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[ A MESSAGE FROM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR ]
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The Blue & White Society is just exploding in terms of membership. For the year that just ended June 30, the Blue & White Society grew 60 percent to 7,547 members. Since 2003, its membership has tripled. And we expect the trend to continue.
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features
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Ten Elected, Three Appointed to Serve on Alumni Council
In this year’s Alumni Council election, which ended May 31, nearly 15,000
Alumni Association members cast ballots and elected 10 alumni to the Association’s
86-member governing body. In addition, Alumni Association President Lewis H.
Gold ’59 appointed three members to Council.
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tips & best practices
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Volunteer Training Sessions Full of Tips
The Alumni Association’s recent Regional Training Sessions, held in Las Vegas, Boston, and Orlando, offered alumni leaders the opportunity to learn from staff and each other. The program will travel to three new cities next spring.
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in the spotlight
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Membership Tops 159,000
The Penn State Alumni Association gained nearly 3,000 members to reach a record high of 159,063 members for the year ending June 30, 2006.
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1976-2006: Wagon Train Show Alumni Reunite
The Wagon Train Show was a Penn State production in honor of the
United State's 1976 Bicentennial. Thirty years later, the show's original cast
reunited on the University Park campus over the July 4th weekend and put on
the show one more time.
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Scranton Event Attracts Hundreds, Raises Thousands
Braving thunder, lightning, pelting rain, flooded streets, and an evacuation of the adjacent town, 417 Penn State faithful came out for the Greater Scranton Chapter’s 28th annual Penn State Night featuring Penn State assistant football coach Tom Bradley.
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association highlights
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2007 Alumni Tours Schedule Announced
The Penn State Alumni Association has just released the 2007 alumni tour schedule, with more than 30 alumni travel opportunities around the world. These trips range from low-cost adventures to luxury cruise expeditions for sophisticated travelers.
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Alumni Association Wins National Accolades
The Penn State Alumni Association has been recognized with six "Circle of Excellence Awards" from the Council for the Advancement and Support of Education (CASE), the largest nonprofit education association in the country.
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FastStart Needs Alumni Mentors
With increasing student interest, the award-winning FastStart mentoring program is in need of alumni mentors.
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member center
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New Discount on Kaplan Test Prep Courses
Since 1938, Kaplan, Inc., has helped more than three million students prepare for college, grad school, professional school, or professional certification. Soon, they’ll be helping Penn State Alumni Association members—and their families—at significantly discounted rates.
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a moment in penn state history
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Creamery To Move, Expand
A new $45.7 million Food Science Building will make sweet digs for Penn State’s University Creamery. But the impending move is making some wax nostalgic about the Creamery’s historic spot in Borland Lab.
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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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