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From: hoffman@gondor.cs.psu.edu (Richard C. Hoffman)
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Subject: Re: Ownership
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Date: 15 Apr 89 00:38:47 GMT
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      Who *owns* The Pennsylvania State University is a rather complex
issue, who *runs* it, is simpler.

      "CONTROL

      Control of the institution in vested in a Board of Trustees of 
      thirty-two members.  Members ex officio are the Governor of the
      Commonwealth; the President of the University; the state Secretary
      of Education; the state Secretary of Agriculture; and the state
      Secretary of Environmental Resources.  Terms of the other trustees
      are three years.  Six trustees are appointed by the Governor, nine
      are elected by the alumni, six by delegates from county agricultural
      societies, and six by delegates from county industrial societies."
			  (The Pennsylvania State University Bulletin, 
			   1985, p. 13.)

     The day to day administration is run by professional bureaucrats and
university administrators, much like any other university.

     As you can see, while theoretically the state of Pennsylvania has
a part in the running of PSU, no group (even including the various
government officials and Governor-selected trustees together), has a
simple majority on the Board.

     I have no particular interest in or expertise regarding the administration
of PSU, but you did ask.  Additional discussion should probably go to 
misc.misc.

			   Richard C. Hoffman