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Much more than a financial decision, we now must move forward with a structure that is sustainable — one that allows our strongest campuses, where we can provide our students with the best opportunities for success and engagement, to thrive while we make difficult but necessary decisions about others.

Penn State is severely underfunded compared to our peers. On a Pennsylvania undergraduate student basis, we receive about half the amount of funding per student. If or when we close campuses, that will not close the financial gap.

Cost savings are not the only driver behind any changes being considered to Penn State’s operations across the Commonwealth. Everything we do is to benefit the student experience and improve the quality of education. What helps to achieve this goal is additional state investment.

All of our campuses will continue to operate, at a minimum, through the 2026-2027 academic year, and we are excited to support our current students and welcome our new students to every campus this fall. To navigate changes ahead, the recommendation committee has launched multiple workstreams on critical issues related to forthcoming transitions, with workstream leaders engaging with faculty, staff, and students.

While our approach is still being determined, as are details related to implementation, we are committed to minimizing the impact of any forthcoming changes on our people to the greatest extent possible.

As part of its work, the recommendation committee has launched multiple workstreams on critical issues related to forthcoming transitions with workstream leaders engaging subject matter experts and shared governance bodies representing faculty, staff, and students for support to shape solutions. The workstreams include:

• Student transition and retention
• Faculty and staff transitions
• Facilities and finance
• Regulatory issues, accreditation and data
• Alumni, community and donor engagement
• Communications
• Research and external funding

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Student Care and Advocacy
Counseling & Psychological Services

Counseling and mental health services available through CAPS, which can be reached at 814-863-0395 for University Park students, or via Counseling Services at Commonwealth and Other Campuses and Health Services at the Commonwealth Campuses.

Penn State’s Employee Assistance Program, a free, confidential employee and family resource to be used as the first line of defense for personal or work-related concerns for employees and their families.