The University Park Undergraduate Association voted by majority to support the recognition of Indigenous Peoples’ Day in Penn State’s calendar and a land acknowledgement statement being put in the university
When asked about her current fight with the Bellefonte Area School District, Penn State Assistant Dean for Undergraduate Studies Kathryn Pletcher’s response was, “You got a couple of hours?”
While he was a Penn State student, 2021 psychology graduate Timothy Benally created a community for Native American students at the University, the Indigenous Peoples Student Association.