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Bendapudi listens to student media

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Neeli Bendapudi, center, spoke to members of student media following her Dec. 9 appointment. Bendapudi, currently president at the University of Louisville, will become Penn State's 19th president in 2022.

Bendapudi at podium on stage flanked by two trustees

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Neeli Bendapudi, Penn State's president-elect, center, was joined on stage by Trustee David Kleppinger, left, and Board of Trustees Chairman Matt Schuyler, right. She will begin her term as Penn State's 19th president in the spring.

Matt Schuyler speaks with Bendapudi

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Board of Trustees Chair Matt Schuyler, left, joined Penn State President-Elect Neeli Bendapudi at a press conference following her appointment as the University's next president. Bendapudi will succeed Penn State President Eric J. Barron in 2022.

View of press conference from control room

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A view from the control room as Neeli Bendapudi answers questions from the media during a press conference at the Penn Stater Hotel and Conference Center. Bendapudi, who is president of the University of Louisville, was named Penn State's next president by the Board of Trustees.

Neeli Bendapudi and Erin Boas

Neeli Bendapudi with student leaders

Dr. Neeli Bendapudi, left, joined Penn State student leaders for a discussion on Dec. 9 following her selection as the University's 19th president. Among the student leaders at the discussion was Erin Boas, pictured at right, president of the University Park Undergraduate Association and undergraduate student member of the Presidential Recruitment and Selection Committee.