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When we benchmark with other CIC pages , Penn State 's home page is still one of the best . Since all members of Congress may not agree , I will turn to Sue Grimm , Penn State ’ s Director of Federal Relations , to report on the current status of the Congressional reauthorization process . In the last few years , Penn State has focused on four interdisciplinary areas that address important societal needs . Food mutagens , are or can become highly reactive compounds , which , in this case , means that they bind to molecules such as protein , RNA and DNA in the body very easily . Pollution can cause mutations in plants , bacteria , animals and humans in several ways . As you know , Penn State has had a long-term emphasis on efficiency . If approved by the Board of Directors , such Bylaw , proposed or amended , shall go into effect only after it has been approved at a regular business meeting of the Club . In other words , the tuition increase we will be proposing later today is 1.7 percent less than it would have had to be to balance the budget if we were not engaged in this cost-cutting , revenue-enhancing activity through the Task Force . As you know , Penn State already has extremely high graduation rates as compared to national rates .