Watch out for calls asking for information, as scammers are currently targeting Penn State students.
Freedom From Religion Foundation (FFRF)—a Wisconsin-based atheist group—sent a letter of complaint to President Barron on June 6, 2014, which is said to have resulted in the removal of Gideon Bibles from two hotels owned by Penn State: the Nittany Lion Inn and the Penn Stater Conference Center Hotel.
State Sen. John Yudichak, a Penn State graduate who represents Luzerne and Carbon counties, says a Penn State Board of Trustees committee may have violated a state law by recommending board reform.
Penn State President Eric Barron will be co-hosting a monthly talk show alongside WPSU's Patty Satalia. The show, which is titled "Higher Education in Focus", will air on WPSU-TV, debuting on September 25th at 8 p.m.
After rehashing much of the debate on reform from last month during its meeting this morning at the Penn Stater, the Board of Trustees' Governance Committee approved "Proposal A+" for recommendation to the Board of Trustees. If approved, it will increase the number of voting members on the board to 33 and the entire board to 38 by adding a student, faculty, and Alumni Association seat, while also adding three voting at-large trustees, selected by the board
With one in every 117 American college graduates obtaining a degree from Dear Old State, we have more than a few famous faces among us. In addition to over 90 Olympic athletes, 11 past and present Congressional representatives, and 332 Nittany Lions selected in the NFL draft, a number of noteworthy names are scattered throughout Penn State history.