Still Life
University Park Airport Emergency Response Exercise
Commencement across Penn State: Spring 2012
Spring commencement 2012 under way
Penn State, Moroccan students problem-solve together
Finals Week Spring Semester 2012
Painting the Lines at Beaver Stadium
Did They Get It Right? - RedTails
Iconic Penn State elm taken down over spring break 2012
We ... are Penn State (December 19, 2011)
Disease stricken matching elm tree slated for removal
Penn State's creamery, from the cow to the cone
In introducing a new round of potential state budget cuts for 2009-10, Gov. Ed Rendell proposed last week what could be devastating cuts in the Commonwealth's appropriation to Penn State. The governor's proposed reductions would set the University back to its appropriation level in 1996. Penn State would go from the current year's initial appropriation of $338 million to $278 million in 2009-10. (more)
Student and University leaders will spend next week discussing Penn State's appropriation in the Commonwealth's 2009-10 budget. The University will seek to ease the burden on students and their families during difficult economic times. Penn State has received five cuts in state appropriations in the past decade and the burden for tuition is being shifted to students and their families. (more)
Colleges and universities are facing difficult financial decisions stemming from the widening global economic crisis. In a discussion this week at Faculty Senate, Penn State President Graham Spanier reassured community members that the University is on solid financial ground, but will face serious challenges because of a $21.2 million recission from the state. (more)
With the current national and state fiscal downturns, Penn State is facing a challenging fiscal environment, the Penn State Faculty Senate heard at its Oct. 21 meeting. University President Graham Spanier discussed the impact of the U.S. financial crisis on U.S. higher education nationwide. (more)
Penn State has been asked by Pennsylvania's Secretary of the Budget to plan for a $15 million budget cut this year, as the state's revenues continue to run below projections. (more)
