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PSU Fall 2021 Incoming Students 6:36 pm They’re getting ready to graduate this weekend at Penn State but at the opposite end of the college experience ,how many are signing up to begin classes at the university. During the past year, some students waiting longer to decide, or maybe, they need to stay closer to home. Just a month ago, at a state senate hearing, Penn State President Eric Barron talking about the state of incoming and returning students for fall semester “We hav...

Penn State board approves plans for $85 million art museum Susan Snyder, The Philadelphia Inquirer Pennsylvania State University’s board of trustees on Friday approved final plans for an $85 million art museum to replace an aging facility and house its growing collection. University officials believe the new museum would be the largest in square footage and size of collection between Philadelphia and Pittsburgh. “This new facility will help to advance the (museum) as a cultu...

Barron discusses access and affordability strategies to support students Scholarships, academic advising, food security, new housing grants and more are topics of focus during president’s presentation to Board of Trustees Old Mains bell tower. Image: Patrick Mansell Barron discusses access and affordability strategies to support students May 07, 2021 UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Penn State is committed to providing students with an accessible and affordable high-quality education, and the Unive...

College kids in Pa. urged to get vaccinated Michael Rubinkam The Associated Press Amid fresh signs of sagging statewide demand for the COVID-19 vaccine, Pennsylvania officials on Wednesday encouraged hundreds of thousands of college students to get their shots before they go home for summer. Gov. Tom Wolf appeared in State College with the president and head football coach at Penn State University — with a cameo by a freshman tight end — to pitch younger people on the benefits of getting in...

PSU 2021 Fall Attendance 10:31 pm They’re getting ready to graduate this weekend at Penn State but at the opposite end of the college experience ,how many are signing up to begin classes at the university. During the past year, some students waiting longer to decide, or maybe, they need to stay closer to home. Just a month ago, at a state senate hearing, Penn State President Eric Barron talking about the state of incoming and returning students for fall semester “We have a lo...

1:32 Governor Tom Wolf, Penn State President Eric Barron and Nittany Lions football coach James Franklin spoke together at the Pegula Ice Arena Wednesday, encouraging students to get vaccinated for COVID-19 before they leave for the summer.  “Right now I know that this is maybe not something that is top of mind. Finals coming up, moving back home, finding summer jobs,” Wolf said. “But now that college students are eligible to get vaccinated, it is really important to make this a priority...

Michael Rubinkam Gov. Tom Wolf speaks about the importance of state residents getting the coronavirus vaccine during a visit to Penn State’s Pegula Ice Arena on Wednesday in State College. The Associated Press Amid fresh signs of sagging statewide demand for the COVID-19 vaccine, Pennsylvania officials on Wednesday encouraged hundreds of thousands of college students to get their shots before they go home for summer. Gov. Tom Wolf appeared in State College with the president and head foo...

College Graduation 2021 12:05 am After an unprecedented senior year for most college students, local universities plan to give graduates in person ceremonies starting this week. Sarah Metts has the details on what attendees need to know before heading out the door. The long awaited graduation day students from Penn State, Saint Francis, and Mount Aloysius college are gearing up for the big day. Penn State plans to hand out more than 14,000 diplomas starting this Friday University...

Michael Rubinkam Amid fresh signs of sagging statewide demand for the COVID-19 vaccine, Pennsylvania officials on Wednesday encouraged hundreds of thousands of college students to get their shots before they go home for summer. Gov. Tom Wolf appeared in State College with the president and head football coach at Penn State University — with a cameo by a freshman tight end — to pitch younger people on the benefits of getting inoculated against the coronavirus. “Penn Staters can and must de...

Football coach James Franklin said he’s hoping for a packed house when the Nittany Lions host Ball State in September — made possible by Wolfs announcement earlier this week that he is doing away with pandemic restrictions that had teams playing in empty stadiums last year. Penn State said its working on a “variety of capacity scenarios” for Beaver Stadium, with the goal of opening fully. “The more people who are vaccinated, the better chance we have to get back to 107,000 strong here...