It was unmistakably the longest Board of Trustees meeting in recent memory, but few could say the nearly five hours spent at the Penn Stater Friday afternoon were anything but exhausting. To recap about every inappropriate comment, every snicker, and every interruption -- from the audience and trustees alike -- would be a monumental task, but there were two central takes that came out of today's circus of a meeting: a compromised governance reform package finally passed and Penn State tabled discussions about potentially joining Jake Corman's lawsuit against the NCAA.
It's no April Fool's joke -- former NBA superstar Magic Johnson will speak at Penn State on April 1 as part of the Schreyer Honors College's Shaping the Future Summit and SPA's Distinguished Speaker Series.
Next Monday, Nov. 17 from 5-7 p.m., the Council on Engaged Scholarship will hold an Expo for interested students. The event, held in Heritage Hall of the HUB, includes “high energy ‘lightning’ presentations from current students,” resources with information on how to get involved, and advice from current students and staff.
Citing threats to both individual trustees and tomorrow's board meeting in general, Penn State Police will provide extra security at tomorrow's meeting scheduled for 1:30 p.m. in The Penn Stater.
The Board of Trustees reformation saga took another turn today -- State Senators Jake Corman and John Yudichak sent a letter to Board Chairman Keith Masser, asking that the board delay voting on the reform proposal that passed its Governance Committee in September.
Penn State Dickinson School of Law was recently ranked No. 10 in the nation on PreLaw Magazine’s list of Best Law School Facilities. The list was compiled after reviewing more than 200 law schools throughout the country.