The minor is administered through the Laboratory for Public Scholarship and Democracy by a co-chaired committee with a membership of faculty drawn from across the university. The program faculty committee meets as appropriate to review policies, student issues and outcomes, and program goals. 

Program Head

• Tanya Furman, Assistant Vice President and Associate Dean for Undergraduate Education & Professor of Geosciences

Program Faculty

• Assistant Professor Peter Aeschbacher, College of Arts and Architecture
• Associate Professor Dawn Blasko, School of Humanities & Social Sciences, Penn State Erie
• Assistant Professor Michael Vicaro, Communications, Penn State Greater Allegheny
• Dr. JoAnn Chirico, Social Sciences and Education, Penn State Beaver
• Associate Professor Rosa Eberly, College of Liberal Arts, University Park
• Assistant Professor Michael Elavsky, College of Communication, University Park
• Associate Professor Laurie Grobman, Humanities, Arts, & Sciences, Penn State Berks
• Assistant Professor Mary Hutchinson, ESL Education, Penn State Lehigh Valley
• Assistant Professor Elinor Madigan, Information, Sciences, and Technology, Penn State Schuylkill
• Dr. Mary Lou Zimmerman Munn, Classics and Ancient Mediterranean Studies, University Park
• Associate Professor Judy Ozment, Schreyer Honors College, University Park
• Associate Professor Nicole Webster, Agricultural and Extension Education, University Park