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Pennsylvania group awarded nearly $100 million in federal funds to develop broadband network
The Obama Administration today awarded $99.6 million in federal stimulus funding to the Keystone Initiative for Network-Based Education and Research (KINBER), a coalition of Pennsylvania colleges and universities, research and health care organizations and economic development entities that submitted a joint application for the construction and management of a robust, statewide broadband network. The National Telecommunications and Information Administration grant, awarded as part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, will be supplemented with an additional $29 million in private investment to establish the Pennsylvania Research and Education Network (PennREN).
PASSHE establishes Haiti Relief Fund to support victims of earthquake
The Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education (PASSHE) has established a relief fund to help coordinate efforts to support victims of the devastating earthquake that struck the island nation earlier this month. The universities, working in conjunction with the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC), will collectively accept donations during all of their men’s and women’s basketball games scheduled from Jan. 27 through Feb. 3. Funds collected during the games will be donated to the American Red Cross.
PASSHE chancellor named vice chair of national panel
Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education (PASSHE) Chancellor Dr. John C. Cavanaugh has been selected to serve as vice chair of the American Association of State Colleges and Universities’ Committee on Policies and Purposes. The committee serves as AASCU’s “think tank” to help the organization remain on the cutting edge of issues in higher education and society at large that will have an impact on member campuses. AASCU comprises 430 public colleges and universities in the United States, and in Guam, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands.
Millersville University student named to PASSHE Board of Governors
The president of Millersville University of Pennsylvania’s Student Senate has been named to the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education’s Board of Governors. Mackenzie Marie Wrobel of Bloomsburg will join student leaders from Edinboro and Slippery Rock universities of Pennsylvania on the 20-member board, which has overall responsibility for planning and coordinating the development and operation of PASSHE.
Senate confirms Jonathan B. Mack to PASSHE’s Board of Governors
The state Senate has confirmed the appointment of Jonathan B. Mack of Indiana to the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education’s Board of Governors. Mack is an attorney and partner in the firm of Marcus & Mack, P.C., of Indiana. He also is a member of Indiana University of Pennsylvania’s Council of Trustees.
The Washington Center names PASSHE ‘University System of the Year’
The Washington Center for Internships and Academic Seminars has named the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education its “University System of the Year,” citing the “extraordinary partnership” between The Center and the Commonwealth, which has resulted in hundreds of PASSHE students landing prestigious internships in and around the nation’s capital.
PASSHE universities set eighth straight enrollment record
The Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education (PASSHE) experienced the largest total enrollment increase in its more than 26-year history this fall, with nearly 117,000 students taking classes at the 14 universities. The 4,338-student increase over last fall's total marks the 13th consecutive year of higher enrollment and the eighth year in a row of record enrollment for PASSHE. A total of 116,935 full- and part-time students are enrolled in classes this semester. Nearly 90 percent are Pennsylvania residents.
Edinboro, Slippery Rock student leaders named to PASSHE Board of Governors
Student leaders from Edinboro and Slippery Rock universities of Pennsylvania have joined the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education’s Board of Governors. The new student Board members are Jamie Lutz, president of Edinboro University’s Student Government Association, and Nick Barcio, president of Slippery Rock University’s Student Government Association. Both were confirmed by the state Senate after being nominated to serve on the Board by Gov. Edward G. Rendell.
Statewide coalition seeks federal funds to develop broadband network
A broad coalition of colleges and universities, healthcare organizations and economic development entities across Pennsylvania is seeking nearly $100 million in federal funding to build and maintain a broadband network that would greatly expand educational opportunities and healthcare services to millions of residents and thousands of businesses throughout the Commonwealth.
PASSHE universities head into new year bigger and better
Bigger AND better. Those two words sum up the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education (PASSHE) as its 14 member universities prepare for the opening of the fall semester Monday. PASSHE universities are expecting an eighth consecutive year of record enrollment, with significant increases in both the number of incoming freshmen and transfer students. At least 10 of the universities—perhaps more—likely will break their own all-time enrollment records.
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