The University Staff Advisory Council (USAC) began its new term for the 2023-24 year on Aug. 1, with new leadership, committee chairs and 12 new members joining the slate of existing council members.
Penn State Auxiliary and Business Services is transitioning all of Penn State's residence halls, University-wide, to digital key entry, a three-year project that will continue through 2025.
Dr. Sara Curran, Director of the Center for Studies in Demography & Ecology, University of Washington, will discuss current and future research to catalyze next generation, scientific innovations during the upcoming De Jong Lecture Oct. 4.
With COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations on the rise in Pennsylvania and across the nation, Penn State is urging its community to continue to take health precautions and follow guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to keep themselves and others healthy.
At the end of the spring 2023 semester, six Penn State Commonwealth Campuses named faculty members as Open Champions, recognizing their work with open education in the second year of Penn State’s Open and Affordable Educational Resources (OAER) Champion Awards. A collaboration between Penn State University Libraries and the University-wide OAER Working Group, the OAER Champion Award began as a pilot initiative in 2022 and seeks to recognize excellence, innovation and impact in open educational practices at Penn State campuses.
Clockwise, top left: Andrew Marshall, Rosemary Martinelli and Bryan McGeary, Greater Allegheny; Mary Murphy, Abington (with Christina Riehman-Murphy of the OAER Working Group); Zack McLaughlin-Alcock, Abington (with Riehman-Murphy); Michelle Kaschak, Lehigh Valley; Abdullah Konak, Berks. Not pictured: Renee Borromeo, Mont Alto; Kimberly Schultz, Brandywine.