Zach Berger

The Distinguished Alumni Award is the highest honor that can be bestowed upon a Penn State graduate by the Board of Trustees. Here’s a look at the eight recipients for this year and their backgrounds.

Moody’s Investor Services has recognized Penn State’s “excellent strategic position,” upgrading the university’s credit rating. The credit rating firm gave Penn State a strong report, upgrading it to a Aa1 credit rating with a stable outlook on Feb. 26, one step up from last year.

The trustees powered through a packed agenda as always, voting on construction projects, passing the long-awaited strategic plan, and hearing some good news about the university’s credit.

The Penn State trustees’ Committee on Finance and Capital Planning held a brief public session this morning in Hershey, rapidly approving a number of construction projects. Among the approved action items included controversial upgrades to security at three recreational facilities.

The notable items on the agenda include the reappearance of controversial recreational facility access changes, alcohol service at intercollegiate athletics facilities, and the Pennsylvania budget impasse.