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Dear Alumni Volunteers:
After 149 years, it’s finally here—the University’s sesquicentennial year. And your Penn State Alumni Association is heavily involved in making sure the University’s 150th birthday is celebrated early and often over the next academic year. We’ll begin the yearlong celebration in early July with an event featuring the granddaughters of former Penn State President George Atherton and legendary professor of botany William Buckhout. There will be a public kick-off event in Schwab Auditorium on July 8, displays in the HUB throughout the year, a University-wide student event in October, and a national academic conference in late-February. Penn State has emerged as one of the world’s most consequential research universities. It has provided access and opportunity on an unprecedented scale. It’s high time we celebrate!
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features
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Alumni Association aims to be nation’s most ambitious
Changes in its top two leadership positions in the last year have created an aggressive new agenda for the Penn State Alumni Association. In a report to the Board of Trustees on May 14, Marianne E. Alexander ’62, president of the Alumni Association, laid forth a bold vision for the nation’s largest alumni association: “It’s our ongoing vision to be widely known as the biggest, the best, and the most ambitious organization of our kind in America.”
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tips & best practices
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Helpful hints for your group’s printed and online materials
Many groups find that consistent communication with alumni is the key to success and increased active membership. This month, we’d like to share some tips for creating and maintaining a clean, consistent, and fun look for your online and printed materials.
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in the spotlight
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Baltimore Chapter supports Penn State tradition of service
On April 17, 2004, members of the Baltimore (Md.) Chapter of the Penn State Alumni Association rolled up their sleeves and grabbed their cleaning supplies for a day of community service at the Susquehanna Museum of Havre de Grace. The activity was part of the Alumni Association’s National Service Program, which is now in its tenth year.
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Northern N.J. Chapter hosts THON golf outing to help fight childhood cancer
Teaming with the IFC/Panhellenic Dance Marathon, the Northern New Jersey Chapter of the Penn State Alumni Association sponsored a golf tournament in May that raised more than $35,000 to help fight childhood cancer. More than 100 golfers competed in the tournament, with proceeds benefiting the Four Diamonds Fund.
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Philadelphia Chapter hosts event to benefit Adam Taliaferro Foundation
On September 23, 2000, Penn State cornerback Adam Taliaferro suffered a spinal cord injury late in the fourth quarter of the Nittany Lions’ loss at Ohio State. He was told he’d never walk again. Less than a year later, Taliaferro walked, and then ran, out of Beaver Stadium’s south tunnel prior to the Lions’ 2001 season opener. Last month, the Philadelphia (Pa.) Chapter hosted a fund raising event for the Adam Taliaferro Foundation—an organization that provides educational resources for people who work in the fields of athletics and medicine as well as grant funding for athletes who suffer incapacitating injuries.
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Georgia Chapter holds retreat in picturesque Dillard, Ga.
On May 8, 2004, members of the Georgia Chapter's Board of Directors held a retreat at Sky Valley Resort in Dillard, Ga. In addition to productive meetings, the group took time to enjoy the camaraderie of fellow Penn Staters. Kevin Barron, director of volunteer management, attended the retreat and served as a resource to help the group in its discussions of future directions and goals for the organization. Kevin and his staff welcome the opportunity for this type of one on one interaction with any of our affiliate groups. Please follow the link to view photos from the event.
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association highlights
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National prominence grows as The Penn Stater adds four more awards
Already recognized as one of the premier alumni magazines in America, The Penn Stater magazine was recently presented with the Bronze Anvil Award from the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA). Created by PRSA in 1969, the Bronze Anvil recognizes outstanding public relations tactics and is the top award presented by the organization. This is the fourth national award for The Penn Stater this year.
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member center
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Photo Essay: Keeping the Penn State family connected
Your Alumni Association is the world’s biggest and best. We’ve been able to maintain that standing because of the variety and value of the services and benefits we offer to members. Perhaps the greatest benefit we provide, however, is the intangible benefit of a continued connection to Penn State and fellow Penn Staters. This month, more than 700 Penn State alumni from the classes of 1964, 1959, 1954, and before, returned to University Park for Traditional Reunion Weekend to “relive, reconnect, and remember.” The Association offers a number of other events throughout the year that give alumni and friends a chance to reconnect. We also maintain an online directory—for members only—and will be publishing a printed alumni directory this fall in celebration of the University’s sesquicentennial year—all in an effort to keep you connected to Dear Old State.
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ask us
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Does Penn State’s founding year of 1855 mark the first enrollment of students?
It’s our hope that “Ask Us” will be a fun and interactive component of this publication. Please submit any questions—from the significant to the trivial—and our staff will do its best to chase down the answer. Submit all questions to mjm347@psu.edu, and be sure to include “Ask Us” in the subject line of your e-mail.
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this month in penn state history
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June 1889: Class of 1892 protests classmate’s suspension by establishing “Camp Suspension”
In June of 1889, the community of Johnstown, Pa., was recovering from one of the worst natural disasters in American history. Some 80 miles to the east, students in State College were protesting the suspension of classmate C.H. “Calmity” Musser ’92—whose return to campus was delayed by the flood.
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events
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Upcoming events
Bringing alumni together is the heart of our mission and our identity. The Alumni Association’s annual events and programs such as reunions, homecoming activities, and pep rallies promote feelings of nostalgia and connection to the University and to each other among alumni.
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[ ALUMNI ASSOCIATION EVENTS ]
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[ AFFILIATE GROUP EVENTS ]
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feedback
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We want to hear from you
Please tell us about an event your group has hosted, or one that's upcoming. Share with us your successful group initiatives, or tell us about things you'd like us to include in future issues of this e-newsletter. Of course, we don't just want to hear about it, we'd love to see it, too. So if you have pictures to go along with story ideas, please include those as well. Submit all information to alumni-relations@psu.edu. And of course, if you have questions feel free to contact us at alumni-relations@psu.edu or 800-548-LION.
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