Reunions: Connecting the past with the present and future
This year, Traditional Reunion Weekend, for those alumni celebrating their 40-, 45-, or 50-year reunions, will be held the weekend of June 3–6 on the University Park campus. Arts Festival Alumni Weekend will also welcome alums back to Happy Valley on July 7–11. Both weekends will offer the opportunity for alumni to return to campus and relive some of their Penn State experiences.
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Scholtz and Farrell receive Outstanding Council Member awards
Each year, Alumni Council—the governing board of the Penn State Alumni Association—presents the Outstanding Council Member award in recognition of incredible contributions to Alumni Council, the Alumni Association, and Penn State. With so many dedicated volunteers, the decision is always difficult, and this year two recipients were named—Marjorie Ganter Scholtz ’62 and Pat Farrell ’56, ’72g.
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Successful student mentoring program in need of faculty, staff, and alumni mentors
FastStart, a mentoring program for first-year students at Penn State, is currently seeking faculty, staff, and alumni mentors. Over the past eight years FastStart has served more than 800 students, of which 89 percent have either graduated or remain enrolled at the University. Despite this success, a sharp increase in participation numbers has the program struggling to fill the student demand for mentors.
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Sending the class of 2004 out in style
For 6,000 seniors at University Park, the end is near. On May 14–15, graduation ceremonies will mark the end of a college career and signify a job well done. To help celebrate the occasion, the Lion Ambassadors and the Penn State Alumni Association threw a party—and more than 1,200 seniors showed up. A free cookout-style lunch, Creamery ice cream, grilled stickies, and a Paris vacation giveaway highlighted the second annual Penn State Senior Sendoff on the sun-splashed lawn of the Hintz Family Alumni Center on April 28.
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