Keep the library open 24/7 during finals
Extend library hours to 24/7 during finals week to increase access to quiet study space and academic resources.
Expand late-night study spaces outside finals week
Keep more campus buildings and study areas open later throughout the semester for students who study at night.
Remove Blue Light Emergency Phones
Review the effectiveness of blue light phones and remove them.
Preserve physical Penn State ID cards alongside mobile credentials
Ensure students can access buildings and services without being required to use a smartphone.
Require First-Year Seminar to include guidance on making friends
Add practical guidance on joining clubs, meeting people, and building community during the first-year transition.
End fall semester instruction before Thanksgiving break
Adjust the academic calendar so students aren’t required to attend class or take exams after Thanksgiving break begins.
Publish aggregated SEEQ results for courses and instructors
Make summary course evaluation results accessible so students can make more informed decisions during registration.
End artificial sound effects at Beaver Stadium
Reduce artificial prompts so the game-day atmosphere is driven naturally by students, band, and fans.
Prohibit use of Honorlock and similar remote proctoring software
Ban invasive remote proctoring tools and require privacy-respecting alternatives for exams and assessments.
Publish final exam schedules before course registration opens
Release final exam dates earlier so students can plan workloads and avoid conflicts before registering.
Keep at least one dining hall open late every night
Guarantee a consistent late-night dining option for students studying, working, or getting off late shifts.
Guarantee weekend campus bus service during the semester
Ensure reliable weekend bus routes so students can get around campus and town without needing a car.
Provide in-person advising options through Penn State Career Solutions
Allow students the option to meet Career Solutions advisers in person rather than only through Zoom.
Build a student massage center
Construct a dedicated wellness building that offers free massage services to support student mental health.
Require student org listings to include basic “club logistics” details
Add standard fields to every student organization listing to clarify expectations and reduce trial-and-error during club shopping.
Prohibit mandatory participation in career platforms or professional branding
Ban requirements that force students to use specific career platforms, branding norms, or online professional identities as a condition of coursework, advising, or graduation.
Publish anonymous, aggregated student wellbeing indicators
Provide a voluntary, anonymous wellbeing check-in with published aggregate results and clear interpretation limits.
Require clear, assignment-level AI-use rules in every course
Require every course syllabus to include a clear AI-use policy with assignment-level clarification.
Prohibit AI-detector scores as sole evidence in academic integrity cases
Establish that AI-detection tools may not be used as sole evidence in misconduct proceedings.
Do not automatically issue academic integrity violations for AI use under unclear conditions
Prioritize guidance and proportional responses over formal violations when rules are unclear.
Adopt AI-resilient assessment formats
Expand assessment formats that evaluate demonstrated understanding and reduce integrity risk.
Treat most AI-related issues as instructional misuse, not academic integrity violations
Reserve formal violations for clear intent, prohibition, and reliable evidence.