Today, due to gridlock in Harrisburg, the four state-related universities in Pennsylvania face the prospect of receiving zero dollars in allocations this year, a $600 million shortfall. The past several years have seen meager state funding, and our universities have adapted by cutting costs where possible, but that is no longer feasible.
The Center for Safe Sport was recently created to tackle the issue of protecting America's athletes. Penn State will be represented on the inaugural board by chief ethics and compliance officer Regis Becker.
With three defensive prospects committed, see who else is on Penn State's radar in the 2017 recruiting class.
Have a question that you're dying to ask President Barron? You're in luck -- the university president will once again open his wealth of university knowledge up to students in an open forum.
The concert begins at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, March 1 in Harrisburg's Forum Auditorium, and is hosted by President Eric Barron.
Lara Spencer, Joel Myers, Jesse Arnelle, Kathleen Harris, John Leone, George Santiago, Jr., Richard Silverman, and Thomas Ulmer received the Distinguished Alumni Award, the university's highest honor.