The new 71,000-square-foot facility is expected to replace the existing, nearly 50-year-old Palmer Museum of Art just a few minutes down the street on Curtain Road.
The building will span 290,000 square feet, easily making it the largest academic facility on campus.
"I've been tied to Penn State. It's given me pretty much everything I have. It's part of who I am. I always reach back and try to help those who will follow."
"Penn State is one of the most expensive in-state universities in the country. Being a land-grant university, Penn State has an obligation to provide access and affordable education for Pennsylvanians."
"There's talk of raising the tuition this year, and that's not gonna happen on my watch...I'm not about to back down on these things that mean so much."
"I think the university and State College can complement each other. You can walk down College Ave. now, and it's coming back. But the types of stores we have are different. There are many that are closed down. There are many that are hanging on by the string."