The patient was being treated at Mount Nittany Medical Center and passed away there, according to a spokeswoman
Despite the cancellation of in-person festivities, festival staff is working on virtually presenting artists and musicians in July.
The university is also planning a "robust and expanded" in-person welcome celebration for students once they're permitted to return to campus.
At this time, she's the only senior on the Nittany Lions' 17-woman roster, which features an extraordinary number of juniors.
In an effort to make it more intimate, viewers will be able to visit webpages created for each college and campus and including individual student recognition with shareable digital slides.
The university also announced it plans to modify summer tuition rates to ease the financial burden on students and their families.