Final plans to renovate the Woodland Building on the Penn State Abington campus were approved by the Board of Trustees Committee on Finance, Business and Capital Planning today (Nov. 21).
Lingering signs of autumn are evident as a few persistent leaves cling to a beech tree on the Old Main lawn. Colder temperatures have arrived on the University Park campus as the last weeks of fall semester 2013 tick away and hints of the coming winter emerge. Visit http://www.campusweatherservice.com/ for current conditions and extended forecasts from the Penn State Campus Weather Service.
Abington commencement speaker retired Army Lt. Col. Mack Brooks met with a select group of soon-to-be graduates recently to discuss their plans and offer advice.
For retired Army Lt. Col. Mack Brooks, giving the keynote at the Penn State Abington fall commencement next month is another part of his life’s adventure that began at the campus in 1965. “Abington provided my nucleus, my foundation,” Lt. Col. Brooks told a dozen Abington seniors at the traditional lunch with the commencement speaker recently.
A computer at Penn State Abington that contained 739 Social Security numbers (SSNs) was found to be infected with malware that enabled it to communicate with an unauthorized computer outside the network. "We have no reason to believe that this information was accessed by unauthorized individuals, but those affected should be alert in the event that an individual attempts to use their identity," said Sarah Morrow, chief privacy officer for the University.
The premise behind the Penn State Abington photo mosaic project is fairly simple: One photograph can make a world of difference to a family whose child is battling cancer. The project, spearheaded by former Abington THONer and current Abington Development staff member Jill Mensch, will raise at least $5,000 for the 2014 THON.
