Weekly Wrap: Climate survey; Bryce Jordan's passing; Barron's blog post

      A look back at the top stories for the week of April 10

      Students in CHEM 203, Fundamentals of Organic Chemistry, work on in-class assignments in the newly renovated Whitmore laboratories. The general and organic labs in Whitmore, built in 1949, have gone through a complete makeover that will enable Penn State to provide the highest quality lab instruction for a new generation of students. Credit: Patrick Mansell / Penn State. Creative Commons

      This week's top stories from across Penn State:

      CLIMATE SURVEY: Penn State released the results of a comprehensive University-wide survey of students' experience with and attitudes about sexual misconduct. The Sexual Misconduct Climate Survey is part of a broad-based initiative by the University to significantly curtail sexual misconduct on all of its campuses, while expanding its efforts to ensure an effective response to cases that do arise.

      JORDAN'S PASSING: Bryce Jordan, Penn State's 14th president, died on April 12, in Austin, Texas, at the age of 91. Under Jordan's leadership, the University launched its first major capital campaign, strengthened its diversity efforts, embarked on strategic planning and joined the Big Ten Conference.

      PRESIDENT'S BLOG: Penn State President Eric Barron discusses the challenge of student mental health in his latest blog post. Barron talks about the growth in the number of students seeking counseling over the past decade and the efforts Penn State has made to meet the demand.

      NATURE AND NURTURE: Parents often worry about whether their child's early behavior is just the "terrible twos" or behavior that will escalate to aggression, stealing and fighting over time. A team of researchers from Penn State and seven other universities discovered new clues identifying which children may be at risk for the worst antisocial outcomes and the source of these early problems.

      BILL CLINTON VISITS ERIE: Former U.S. President Bill Clinton spoke to a standing-room-only crowd at Penn State Erie, the Behrend College, on April 8, in support of his wife and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, who is running for the Democratic presidential nomination.

      MOBILE CLINIC: Mobile Clinic, a unique training program in the College of Education's school psychology program, takes fourth-year doctoral students into local schools where they get hands-on experience in the role of school psychologist.

      THE SOCIAL NETWORK: Older adults, who are Facebook's fastest growing demographic, are joining the social network to stay connected and make new connections, just like college kids who joined the site decades ago, according to Penn State researchers.

      DIRECTOR'S CUP: Powered by the wrestling team's fifth NCAA championship in the past six years and a top-10 finish by men's and women's fencing, Penn State Athletics continues to maintain residence in the top 10 in the Learfield Director's Cup standings.

      Last Updated April 14, 2016