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Penn State Asks Judge to Set Operating Guidelines for Medlar Field Amid Lease Dispute With Spikes
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Penn State on Friday asked a Centre County judge to order temporary operating guidelines for the shared use of Medlar Field at Lubrano Park while the university’s lawsuit against the State College Spikes over the minor league baseball team’s lease of the facility proceeds. The petition also alleges that the Spikes organization has failed to…
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Faculty Organizers Accuse Penn State Admin of ‘Anti-Union’ Efforts as Election Nears
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Thousands of Penn State faculty members will soon vote on whether to unionize, and organizers say the university’s administration has broken its pledge to remain neutral on the election. Penn State officials, however, say they are only providing information in response to questions about faculty unionization. Ballots will be mailed from the Pennsylvania Labor Relations…
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Op-Ed: 5 Reasons to Worry About How Penn State’s Board of Trustees, University Leadership Continue to Conduct Business
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I was quoted in a column in October 2024 when I stated the Penn State Board of Trustees and university leadership had lost their way. Sadly, it has only gotten much, much worse. (1) In a brazen and unprecedented attempt to circumvent and in defiance of the Pennsylvania Right To Know Law (RTKL) and in…
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Penn State President Bendapudi Questioned on Campus Closures at State House Budget Hearing
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Penn State President Neeli Bendapudi joined the leaders of Pennsylvania’s three other state-related universities in Harrisburg on Wednesday for a state House Appropriations Committee budget hearing, where she faced at-times pointed questions and commentary about the decision to close seven Commonwealth Campuses. Representatives queried Bendapudi on the transparency and justifications surrounding those decisions, as well…
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Penn State Sues to Evict Spikes From Medlar Field
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Penn State filed a lawsuit this week seeking to evict the State College Spikes from Medlar Field at Lubrano Park after the university said the minor league baseball team failed to renew its lease for the ballpark by the required deadline last fall. A university spokesman characterized the filing as a necessary legal step and…
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Penn State Suspends University-Related Travel to Middle East
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Penn State has indefinitely suspended university-related travel to 17 countries in the Middle East, many of which the State Department urged U.S. citizens to leave on Monday amid the escalating war with Iran. University-related travel is suspended for those have not yet departed to these countries: “Penn State Global Safety strongly advises faculty, staff and…
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Penn State Plans to Sell State College Regional Airport to Centre County Airport Authority
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The Centre County Airport Authority would acquire full ownership of State College Regional Airport under a proposed sale approved by the authority’s board and the Penn State Board of Trustees on Thursday. The transaction still requires the approval of the Federal Aviation Administration and other entities, a process that could take several months, according to…
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Penn State Alum Returns to Campus With Cast of Tony-Winning ‘Hadestown’ at Eisenhower Auditorium
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“Hadestown,” the winner of eight 2019 Tony Awards—including Best New Musical—and the 2020 Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album, will make its Penn State debut at 7:30 p.m. Monday and Tuesday, March 2 and 3, in Eisenhower Auditorium. The cast features 2023 Penn State musical theater graduate Ryaan Farhadi. Tickets are $74 for adults, $48…
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4 Candidates to Appear on Penn State Alumni Trustee Ballot
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Four candidates, including two incumbents, will be up for election by alumni to the Penn State Board of Trustees this spring. The board’s Nominating Subcommittee on Monday approved Joseph Derenzo, Karen Keller, Ali Krieger and Jay Paterno to appear on the ballot. Each candidate received the required 50 or more nominations from alumni and no…
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Penn State Trustees OK $19M Upgrade for Boucke Building
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Penn State’s Board of Trustees on Friday approved a $19.4 million infrastructure modernization project for a 71-year-old administrative and classroom building on the core University Park campus. The systems renewal project for Boucke Building on Pollock Road will focus on HVAC improvements and window replacements, as well as some fire alarm and plumbing upgrades, Mark…
