Penn State has now raised more than $1 billion in its current fundraising campaign, “A Greater Penn State for 21st Century Excellence.” The announcement from Rick Sokolov, campaign chair, came at a meeting of volunteers charged with helping the effort to hit its $1.6 billion goal by June 30, 2021.
The generosity of donors and the impact of philanthropy were celebrated at the annual Penn State DuBois Scholarship Luncheon on Thursday, April 11, at the DuBois Country Club. The luncheon brings together scholarship recipients with donors, giving them the chance to meet each other, and provides students with the opportunity to personally thank many of the people who made their scholarships possible.
Members of the Penn State community can now immediately reset their access account information and recover lost or forgotten passwords on their own via text and email. Previously, passwords could only be retrieved and changed by contacting the IT Service Desk.
Penn State and the Invent Penn State initiative are honoring the late Pasco L. Schiavo, a longtime champion for Penn State Hazleton and the surrounding community who passed away Dec. 29, 2018, by naming the Hazleton LaunchBox in his name. The naming recognizes Schiavo’s stature in the region and a $1 million gift from his estate to the campus.
A groundbreaking ceremony set for 1 p.m. April 17 signals the beginning of a construction project to build the Graham Center for Innovation and Collaboration at Penn State York. "The Graham Center for Collaboration and Innovation will transform the Penn State York campus. It will provide a permanent home for our growing Graham Fellows program and allow the campus to offer new entrepreneurial leadership programs open to every student on our campus,” said David Christiansen, chancellor of Penn State York.
Every year, an exceptional mentor and women who have shown remarkable professionalism and leadership at Penn State are recognized with two awards: the Rosemary Schraer Mentoring Award and the Achieving Women Award. The 2019 award winners will be honored at a luncheon on Friday, April 26, from noon-1:30 p.m., in the Presidents Hall at the Penn Stater Hotel and Conference Center.
The election process for the 2019 election of trustees by alumni will begin on April 10.
Penn State Schuylkill, in partnership with Penn State LionPulse, has made significant strides in improving health and wellness efforts aimed at students, staff and faculty. LionPulse is an initiative to enhance wellness within the Penn State community, funded through a University seed grant that supports the Penn State Strategic Plan.
Penn State Human Resources’ Breastfeeding Support Program still has spaces available for enrollment in its prenatal breastfeeding classes offered on Saturday, May 18, and Saturday, July 13.
The Office for General Education has launched a new planning tool to help students select courses that satisfy general education requirements. The tool will assist baccalaureate students who started at Penn State in Summer 2018 or later.
The Penn State Board of Trustees Committee on Compensation will hold an off-cycle meeting via conference call at 4 p.m. on April 4. An audio stream of the call will be available at https://wpsu.org/trustees/.
A Robinson Township man has funded the first-ever scholarship for Penn State Beaver students who advocate for, or contribute to, the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and ally community.
Starting Monday, April 1, Unum, the firm providing supplemental insurance coverage, has agreed to waive the pre-existing condition clause for short-term disability insurance for Penn State employees.
Regis W. Becker, Wade T. Lipscomb II, James E. Minarik, and Nancy and John Traina were honored at Greater Allegheny’s Scholarship and Distinguished Alumni Awards ceremony, on March 23, at the Duquesne Club in downtown Pittsburgh.
For University staff employees, the final step of the 2018-19 performance management cycle, the end-of-year review, begins Monday, April 1, and should be completed by Friday, May 31.
