Auditor General DePasquale Encouraged by Penn State Board of Trustees Actions, Says More Must Be Done to Ensure Transparency

May 03 2013

Auditor General DePasquale Encouraged
by Penn State Board of Trustees Actions, 
Says More Must Be Done to Ensure Transparency

Harrisburg (May 3, 2013) – Auditor General Eugene DePasquale released the following statement regarding actions taken today by the Penn State Board of Trustees:

“I am encouraged by actions today by the Penn State Board of Trustees to improve the way they govern the university and move toward greater transparency and openness in their actions.  The removal of the governor and the university’s president as voting board members, banning the president from serving as board secretary, instituting a standard quorum threshold and the adoption of improved conflict of interest policies are positive steps. 

“However, the board has much more work to do to try to gain back the confidence of the public and the university community.   In particular, I hope the board of this large, state-supported institution ceases to resist efforts to bring it under the Pennsylvania’s Right-to-Know Law.  As I have said many times before – sunlight is the best disinfectant.”

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