Next Gen Penn State members named and ready for input on next president
Next Gen Penn State listening process will inform search process led by Board of Trustees Presidential Recruitment and Selection Committee
An important step of the official search process, which will be led by the Board of Trustees’ Presidential Recruitment and Selection Committee, is a listening element that kicks off this month, known as “Next Gen Penn State.”Image: Chris Koleno
Next Gen Penn State members named and ready for input on next president
April 05, 2021
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. As part of a phased approach to select a new president for Penn State, the Board of Trustees is engaging the University community beginning this spring in a process to inform the selection of a world-class leader to be Penn State’s 19
As previously announced, President Eric Barron
plans to retire once his contract expires in June 2022. Now, the board has formed a task force to spearhead efforts to find Penn State’s next president.
To get started, the Board of Trustees’ Presidential Recruitment and Selection Committee launched a new initiative, titled “Next Gen Penn State,” to guide its efforts and receive feedback and input from the community throughout the university’s search.
“The Next Gen Penn State initiative is a ‘listening phase’ of our process within which stakeholders from varying backgrounds and perspectives will be charged with actively soliciting input from all areas of our community to help inform the selection of Penn State’s next president,” Board of Trustees Chair Matt Schuyler said. “This is a critical step in the overall presidential search process, and it is an indispensable opportunity for community members to be involved. We are asking our community to help inform the
Eight will receive Distinguished Alumni Awards in 2021
The Board of Trustees is bestowing the Distinguished Alumni Award, the University s highest alumni honor, to eight individuals.Image: Patrick Mansell
Eight will receive Distinguished Alumni Awards in 2021
March 10, 2021
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. Eight Penn State alumni selected by the Penn State Board of Trustees will receive the Distinguished Alumni Award, which is the University s highest honor presented to its alumni. The following individuals have been officially notified of their selection by the board and are invited to accept the award from the University in 2021.
Lisa S. Baird, commissioner of the National Women’s Soccer League. She earned her bachelor of arts in English from the College of the Liberal Arts in 1982 and her MBA from the Smeal College of Business in 1984.
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