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      April 9 graduate student virtual town hall now archived and online

      University leaders conducted a Town Hall on Thursday, April 9 to provide updates to the universities response to the coronavirus, and answer questions from graduate students. Credit: Patrick Mansell / Penn State. Creative Commons

      UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — The April 9 Graduate School virtual Town Hall event has been archived and is now available for viewing online. 

      The video can be viewed at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x5uDdXTGBzw&feature=youtu.be. 

      Regina Vasilatos-Younken, vice provost for graduate education and dean of the Graduate School, hosted the event to address students questions and concerns about the school’s efforts to confront the coronavirus.  

      Accompanying Vasilatos-Younken for the event were:  

      • Nick Jones, executive vice president and provost; 

      • Sarah Ades, associate dean for graduate student affairs; 

      • Michael Verderame, senior associate dean; 

      • Stephanie Danette Preston, associate dean for graduate educational equity and chief diversity officer for graduate education; and 

      • Roger Brindley, vice provost for Global Programs. 

      Students were invited to submit their questions anonymously ahead of the event. 

      Students who viewed the event are asked for their input through a brief survey: https://pennstate.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_1FFxITfywhUVLzn

      Answers about the Graduate School’s response to the coronavirus pandemic may be found at  http://gradschool.psu.edu/covid19/.  

      For the latest information on Penn State’s response to the outbreak, go to  https://www.psu.edu/virusinfo/.  

       

       

      Last Updated April 16, 2020

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