Weekly Wrap: Barron blog; Graduation Success Rate; Nittany Lion Hall of Fame

A look back at the top stories for the week of Nov. 5

THON 2018 welcomed the Penn State community to celebrate 100 Days 'til THON on Nov. 8 in the HUB-Robeson Center. The event included a hair donation by Penn State students to 'Wigs for Kids' that will provide children with pediatric cancer wigs at no cost to their family. THON 2018 will happen Feb. 16 to 18 at the Bryce Jordan Center. Credit: Patrick Mansell / Penn State. Creative Commons

A look back at this week's top stories from across Penn State:

BARRON BLOG: In his latest blog post, Penn State President Eric Barron highlighted the University's many successes over the last year and champions "the amazing students, faculty, staff, alumni and friends who are contributing so much to our world."

GRADUATION RATE: The NCAA's annual graduation rates study of institutions across the nation revealed Penn State student-athletes at the University Park campus earned a Graduation Success Rate of 90 percent to tie the school's all-time record.

MASCOT HALL OF FAME: The Nittany Lion was one of four mascots to be inducted in the Mascot Hall of Fame.

ENROLLMENT SNAPSHOT: Penn State's overall enrollment saw a small decrease in the past year, as the number of students at University Park campus and a few Commonwealth Campuses declined slightly.

HOMECOMING WEBCAST: For the 13th consecutive year, communications students plan to provide a live webcast of the Penn State Homecoming parade.

GRADUATE UNIONIZATION: Several weeks ago, the Pennsylvania Labor Relations Board provided Penn State and the Coalition of Graduate Employees with the transcripts from the PLRB hearings that were held on the petition filed by the Pennsylvania State Education Association to unionize Penn State graduate students.

BETA THETA PI: The Penn State Office of Student Conduct completed the student conduct investigation and disciplinary process for 32 individuals related to the tragic death of Timothy Piazza events at the now-banned Beta Theta Pi fraternity.

Last Updated November 9, 2017