PENN STATE PROGRESS

EXPERIENCE THAT SHOWS REAL RESULTS

STUDENT SUCCESS

FROM LIBRARIES TO ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIPS WE ARE COMMITTED TO RAISING THE FUNDS TO BUILD PATHS TO GRADUATION FOR ALL STUDENTS. WE'VE APPROVED ON-CAMPUS HOUSING GRANTS TO HELP MAKE HOUSING LESS EXPENSIVE. WE'VE ALSO INCREASED FUNDING TO FIGHT FOOD INSECURITY AND STRENGTHEN STUDENT MENTAL HEALTH. IT IS ALL PART OF A BOLD INITIATIVE TO MAKE STUDENT SUCCESS OUR #1 PRIORITY.

AFFORDABILITY & ACCESS

SINCE JOINING THE BOARD, WE'VE SEEN PENN STATE HOLD TUITION FLAT MULTIPLE TIMES. AND JAY HAS VOTED AGAINST EVERY TUITION INCREASE. JAY WAS A LEADER IN DEFENDING THE COMMONWEALTH CAMPUSES AND WILL FIGHT TO PROTECT THE FUTURE OF THE SYSTEM. DURING HIS TIME ON THE BOARD PENN STATE HAS HELD TUITION INCREASES BELOW THE RATE OF INFLATION. BUT WE LOOK TO FIND WAYS TO CREATE MORE STUDENT SUPPORT AND EVEN DECREASE TUITION IN THE FUTURE.

RESEARCH

PENN STATE'S INVESTMENT IN RESEARCH YIELDS WELL OVER $1 BILLION IN RESEARCH EACH YEAR. PENN STATE FACES A CHALLENGING CLIMATE IN FEDERAL RESEARCH FUNDING. JAY IS COMMITTED TO PROTECTING ACADEMIC AND RESEARCH FREEDOM AT PENN STATE. PREVIOUSLY APPROVED APPLIED RESEARCH LAB INVESTMENTS HELPED NET A 10-YEAR $2.1 BILLION CONTRACT FROM THE DEFENSE DEPARTMENT. WORLD-CLASS RESEARCH CREATES THE OPPORTUNITIES THAT ATTRACT WORLD-CLASS FACULTY AND STUDENTS.

COMMUNITY

JAY COMES FROM A FAMILY LEGACY FOCUSED ON BUILDING AN INCLUSIVE COMMUNITY THAT WELCOMES ALL PEOPLE AND ALL VOICES. HE IS A DEFENDER OF ACADEMIC FREEDOM & FREEDOM OF SPEECH. THE UNIVERSITY IS HOME TO THE LARGEST ALL-FAITH SPIRITUAL CENTER IN THE COUNTRY. AND IN NOVEMBER 2022 CAMPUS PRIDE INDEX NAMED PENN STATE "A TOP LGBT-FRIENDLY CAMPUS."

SUSTAINABILITY

WE ARE A WORLD LEADER IN ENERGY AND SUSTAINABILITY RESEARCH. PENN STATE HAS REPEATEDLY BEEN CITED AS ONE OF THE TOP SUSTAINABILITY UNIVERSITIES IN THE WORLD. PENN STATE RANKS ATOP THE BIG TEN AND AMONG THE TOP TEN PUBLIC UNIVERSITIES IN THE COUNTRY FOR SUSTAINABILITY. A STUDY BY YALE UNIVERSITY RATED PENN STATE AMONG THE TOP 6% OF UNIVERSITIES WORLDWIDE FOR SUSTAINABILTY. PENN STATE'S SOLAR ENERGY FARM IN FRANKLIN COUNTY SUPPLIES 25% OF OUR ENERGY NEEDS ACROSS ALL 24 OF OUR CAMPUSES. THE RESEARCH SOLAR ARRAY IN UNIVERSITY PARK CAMPUS PROVIDES AN ADDITIONAL 1% OF ENERGY NEEDS FOR THE UNIVERSITY PARK CAMPUS.

THE GREEK SYSTEM

THERE HAS BEEN POSITIVE CHANGE IN PENN STATE'S GREEK SYSTEM AFTER YEARS OF REFORM. IT IS TIME TO ACKNOWLEDGE WHERE WE HAVE IMPROVED AND CONTINUE TO BUILD A MORE COLLABORATIVE SYSTEM. AT A TIME WHERE STUDENTS ARE INCREASINGLY LOOKING FOR CONNECTIONS, THE GREEK SYSTEM CAN BE A PLACE TO DEVELOP GREAT PENN STATERS FOR THE FUTURE.

AGRICULTURE

FROM PENN STATE'S FOUNDING AS "THE FARMER'S HIGH SCHOOL" TO THE LATEST ADVANCES IN FOOD RESEARCH AND PRODUCTION PENN STATE IS A WORLD LEADER IN AGRICULTURAL EDUCATION. BOARD SUPPORT HAS EXPANDED FACILITIES, FUNDING AND RESEARCH IN AGRICULTURE. PENN STATE'S AG EXTENSION REACHES EVERY COUNTY IN THE COMMONWEALTH. THAT SUPPORT DRIVES PENNSYLVANIA'S VAST AGRICULTURAL ECONOMY. AND WE MAKE THE BEST DAMN ICE CREAM ON THE PLANET.

PENN STATE HEALTH

PENN STATE HEALTH IS A MULTI-BILLION DOLLAR ANNUAL ENTERPRISE. A NEW CEO AND PENN STATE'S BOARD ARE CREATING MOMENTUM THAT IS OUT-PERFORMING MARKET TRENDS. WE'VE MADE DRAMATIC GAINS IN SERVING OUR HEALTH SYSTEM. PHILANTHROPY AND INVESTMENTS HAVE EXPANDED OUR FACILITIES. WE'VE BOOSTED OUR NATIONALY-RANKED CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL AND HEALTH PROGRAMS IN HERSHEY AND NEW HOSPITALS AND CLINICS IN KEY MARKETS. WE'VE ALSO MADE A COMMITMENT TO DRAMATICALLY INCREASE RESEARCH IN OUR MEDICAL SCHOOL.

VETERAN EDUCATION

PENN STATE'S BOARD HAS MADE EDUCATING THOSE WHO SERVE THIS COUNTRY A PRIORITY. WE APPROVED A NEW VETERAN'S CENTER ON CAMPUS TO CREATE A HOME WHERE THESE STUDENTS CAN SHARE THEIR UNIQUE EXPERIENCES. WE'RE A NATIONAL LEADER IN EDUCATING OUR COUNTRY'S VETERANS. AND OUR WORLD CAMPUS MAKES THESE PROGRAMS ACCESSIBLE AND AFFORDABLE FOR CURRENT MEMBERS OF OUR ARMED SERVICES NO MATTER WHERE THEY ARE STATIONED.

THE WORLD IS HERE

PENN STATE ATTRACTS STUDENTS FROM SIX CONTINENTS TO UNIVERSITY PARK AND OUR CAMPUSES ACROSS THE STATE. IT IS A TESTAMENT TO PENN STATE'S WORLD-CLASS REPUTATION AND EDUCATION. THE BOARD HAS SUPPORTED PROGRAMS TO MAKE OUR INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS AND FACULTY FEEL A SENSE OF BELONGING WHEN THEY ARE HERE. THOSE GRADUATES SPREAD PENN STATE'S REACH ACROSS THE GLOBE.

INNOVATIVE EFFICIENCY

PENN STATE'S BOARD HAS FOUND NEW EFFICIENCIES TO CREATE DRAMATIC COST-SAVINGS. PUBLIC/PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS HAVE CREATED CASH FLOW AND SOLUTIONS TO CURRENT CHALLENGES. A DRAMATIC PENSION FINANCING SOLUTION CREATED REAL SAVINGS THAT WILL EXTEND WELL INTO THE FUTURE. AND OUR PARTNERSHIP ON INNOVATION HUBS ACROSS THE STATE WILL CREATE THE START-UPS OF TOMORROW FOR PENNSYLVANIA.