Penn State President Eric Barron, center, attended his first President's Council meeting on May 12, his first official day as Penn State's 18th President.
Penn State President Eric Barron spoke to members of Penn State Abington's advisory board during his visit to the campus on April 30. In the weeks leading up to his first day in office on May 12, Barron visited Penn State's campuses on a learning tour.
Penn State President Eric Barron greeted a group of students during his April 23 visit to Penn State Behrend. Barron visited Penn State's campuses in the weeks leading up to his official May 12 start date, where he engaged students, faculty, staff and community leaders in discussions about each campus' strengths.
Penn State President Eric Barron, pictured here during a discussion at Penn State Mont Alto on April 18. During his visits to Penn State's campuses ahead of his first day on May 12, Barron gathered ideas from students, faculty, staff and community leaders in six broad areas, including excellence, student engagement, diversity and demographics, student career success and economic development, accessibility, and technology.
Penn State President Eric Barron reviewed his agenda for the day with Carmella Mulroy-Degenhart, executive assistant to the president, on the morning of May 12.