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After nearly 15 years at Penn State overseeing 33 administrative units supporting students across the University, Vice President for Student Affairs Damon Sims has stepped down and will serve as a special assistant to the president until June 30. Sims will then move to the classroom as a non-tenure-line associate professor. Associate Vice President for Student Affairs Andrea Dowhower has been named interim vice president until a permanent replacement is named.

Damon Sims, vice president for Student Affairs, led a discussion on food and housing insecurity among Penn State students and efforts to help address these issues, during a meeting of the Penn State Board of Trustees Committee on Academic Affairs, Research and Student Life on May 5.

As the fall semester progresses, many Penn State students are tasked with making housing decisions for the upcoming academic year, and the cost of living is a prominent factor for