In a public letter published today, President Barron announced the university's whopping $30 million investment in "economic development and student career success." With this new endeavor, Barron hopes to give Penn Staters' great ideas a chance to grow into useful products, and spur job creation and economic development throughout the Commonwealth in doing so.
The American Institute for Economic Research publishes an annual ranking of the nation's top college destinations. The 2014-2015 College Destinations Index is finished, and State College came in at fifth in the nation.
As a result of the bombardment of negative attention cast upon the university based upon the Jerry Sandusky scandal and the subsequent riot, rumors swirled that students had been losing their internships. To address these rumors, Jeff Garis, senior director of career services, delivered a message to students and potential employers. We have that message for you after the jump.
Moody's, a leading credit rating agency, has issued a statement that Penn State's Aa1 credit rating, the second highest the company awards, is now on review due to the recent scandal involving Jerry Sandusky.
After months of planning, Marya, David, and Jack Schoenholtz are ready for their newest downtown restaurant to be up and running.
Bills were approved by the Pennsylvania House Appropriations Committee that would reduce the planned budget cut for PA public schools to 19 percent, much lower than Governor Corbett's original proposal of 50 percent.