Penn State is acknowledging and honoring the advocacy of the 2001 Black Caucus with a plaque installed next to the staircase inside the HUB-Robeson Center's lawn entrance. An official dedication ceremony for the plaque, which commemorates the Village sit-in that took place in the HUB in April 2001, was held on Dec. 3.
Penn State is acknowledging and honoring the advocacy of the 2001 Black Caucus with a plaque installed next to the staircase inside the HUB-Robeson Center's lawn entrance. An official dedication ceremony for the plaque, which commemorates the Village sit-in that took place in the HUB in April 2001, was held on Dec. 3.
According to the university, the policy change comes as nearly half of the counties home to Penn State campuses are experiencing “substantial” levels of COVID-19 transmission, according to the Centers for Disease Control. Newly announced Penn State guidelines said indoor mask-wearing orders would return at campuses where transmission was identified as “high” (red) or “substantial” (orange).
“Penn State is taking this proactive measure to protect the health and safety of our campuses and help mitigate the spread of this virus within our community,” said Penn State President Eric J. Barron. “As we continue to see daily increases in COVID-19 cases, particularly the Delta variant, our current outlook warrants this protective step. I continue to look forward to a return to robust, in-person experiences, and hope this is a reassuring adjustment for students, faculty and staff. To have a successful semester, it’s going to take all of us doing our parts to support the