The petition garnered over 500 signatures, delivered to Old Main a day before the Board of Trustees vote.
The former vice provost for Online Education steps into a new role as interim vice president for Commonwealth Campuses.
The livestream is expected to begin approximately an hour after the Board of Trustees meeting.
He was charged with five misdemeanor counts of invasion of privacy and one misdemeanor count of unlawful dissemination of an intimate image.
Bendapudi recommends closing the DuBois, Fayette, Mont Alto, New Kensington, Shenango, Wilkes-Barre, and York Commonwealth campuses.
The trustees will begin their terms on July 1.