UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — The Alumni Trustee Candidate Forum is now archived and available for online viewing. The event can be viewed here.
Alumni candidates for Penn State’s Board of Trustees joined a livestream event hosted by WPSU on March 13. The event offered viewers an opportunity to hear from each candidate.
Five alumni are on the ballot for three seats in this year’s alumni trustees election. The candidates, listed in ballot order, are:
- Brandon Short, ‘99 BUS, Edgewater, New Jersey
- Steven B. Wagman, ‘82 HHD, Blue Bell, Pennsylvania
- Matt McGloin, ‘12 COMM, Waverly, Pennsylvania
- Alvin de Levie, ‘73 LIB, State College, Pennsylvania
- Carl P. Nassib, ’15, SCI, West Chester, Pennsylvania
Biographies and statements from each candidate are available on the Board of Trustees website.
In order to be a candidate for the board, each alumnus must have received at least 250 nominations, met the qualification to be a trustee and accepted the nomination in writing. This year’s nomination phase was held between Jan. 15 and Feb. 25.
The Board of Trustees is responsible for the governance and welfare of the University. Its responsibilities include - but are not limited to - reviewing and approving Penn State’s budget; setting tuition and room-and-board rates; approving major building projects across all campuses to support Penn State’s academic and research missions; hiring the University president; and authorizes the granting of degrees.
The board is composed of faculty; alumni; leaders from business, industry and agriculture; government officials; citizens; and an academic and student trustee. Nine alumni-elected trustees are on the board, each serving a three-year term.
Election ballots will be distributed to alumni via email beginning on Wednesday, April 10, and the election will close at 9 a.m. EST on Thursday, May 2. Alumni may also access the election ballot at PennStateVotes.com and answer a series of challenge questions to access their ballot.
The three candidates receiving the highest number of votes will be elected to the board.
All Penn State alumni are eligible to vote in the election. Individuals do not have to be Penn State Alumni Association members in order to participate in Board of Trustees alumni elections.
If alumni do not receive the ballot, they can contact YesElections at PennStateVotes@yeselections.com for assistance.