BARRY FENCHAK FOR PENN STATE TRUSTEE
Responsible governance. For a change.
Note: As a member of the Penn State Board of Trustees, I will from time to time be made aware of certain confidential information. I will also engage with Trustees and administrators in private, off-the-record conversations, with the expectation of…
Read More Penn State Board of Trustees Meeting July 21-22, 2022
I’ve been a harsh critic of the Penn State Board of Trustees. Here is why you should vote for me to join them. I started paying attention to the Penn State Board of Trustees when it was a sleepy boys…
If anyone tells you tuition cannot be reduced, don’t believe them. Penn State has, by far, the highest in-state tuition of any of her Big10 conference peers. We are well aware of the administration and Board’s inability to rein in…
Read More A Real Plan to Reduce Penn State’s Sky-High Tuition
The Class of 2022 is looking at a tuition bill of $84,571 for a four year degree*. How can the Penn State Board of Trustees convince them it's worth it? Across the Commonwealth this spring, high school seniors and their…
Dear Penn Stater, I just received word that we reached 250 nominations needed and I will be on the 2022 Penn State Alumni Trustee election ballot. This is all because of you and other like-minded Penn Staters. They don't make…
Was this contract actually approved? Penn State football head coach James Franklin’s new contract has been the source of much discussion since it was announced on November 23rd. Many have already written about and discussed that topic, and Mike Poorman…
Read More Governance Failure in Action: The James Franklin Contract Process
Neeli Bendapudi has been selected as the University's 19th leader December 9, 2021 It was announced today that Neeli Bendapudi, PhD, who is the current president of the University of Louisville, has been selected as Penn State University’s next president.…
There was not much in the way of Governance conducted at the November Board of Trustees meetings, but I will just highlight a couple of items, within a brief chronological summary of the non-governance goings-on that might be of interest.…
Read More Penn State Board of Trustees: Meeting Report, November 2021
Under Eric Barron, and the Penn State Board of Trustees, Penn State has taken the largest drop in the nation. Is it time for a change? Since 2014 Penn State University has taken the largest drop in rankings of any…
Read More What are the Ratings Services Saying about Penn State?
What good things could Penn State do with an extra $1.2 Billion? Over the last few years, the fees paid out to Penn State's Investment Advisers have increased from approximately $11 Million per year, to nearly $75 Million per year.…
BARRY FENCHAK FOR PENN STATE TRUSTEE 