Thomas Shakely, a former Penn State student who served as President & General Manager of The LION 90.7fm and founder of Safeguard Old State, decided that there needed to be a book that told the real story of Mount Nittany, how close we came to losing it, and how the Mount Nittany Conservancy saved it.
Three Penn State trustees have declared their interest to run for the Board of Trustees Vice Chair position at next week's meeting. Trustees Ryan McCombie, Paul Silvus, and Linda Strumpf will run to replace current VP Stephanie Deviney, who lost her reelection bid in May.
An adept administrator, well-liked professor, and one of the Penn State community's most visible online voices announced Tuesday he will accept a new position at Stony Brook University effective Aug. 12.
State Rep. Scott Conklin will hold a public hearing in State College on July 17 to discuss his reform bill concerning the Penn State Board of Trustees, according to a news release from his office today.
The University of Pittsburgh has beaten Penn State, albeit in a rather dubious category.
As Gov. Tom Corbett rushed to sign the Pennsylvania budget just hours before the deadline yesterday, Penn State breathed a sigh of relief and will receive level funding from state appropriations for the second straight year.