Recent Updates
Berkey Creamery
New name for the University Creamery, recently reopened in the new Food Science Building on the east side of campus. Use full name (Berkey Creamery) on first mention; the Creamery on subsequent mention.
Penn State Brandywine (formerly Delaware County)
Effective November 2, 2007, Penn State Delaware County has changed its name to Penn State Brandywine.
Penn State Greater Allegheny
New name for Penn State McKeesport, effective January 19, 2007. This change is intended to support the campus’ regional presence, facilitate an expanded vision and evolving mission for the campus, and raise general awareness of the campus.
James M. Elliott Building; Rider Building
Rider I Building, located on South Burrowes Street at Penn State’s University Park campus, has been renamed the James M. Elliott Building, effective January 18. Approved by the Board of Trustees, the new name is in honor of the late James M. Elliott, director emeritus of human resources in the Office of Human Resources, in recognition of his nearly fifty-two-year career at the University. Rider II Building, located at South Burrowes Street and West Beaver Avenue, has been renamed Rider Building.
majors--one new, two name changes
Effective summer 2009, the College of Education is offering a new major: Education and Public Policy (B.S.).
Effective fall 2009, two majors will have new names:
In the College of Education, the B.S. program in Rehabilitation Services will be Rehabilitation and Human Services.
In the College of Agricultural Sciences, the B.S. program in Animal Bioscience will be Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences.
School of Nursing
Effective July 1, 2009, the School of Nursing, currently part of the College of Health and Human Development, will become an independent academic unit with its own dean.
The Thomas D. Larson Pennsylvania Transportation Institute
The Pennsylvania Transportation Institute (PTI) at Penn State has been renamed to honor the late transportation leader Thomas D. Larson following approval from the University's Board of Trustees on January 18. The new name is The Thomas D. Larson Pennsylvania Transportation Institute. Larson was a student and professor of civil engineering at Penn State who served as the first secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation and later as head of the Federal Highway Administration.
University Office of Global Programs
Formerly Office of International Programs. The University Office of Global Programs has five subsections: Education Abroad, Finance and Business Services, General Administration and Planning, Global Relations and Promotion, and International Student Advising (formerly International Student Services).