Pennsylvania Auditor General Eugene DePasquale released his performance audit of Penn State on June 22. Here are some of the major recommendations included in the audit reports and the university's response.
DePasquale said the auditor's office found an 8 percent error rate for required clearances mandated for children's academic and sports camps on Penn State's campus and a 4 percent error rate for other pre-employment background checks campuswide.
DePasquale hopes these measures will help Penn State increase its transparency and accountability, especially within university governance.
DePasquale calls the university to create a task force "with a focus on identifying and lowering costs that are driving tuition into the stratosphere."
Ray Walker, Penn State's oldest alumnus, passed away this morning in his home at age 105 -- or "living his 106th year," as I'm sure he'd prefer to put it.
Penn State and the State College Borough Council both signed on to the "We Are Still In" letter, which to date has been signed by more than 900 businesses, 180 universities, 125 city and county leaders, nine governors, and 19 attorneys general.