Thursday's results
Field hockey: Penn State 2, Ohio State 1 at Big Ten Championships
Today's schedule
Women's tennis at Purdue Invitational, All Day
Field hockey vs. Indiana at Big Ten Semifinals, East Lansing, Mich., 2 p.m. (Big Ten Network)
Men's soccer at Indiana, 3 p.m.
Men's basketball vs. Slippery Rock (Exhibition), 6 p.m.
Women's volleyball at Wisconsin, 7 p.m.
Saturday's schedule
Women's tennis at Purdue Invitational, All Day
Football vs. Ohio State, 3:30 p.m. (ABC/ESPN2)
Women's volleyball at Iowa, 7 p.m.
Sunday's schedule
Women's tennis at Purdue Invitational, All Day
Women's soccer at Michigan, noon
Women's basketball vs. Indiana (Pa.) (Exhibition), 2 p.m.
Field hockey at Big Ten Championship (if win Friday), East Lansing, Mich., TBA (more)
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)
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 increase in the room and board rates in a decade. (more)
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)
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)
Penn State's legendary Heisman Trophy winner, John Cappelletti, and national media personality Dan Patrick will be among the participants at the Sports Illustrated Heisman Tour Presented by Nissan here this weekend. The event celebrates the 75th Anniversary of the Heisman Trophy. The event will be held Saturday, Nov. 7 and will precede the highly-anticipated Penn State-Ohio State clash, which will begin at 3:30 p.m. in Beaver Stadium's 300th game. (more)
The Penn State Board of Trustees today (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'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 today (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'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)
In Motion revisits Penn State's Natural Fusion team as they completed work on their solar home and opened it to the public for tours. Prior to departing for the Solar Decathlon national competition in Washington, D.C., the Natural Fusion home was presented to the University community at an open house. Focusing
on natural aesthetics, functional design characteristics, and innovative sustainable technology, the house showed visitors a close-up look at the potential for cost-effective, comfortable and environmentally responsible living. (more)
