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[ A MESSAGE FROM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR ]
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Won’t you help me? I’m asking for your help this month in advising
the Penn State Alumni Association on a new project we expect to launch later
this year—the “Alumni Walk”—a sidewalk made of about
5,000 inscribed bricks at the Hintz Family Alumni Center.
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features
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Pennsylvania Plates Grow Student Program Fund
A little more than a year ago, a redesigned Penn State Alumni Association license
plate was launched in Pennsylvania with a purpose of helping to fund an endowment
for student programs. This month, the Penn State Alumni Association expects
to sell its 1,000th license plate and the student endowment fund is off to a
good start, boasting a balance of more than $250,000.
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Promote Elections in a Positive, Acceptable Way
Nominations are currently being accepted for individuals interested in becoming
candidates for election to Penn State's Board of Trustees and Alumni Council.
The Alumni Association encourages all alumni to participate in the nomination
and election processes for these two vital governing bodies. However, please
remember that affiliate groups of the Alumni Association must refrain from publicly
endorsing, supporting, or campaigning to elect individual candidates.
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tips & best practices
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Alumni Needed to Help Recruit Prospective Students
Have you ever found yourself suggesting that Penn State would be a great place for your relative or neighbor to earn their degree? Do you talk to co-workers with teenagers about Penn State’s latest victory—then subtly add, “You know, they have a great communications program, too?” If so, you should consider helping recruit students as an Alumni Admissions Volunteer.
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in the spotlight
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Hair-Based Networking Event Draws Alumnae
Networking events can sometimes be rather stuffy affairs. The usual cocktail party
talk about work in a bar or, worse yet, in a non-descript meeting room. But the
Professional Women’s Network of New York AIG put a new twist on networking
by sponsoring a “Good Hair Day” networking event in January at a hot
SOHO salon.
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Dallas Chapter Aims High With Shooting Event
Just like most chapters, the North Texas (Dallas) Chapter was looking for an
event that would be different and appeal to its members. The group found skeet
shooting and has been organizing this friendly shooting competition twice a
year since.
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association highlights
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FastStart Students Serve Community On MLK Day
Several hundred Penn State students rolled up their sleeves and spent Martin
Luther King Jr. Day performing community service throughout the Centre Region.
And some of the busiest students were those in the Alumni Association’s
FastStart program, the mentoring program for first-year underrepresented students
at University Park.
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Magical, Musical Theatre: Photos from the 2006 Tour
With Broadway show tunes like “I Got Rhythm,” “I Want to Be
a Rockette,” and “You Can’t Stop the Beat,” Penn State’s
Musical Theatre students entertained more than 4,500 Penn State alumni, friends,
and prospective students on their 2006 Musical Theatre Tour.
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member center
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Penn State Press Gives 20 Percent Discount
Read any good books lately? Penn State Press, Penn State's own publishing arm,
offers Penn State Alumni Association members 20 percent off all books, excluding
textbooks, every day. Here’s a short list of recent titles from Penn State
Press, including a new guide to the University Park campus.
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a moment in penn state history
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February 2, 1973: First Dance Marathon was Launched
With “Jumping Jack Flash” by The Rolling Stones rocking the HUB
ballroom, 39 couples took to the dance floor at 6 p.m., Friday, Feb. 2, 1973,
launching what was to become the most successful student-run philanthropy in
the country.
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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 kdp10@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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[ ARCHIVE ]
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January 2006
January 4, 2006
Vol. 3
Issue 1
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December 2005
December 1, 2005
Vol. 2
Issue 12
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November 2005
November 8, 2005
Vol. 2
Issue 11
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October 2005
October 4, 2005
Vol. 2
Issue 10
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September 2005
September 8, 2005
Vol. 2
Issue 9
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August 2005
August 5, 2005
Vol. 2
Issue 8
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July 2005
July 13, 2005
Vol. 2
Issue 7
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June 2005
June 6, 2005
Vol. 2
Issue 6
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May 2005
May 6, 2005
Vol. 2
Issue 5
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April, 2005
April 5, 2005
Vol. 2
Issue 4
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March, 2005
March 3, 2005
Vol. 2
Issue 3
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