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New home for Palmer Museum of Art approved by Penn State trustees Updated 8:03 PM; Today 8:03 PM Penn State trustees have approved an $85 million relocation of the Palmer Museum of Art to a new site off Bigler Road. The construction project will be funded by a combination of private gifts and proceeds from the university s share of the latest Big Ten Conference media rights deal. Facebook Share Penn State trustees approved the construction of a new, and larger, $85 million home for the Palmer Museum of Art Friday on a 26-7 vote. Opponents continued to raise concerns before the vote about using precious capital resources for a project that - while all present said would be a great addition to the University Park campus - is not as student-centered as some other needs. ....
Penn State’s Board of Trustees on Friday approved final plans to build a new Palmer Museum of Art adjacent to the Arboretum, despite opposition to the timing of the project from several trustees. Construction on the $85 million 71,000-square-foot facility, will begin this summer and is expected to be completed in the fall of 2023. “A museum as part of a cultural district at the University Park campus is a long-term vision for the university,” board chair Matt Schuyler said during a committee meeting on Thursday. “It’s an investment in the next 100 years of Penn State, not the next few years of economics.” ....
Penn State trustees panel recommends construction launch for new home for Palmer Museum of Art; final vote set for Friday Updated May 06, 2021; Posted May 06, 2021 A Penn State committee has recommended trustee approval of an $85 million relocation of the Palmer Museum of Art. The project would be funded by a combination of private gifts and proceeds from the university s share of the latest Big Ten Conference media rights deal. Facebook Share A Penn State trustees committee Thursday recommended launching the construction of an $85 million new home for the Palmer Museum of Art, which would move upon completion from its current building on Curtin Road to the new and larger space on the site of the current parking lot at the university’s Arboretum along Bigler Road. ....
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 ....