, effective July 1.
LionPATH will be offline July 4-7 for upgrades
6/24/19
LionPATH, Penn State's student information system, is undergoing an upgrade over the Fourth of July weekend and will be unavailable to users from 9 a.m. ET on Thursday, July 4, through noon ET on Sunday, July 7.
Penn State Health names CFO for Hershey Medical Center, Medical Group
6/24/19
Eric Strucko has accepted the position of senior vice president and chief financial officer of the Milton S. Hershey Medical Center and Penn State Health Medical Group, effective July 1.
African American life and culture hiring effort results in nine new faculty
6/24/19
The Penn State College of the Liberal Arts will significantly enhance the diversity of its faculty and strengthen its scholarly expertise in African American and African Diaspora life and culture when it welcomes nine new faculty members to its ranks on July 1.
Strategic plan seed grant supports green stormwater infrastructure research
6/24/19
A proposal that will support the development of a living laboratory for green stormwater infrastructure research, education and innovation at Penn State is among the latest initiatives to receive funding through the University’s Strategic Plan Seed Grant program.
New workers' compensation vendor announced
6/20/19
After a competitive request for proposal process, Penn State has selected a new third-party vendor, Broadspire, to manage its workers’ compensation claims beginning July 1.