Living off campus definitely has its benefits, but how can students be expected to survive with such pathetic financial statuses? Here are a few tricks and tips that can help keep the average student afloat as they struggle through the economic crisis that is college.
Pennsylvania Governor Tom Corbett announced a budget plan Friday that includes level funding for Penn State and other state related universities.
Accompanied by university representatives in Harrisburg, Governor Corbett unveiled the higher education part of the state budget which includes a $1.58 billion contribution to higher education in Pennsylvania.
The day of reckoning is over for CCSG and its controversial budget proposal. At this afternoon's meeting, the Student Activity Fee Board voted (8-3-1) to recommend a new budget for the Council of Commonwealth Student Governments, which includes the contested $14,800 from the student activity fee at University Park.
The University Park Undergraduate Association is looking into the idea of a small sustainability fee that will be paid along with tuition, an addition to already existing fees such as the student activity fee, facilities fee, and technology fee.
With 53% of recent college graduates either jobless or underemployed, the economy is a lighting rod topic for young voters. And with the presidential election just weeks away, learn where you stand on economic issues at tonight's PSU Votes event, "Employment and Student Aid: How the Economy Impacts You."
For the third time in ten months, students had the opportunity to address Penn State administrators at an open Town Hall Forum. Marianne Alexander, an alumni-elected trustee, is the first trustee to attend one of these sessions. Students, and others, asked the administrators about the Freeh Report, NCAA sanctions, and the University's relationship with the Commonwealth.