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Trustees approve 3.8 percent composite tuition increase

Center Valley, Pa. -- Penn State's Board of Trustees approved a composite tuition increase of 3.8 percent for undergraduate students for the 2011-12 academic year at their meeting today (July 15) at Penn State Lehigh Valley. "Two-thirds of our undergraduate students will see increases of between 2.9 percent and 3.5 percent," said Penn State President Graham B. Spanier. "As we said from the beginning, we are determined that our students and their families will not bear the full burden of the appropriation cuts."

Stephen Couch named interim chancellor at Penn State Schuylkill

Stephen R. Couch, professor of sociology and professor of science, technology and society, is interim chancellor at Penn State Schuylkill. Prior to assuming the position on July 1, Couch served for four years as the director of academic affairs at the campus. After receiving an undergraduate degree in music from the Oberlin College Conservatory of Music, he remained at Oberlin College for a master's degree in sociology. His received his doctorate in sociology from Binghamton University, N.Y.

Hurricane Irene expected to affect southeast Pennsylvania Aug. 27-28

Heavy rain and wind from Hurricane Irene are expected to impact southeastern portions of Pennsylvania from the afternoon on Saturday, Aug. 27 through the evening of Sunday, Aug. 28. The National Weather Service has issued a hurricane warning for Pennsylvania's Philadelphia and Delaware counties, and a tropical storm warning for Bucks, Montgomery and Chester counties. A flood watch is in effect in those locations, as well as in Berks, Carbon, Lehigh, Monroe and Northampton counties.

Schedule Planner helps students identify conflicts, open sections

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- An application available starting Tuesday (Sept. 27) through eLion gives Penn State students at all campuses the opportunity to compare their non-class schedule conflicts with open courses to make scheduling classes easier. Schedule Planner, an online application, aligns a student's intended courses with self-identified event conflicts -- such as a recurring work schedule, meetings, rehearsals and practice times -- and reports back open class sections that work around those conflicts.

Criminal Justice Symposium to be held at Penn State Schuylkill November 9, 2011

A criminal just symposium entitled:  Serious Mental Illness:  Protecting Officer Safety will be offered on November 9, 2011 at the Penn State Schuylkill Campus.  This symposium is sponsored by the Schuylkill County Commissioners through the County MD/ID Program. The symposium will run from 9:00 am until 3:00 pm and at the completion of the session those in attendance will be able to: