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For Penn State, the best weekend of the year is about to unfold. A total of
8,154 students will graduate with bachelor’s degrees, 6,543 of them at
University Park. And an additional 2,201 Penn Staters will graduate with associate,
graduate, medical, or juris doctorate degrees systemwide. Our campuses across
the Commonwealth are beautiful by mid-May, ablaze with the glad colors of spring,
ready for the tens of thousands of family and friends who will arrive for commencement
ceremonies.
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features
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Council Members Recognized for Service
The Penn State Alumni Association recently recognized two alumni volunteer
leaders for their outstanding service to the Alumni Association’s governing
body, Alumni Council. In addition, all 32 Alumni Council members who are going
off Council were also thanked for their service during Alumni Council weekend.
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Group Web Space Size Allotment Now Quadrupled
One benefit to all affiliate groups of the Penn State Alumni Association just
got even better. Web space for alumni groups has now been quadrupled in size—growing
from 5 MB to 20 MB.
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Alumni Association to Give $300,000 to First-Year Enrichment Program
Continuing its tradition of philanthropy to Penn State, the Penn State Alumni
Association announced that it will give a $300,000 gift to the Penn State
First-Year Enrichment Program for student-athletes from its “Margin of
Excellence” fund.
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tips & best practices
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Glee Club and Campus Council AIGs Approved
Two new alumni interest groups were officially approved at last month's meeting
of the Penn State Alumni Association Alumni Council. Joining the family of more
than 270 affiliate groups are the Glee Club AIG and the Council of Commonwealth
Student Governments AIG.
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in the spotlight
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Chapter's Home Buying Workshop Draws a Crowd
For young alums, the prospect of home ownership is exciting but the process—saving
for a down payment, pre-qualifying for a loan, and finding the right mortgage—can
be tough and confusing. Home buying workshops, like the one sponsored by the
Philly Chapter, can help.
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Alumni Help Across the Country
From cleaning up parks to dishing out meals at soup kitchens to making Easter
baskets for sick children, the Penn State Alumni Association’s 270 affiliate
groups are involved in hundreds of service projects annually.
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association highlights
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Black Alumni Reunion Most Attended to Date
More than 350 alumni returned for the Blue-White: Black Alumni
Reunion weekend making it the most well attended Black Alumni Reunion to date.
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Blue-White Weekend Photo Scrapbook
Despite the two inches of rain that dampened the stands on game day, Penn State
was abuzz with activity during Blue-White Weekend as tens of thousands of alumni
and friends participated in activities across campus. Visit our Blue-White Weekend
2006 photo scrapbook.
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member center
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Arts Fest Alumni Event is Low-Cost, Family Friendly
Arts Festival Alumni Weekend, July 12-16, gives alumni and their families an
inexpensive way to enjoy all the music, theatre, arts and crafts, and excitement
of one of the largest arts festivals on the East Coast—the Central Pennsylvania
Festival of the Arts.
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a moment in penn state history
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Nittany Lion Inn Turns 75
Built in 1931, The Nittany Lion Inn is now a Penn State icon. More than just
a hotel and restaurant, the Inn has been called "Penn State's living room."
It has seen its share of history, some of which is documented in an upcoming
commemorative booklet A Tradition of Hospitality and Service: The Nittany Lion
Inn 1931-2006.
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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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Send Your Story Ideas
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 if you have questions feel free to contact us at alumni-relations@psu.edu or 800-548-LION.
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