Faculty Senate holds first meeting of 2025-26 academic year

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — The Penn State Faculty Senate began its work for the 2025-26 academic year at its Sept. 8 meeting with an update on a new proposed fall semester academic break, updates from University leadership, discussion about a new mechanism for community members to provide feedback to university leaders on the topic of the Commonwealth Campus transformation, and several informational reports. The meeting agenda and all associated materials, as well as a meeting recording, are available through the senate website.