A message from Penn State President Eric Barron on ‘Back to State’ plans, which call for flexible, adaptable schedule with classes and activities converting to remote delivery on Nov. 20.
The Penn State alumni family grew by more than 15,000 this past weekend as the University recognized its spring 2020 graduates in a livestreamed commencement ceremony, which took place on Saturday, May 9.
In the face of severe financial impacts to the University brought on by the global coronavirus pandemic, on April 23 Penn State President Eric J. Barron announced some salary adjustments; a 3% across-the-board cut to university budgets in the next fiscal year; and his intention to work with the Board of Trustees to freeze tuition for the 2020-21 academic year to limit student costs.
Director Aaron Salada and producer Kyra-Nicole Barkley, students in Penn State's Donald P. Bellisario College of Communications, discuss their senior film, "Voice in the Night."
Watch this video to learn more about the formation of 12 action teams to mitigate future impacts of coronavirus to the university. You can read more about the actions Penn State is taking by visiting https://www.psu.edu/virusinfo.