How to run a private meeting 101: Don't have it in a room surrounded by glass walls. Penn State either didn't get the memo or didn't care, because when Bill O'Brien met with a group of trustees this morning at a meeting closed to the media and the public, Mike Dawson from the Centre Daily Times was there to see everything, including his powerpoint presentation.
In his opening remarks, Joel Myers, chairman of the Penn State Board of Trustees Committee on Outreach, Development and Community Relations, talked about the milestones Penn State has passed and the plans it has for the future.
While University Park's commencement speaker list left quite a bit to be desired, our branch campus Lehigh Valley made out quite well, nailing down actor Jeffrey Tambor to address its 67 member graduating class.
Almost a year after Louis Freeh's damning report came out, former Penn State president Graham Spanier is suing the former FBI director for defamation.
Despite most of the business at today's Board of Trustees Legal and Compliance committee meeting being conducted in executive session, the twenty minute public meeting provided a few tidbits at what's to come at tomorrows meeting. Notably, Penn State Vice President for Finance and Business David Gray provided the traditional bi-monthly update on the Freeh report recommendation implementation.
Penn State football fans are getting a glimpse at what post-sanction life might include with the release of the 2016 and 2017 Big Ten schedules today. These will be the first two seasons featuring a nine game conference schedule.