Ben Skalina at the Collegian just broke that Graham Spanier, in a Faculty Senate meeting this afternoon, significantly changed his tack in approaching the economic crisis. Penn State President Graham Spanier introduced the possibility of laying off “select positions” at Tuesday’s University Faculty Senate meeting. While he emphasized that budget savings would mostly come from […]
What: Graham Spanier has invited two doctors to be on his show To The Best of My Knowledge to talk about childhood obesity. When: 7:00 pm Tonight Where: You can watch it on WPSU-TV (channel 3 on campus), listen to it on WPSU-FM (station 91.5), or stream it from this website. Cost: An hour of […]
Dear Diary, Everything is right with the world. Penn State men’s basketball beat Iowa in a squeaker. The University continues to purchase property, while at the same time letting faculty know not to expect raises. I finished my needlepoint of Old Main in record time. Also, have you seen those commercials for Touch of Grey […]
Graham Spanier met with the Penn State Board of Trustees today, and addressed the economy’s impact on the university in an open letter that was posted on Penn State Live. Applications are up 5.5% this year, probably because Penn State is still cheaper than many private colleges. The amount of students returning for the spring […]
Graham Spanier issued a statement this afternoon announcing Penn State’s participation in a Knights Apparel program (read: product) that has been endorsed by the Worker’s Rights Consortium. The program, preliminarily labeled “Above & Beyond” by Knights Apparel, will serve to improve the lives of workers who manufacture collegiate apparel through offering higher standards in working […]
Dear Diary, Sorry I stopped writing in you over winter break. You see, I accidentally left you in State College while I jetset across the continent. While I am certainly sad about Penn State losing the Rose Bowl, the trip out west was very fun. I got some sun. I got to wear a straw […]