Dear Penn Stater,
Beginning this spring, the Penn State Board of Trustees is embarking on its most important responsibility — to select Penn State’s next president. To hear from you, we have launched a
Next Gen Penn State Survey as part of a month-long listening phase to garner community feedback.
In February, Penn State President Eric Barron confirmed his plans to retire in June 2022 at the end of his current contract, and the Board of Trustees established a Presidential Recruitment and Selection Committee to lead a phased search process, which will begin in early summer. This spring, a Next Gen Penn State Advisory Group, comprised of a broad cross-section of individuals from across the University, will focus on gathering community members’ input — through a survey, feedback form and small-group conversations — to help inform the upcoming search and selection process.
Beginning today, April 13, through April 25, Penn State students, faculty, staff and alumni across every campus location, as well as other community stakeholders, are encouraged to participate.
Take the survey: The confidential 10-minute survey is available here.
We value your insight and encourage you to take a few minutes to share your feedback on the characteristics, priorities and goals that are important to you for our 19th president.
For more information about the presidential search and Next Gen Penn State listening process, visit the
Next Gen Penn State website. We thank you in advance for offering your input and helping to shape the future direction of our University.