50 days ago, Charlie Pittman called the Penn State community to action at Joe Paterno's memorial service. While we have all tried to "make an impact" and carry on Coach Paterno's legacy in our own lives, a few prominent Penn State alumni took a step further by creating a video designed to do both in the name of JoePa.
On Tuesday afternoon the Penn State Faculty Senate met in the Kern Building. After being introduced by President Erickson, Karen Peetz fielded questions.
For the first time in 79 years, Old Main will be without one of its two iconic American elm trees. The large elm, located at the south-eastern corner of the building was infected with elm yellows, a disease that has spread like the plague among many other elm trees on campus and throughout the region. The tree was removed in an effort to help slow the spread of the disease, which has no known cure.
Earlier this afternoon, the candidates running for the three alumni seats on the Penn State Board of Trustees were publicly announced.
Many topics were covered Monday during President Erickson's fireside chat, ranging from State Patty's Day to academic prestige. However, the budget issue took center stage as Erickson and Vice President for Student Affairs Damon Sims took questions from about 35 students and alumni in the Hintz Family Alumni Center.
In a continued effort to communicate with the student body, President Rodney Erickson and VP for Student Affairs, Damon Sims, will host a fireside chat today (February 27th) at the Hintz Alumni Center.