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University forges $15 million agreement
with PennDOT
Improved traveling safety and increased mobility of Pennsylvania's transit
systems are among the goals of a just-signed $15-million contract between
Penn State and the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation. The five-year
agreement is the latest development in a growing relationship between Penn
State and PennDOT.
Two University leaders announce their
departures
Over the last week, word of two pending vacancies in academic leadership
positions within the University have been announced. Both Terri Brooks,
dean of the College of Communications, and Howard Grotch, interim
dean of the Eberly College of Science and professor of physics, have said
they will retire from their posts. Brooks announced her resignation April
15 and Grotch announced his intent to leave April 16.
New school would answer society's
needs
Consideration of a new school of information sciences and technology is
high on President Graham B. Spanier's "to do" list, as he works
toward positioning Penn State to help solve some pressing societal needs.
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