The COVID-19 Operations Control Center at Penn State released its plans for coronavirus mitigation, which will be in effect during May and the summer semester.
Touching first on vaccines, the plan encouraged students, faculty and staff to schedule vaccine appointments if not already vaccinated â though vaccines are not yet a university requirement.
Appointment information and scheduling may be found on the Pennsylvania Department of Health website.
COCC also encouraged students to upload proof of coronavirus vaccination to Penn Stateâs myUHS portal.
Masks will also be an integral aspect of the plan, with Penn State masking policies remaining in place throughout May and the summer.
Penn State s Board of Trustees elected or appointed six incumbent trustees and five new members during its meeting Friday.
Alvin de Levie and Steven Wagman were elected by university alumni as alumni trustees, and incumbent Brandon Short was reelected.
In the alumni election, the distribution of votes per candidate was as follows:
Steven B. Wagman â 9,730
Alvin F. de Levie â 9,688
Bridget M. Lasda â 8,171
Jim Bognet â 7,016
Laurie A. Stanell â 9,634
Brandon Short â 14,299
Additionally, Donald Cairns was elected and incumbent Chris Hoffman was reelected by the delegates of agricultural societies, Robert Fenza and Mary Lee Schneider were reelected as trustees representing business and industry, Julie Anna Potts was reelected as an at-large trustee and Nicholas Rowland was elected as the boardâs academic trustee.
Board of Trustees election results announced
Six incumbent trustees and five new members were elected or appointed to serve on the Penn State Board of Trustees on May 7.Image: Patrick Mansell
Board of Trustees election results announced
May 07, 2021
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. Six incumbent trustees and five new members were elected or appointed to serve on the Penn State Board of Trustees today (May 7).
University alumni elected Alvin de Levie and Steve Wagman as alumni trustees, and re-elected incumbent Brandon Short. Delegates of agricultural societies elected Donald Cairns and re-elected incumbent Chris Hoffman.
Robert Fenza and Mary Lee Schneider were re-elected as trustees representing business and industry. Julie Anna Potts was re-elected as an at-large trustee, while Nicholas Rowland was elected as the board’s academic trustee.
Following months of planning and deliberation, Penn State’s Board of Trustees voted 26-7 to approve plans Friday that will construct a new and larger Palmer Museum of Art adjacent to the Arboretum.
Construction on the $85 million project is expected to begin this summer and open in fall 2023. The new 71,000-square-foot facility is expected to replace the existing, nearly 50-year-old Palmer Museum of Art just a few minutes down the street on Curtain Road.
The building won’t be funded by student tuition. It’ll keep the Palmer namesake honor of the late Barbara and James Palmer, whose gifts to the museum are valued at more than $50 million.
Trustees approve final plans for new Palmer Museum of Art
The main entry plaza of the new Palmer Museum of Art, as viewed from Bigler Road in this architect’s rendering, offers access to both the museum and the Arboretum and is designed to integrate with and complement the site’s natural setting.
Image: Allied Works Architecture
Trustees approve final plans for new Palmer Museum of Art
May 07, 2021
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. The Penn State Board of Trustees today (May 7) approved final plans for the construction of a new Palmer Museum of Art that will be located alongside the H.O. Smith Botanic Gardens within the Arboretum at Penn State on the University Park campus.