Daily News | A private jet flew Penn State’s president to the Rose Bowl. Who paid for it?
Wyatt Massey of Spotlight PA State Collegeis an ongoing effort by Spotlight PA to document and share the ways in which the university is, and is not, being transparent with the community. Due to its special “state-related” designation, Penn State is not subject to open records laws beyond the public disclosure of basic financial information.
STATE COLLEGE — In the weeks following Penn State’s Rose Bowl victory over the University of Utah in January, Spotlight PA received several tips alleging the university chartered a private jet for President Neeli Bendapudi to attend the football game., Spotlight PA first worked to verify the allegations.
Flight records show a Gulfstream V jet traveled from State College to Denver to Burbank, California, and then departed to Pennsylvania shortly after the end of the game.Bendapudi attended the Rose Bowl pep rally and was on the field during the post-game victory celebration. After sharing the above information with Penn State, Spotlight PA asked the university the following questions:If the president traveled in a chartered plane, who paid for the trip and what was the cost?“As the president was expected to be at the bowl game for attendance at specific events, the planning included budgeting for presidential travel to be paid for from bowl funds,” the university wrote. “This is consistent with the practice at many other universities.
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