PASSHE Board of Governors approves 2010-11 budget, tuition rates
The Board of Governors of the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education (PASSHE) today approved a $1.5 billion budget, which includes a $250 tuition increase and dedicated funding for environmental/science initiatives and greater opportunities for students to study abroad and engage in research. The 2010-11 budget also calls for expanding educational opportunities in high need and currently underserved regions of Pennsylvania, as well as enhanced student services in areas including registration and financial aid.
West Chester University student government president named to PASSHE’s Board of Governors
The president of West Chester University of Pennsylvania’s Student Government Association has been named to the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education’s Board of Governors. Leonard B. Altieri III of Newtown Square joins student leaders from Edinboro and Millersville Universities of Pennsylvania on the 20-member board, which has overall responsibility for planning and coordinating the development and operation of PASSHE. Altieri is a junior at West Chester, where he is a political science major.
New leaders selected for three PASSHE universities
New leadership is on the way at three Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education (PASSHE) universities. Dr. Karen M. Whitney, vice chancellor for student life and dean of students at Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI), has been selected to serve as the next president of Clarion University of Pennsylvania, effective July 1. Dr. Barbara Dixon, a former president of Truman State University, will become interim president of Lock Haven University of Pennsylvania, also on July 1. Dr. David J. Werner, a former chancellor of Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, will serve as interim president of Indiana University of Pennsylvania (IUP), effective Aug. 1.
Commencement programs scheduled at PASSHE universities
The 2009-10 academic year is winding down, and, as it does, plans for commencement programs are being finalized at all 14 Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education (PASSHE) universities. Click here for listing of each university’s commencement plans, including scheduled speakers.
Board of Governors names Grunenwald President Emeritus
The Board of Governors of the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education (PASSHE) has conferred the status of President Emeritus upon Clarion University of Pennsylvania President Joseph P. Grunenwald, who plans to retire in June.
Edinboro senior wins 10th annual Syed R. Ali-Zaidi Award
The Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education takes pride in its ability to provide a quality education to its students. In recognition of this overriding goal, the System presents the annual Syed R. Ali-Zaidi Award for Academic Excellence. This year’s winner, announced at the Board of Governor’s meeting today, is Joshua Philip Bow, a psychology major at Edinboro University of Pennsylvania. Bow, who will graduate in May with a Bachelor of Arts degree in psychology and a minor in biology.
PASSHE unveils new logo design
Using the sun as her inspiration, Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania student Caitlin Wilson came up with the winning entry in a contest to design a new logo for the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education (PASSHE). Wilson’s design features the outline of the Commonwealth, with the locations of each of the 14 PASSHE universities identified, and a brilliant sunburst.
Board of Governors approves voluntary retirement incentive program
The Board of Governors of the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education today approved a voluntary retirement incentive program as part of a broader, ongoing workforce planning effort involving the 14 PASSHE universities and the Office of the Chancellor.
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).