Weekly Wrap: Integrity monitor; Greek task force; Papal visit

A look back at the top stories from the week of Sept. 20

The Double Bass Ensemble provided an afternoon of music in the Walters Courtyard on Penn State's University Park campus as part of the artsUP festival on Sept. 20. Credit: Christie Clancy / Penn State. Creative Commons

This week's top stories from across Penn State:

INTEGRITY MONITOR: The third annual assessment of Penn State's ethics and compliance efforts released Sept. 21 not only lauds the University for its continued progress, but recommends an early end to the mandated monitoring that has been in place since 2012.

GREEK TASK FORCE: Penn State President Eric Barron appointed a diverse 25-member task force to study fraternity and sorority life University-wide, offering suggestions for ways the University can have a positive influence on Greek life and propose opportunities to evaluate the organizations and share that information publicly.

PAPAL VISIT: Nearly two dozen Penn State students are getting hands-on experience as part of academic assignments or media partnerships surrounding the visit of Pope Francis to the United States.

EMMY WINS: Penn State students and student-produced programs garnered Mid-Atlantic Emmy Awards, with a newscast named best in region for the third consecutive year.

SUPERMOON ECLIPSE: A number of Penn State campuses are gearing up to observe this weekend's combined "supermoon" and lunar eclipse on Sept. 27. The Behrend, Mont Alto, University Park and Wilkes-Barre campuses will all host supermoon eclipse events Sunday evening.

HERO WORSHIP: The Probing Question looks into the popularity of movies featuring comic book superheroes.

NITTANY LION FUND: For more than a decade, Smeal College of Business students have been losing sleep and managing millions of dollars from real investors. Many of those students -- now alumni -- returned to campus to celebrate the 10th anniversary of one of their defining experiences: the Nittany Lion Fund.

TWEETING NORTHERN LIGHTS: A faculty member in the College of Information Sciences and Technology, in collaboration with NASA scientists, is exploring how Twitter can be leveraged to help people track sightings of the aurora borealis.

Last Updated September 24, 2015