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Penn State laureate, School of Music host high school singers

Penn State laureate, School of Music host high school singers

November 18, 2009

Virsky Ukrainian Dance Company performs at Eisenhower

Virsky Ukrainian Dance Company performs at Eisenhower

November 17, 2009

Students to present major Disney production For The Kids

Students to present major Disney production For The Kids

November 16, 2009

Penn State celebrates Senior Day

Penn State celebrates Senior Day

November 14, 2009

Hershey breaks ground for Children's Hospital

Hershey breaks ground for Children's Hospital

November 13, 2009

Kronos Quartet performs at Eisenhower Auditorium

Kronos Quartet performs at Eisenhower Auditorium

November 10, 2009

Rally in the Valley excites fans

Rally in the Valley excites fans

November 6, 2009

Students capture fall at University Park

Students capture fall at University Park

November 5, 2009

Penn State Greeks strut their Broadway stuff

Penn State Greeks strut their Broadway stuff

November 1, 2009

THON 5K draws thousands

THON 5K draws thousands

November 1, 2009

Featured Video

2009 State of the University Address

2009 State of the University Address

Poultry science professor shares turkey news

Poultry science professor shares turkey news

Penn State Solar Decathlon 2009, part two: Natural Fusion goes to Washington

Penn State Solar Decathlon 2009, part two: Natural Fusion goes to Washington

Natural Fusion, Penn State's Solar Decathlon Team 2009

Natural Fusion, Penn State's Solar Decathlon Team 2009

Behind the scenes with the stadium concessions team

Behind the scenes with the stadium concessions team

Penn State's creamery, from the cow to the cone

Penn State's creamery, from the cow to the cone

Beaver Stadium Behind the Scenes and On the Air

Beaver Stadium Behind the Scenes and On the Air

Beaver Stadium Behind the Scenes: Video Board

Beaver Stadium Behind the Scenes: Video Board

Video gives students sneak peek at new campus location

Video gives students sneak peek at new campus location

Historic Old Main Bell removed from tower for restoration and display

Historic Old Main Bell removed from tower for restoration and display

Board of Trustees actions and reportsBoard of Trustees actions and reports Feed

Trustees approve plans for new Children's Hospital

Trustees approve plans for new Children's Hospital
Friday, November 06, 2009

Advancing efforts to ensure that life-saving care is available for children throughout central Pennsylvania, the Penn State Board of Trustees today approved final plans for a new, free-standing Penn State Hershey Children's Hospital to be built on the campus of Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center in Hershey. The new 252,000-square-foot Children's Hospital is a five-story building with an additional floor below ground. It will be built adjacent to the Medical Center's main entrance and Penn State Hershey Cancer Institute. (more)

Room and board rates set for 2010-11

Room and board rates set for 2010-11
Friday, November 06, 2009

To cover increases in operating and maintenance costs, the Board of Trustees on Friday (Nov. 6) approved a modest increase in room and board rates for the 2010-11 academic year. The average room and board rate -- including a standard double-occupancy room and the most common meal plan -- will be $4,185 per semester, an increase of $100, or 2.45 percent, over last year. This is the smallest percentage increase in the room and board rates in 20 years. (more)

Penn State names new vice president for research

Penn State names new vice president for research
Friday, November 06, 2009

Henry C. "Hank" Foley, dean of Penn State's College of Information Sciences and Technology, has been named the University's vice president for research and dean of the Graduate School. Foley succeeds Eva J. Pell, who in August was appointed Under Secretary for Science for the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C. "Hank Foley is a tremendous choice to lead Penn State in remaining an important international center of research in the 21st century," said Penn State President Graham Spanier. "Throughout his tenure at the University, Hank has demonstrated a vision for research and scientific inquiry that will serve him well in this position." (more)

Trustees hear reports on financial aid, applications and enrollment

Trustees hear reports on financial aid, applications and enrollment
Friday, November 06, 2009

Although economic conditions have required more students and their parents to seek financial aid and other funding sources, Penn State remains highly popular among applicants and enrolled students from Pennsylvania, the United States and the world, according to panelists during a presentation today (Nov. 6) to the University's Board of Trustees. Presenters Robert Pangborn, vice president and dean for Undergraduate Education; Anne Rohrbach, executive director for Undergraduate Admissions; and Anna Griswold, assistant vice president for Undergraduate Education and executive director for Student Aid, highlighted data regarding 2009-10 student enrollment, 2008-09 applications to the University and levels of financial aid during the 2008-09 school year, respectively. (more)

Report outlines landscape enhancements at Penn State campuses

Report outlines landscape enhancements at Penn State campuses
Friday, November 06, 2009

The Penn State Board of Trustees on Nov. 6 heard an informational report on landscape improvements of several Penn State campuses from Gordon Turow, director of campus planning and design. Landscape influences the perception of the character and quality of the University and the educational experience it offers. "According to a well-known study, many high school seniors base their choice of an institution in large part on the appearance of the campus buildings and grounds," Turow said. "Most of them make that decision within the first 15 minutes of arriving on campus." (more)

Penn State research expenditures reach $765 million

Penn State research expenditures reach $765 million
Friday, November 06, 2009

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. (more)

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

Penn State Board of Trustees meets; President Spanier's remarks
Friday, November 06, 2009

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. (more)

Suskind, Agre named Penn State honorary degree recipients

Friday, September 11, 2009

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. (more)

Final plans for air traffic control tower approved

Friday, September 11, 2009

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. (more)

Penn State Erie to acquire Early Learning Center facility

Friday, September 11, 2009

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. (more)