Alumni Insider

September 2008

Features

Football Saturdays include Surgery, Mergers, and More

Imagine the “Alma Mater” played by four cellos. Or seeing and learning about the melting polar sheets of ice from someone who was just standing on them. Or how about discussing the importance of Andy Warhol’s art—like the Marilyns, and the Campbell's Soup cans. These are the first three topics in the “Huddle with the Faculty” lecture series, presented Saturday mornings of each home football game.
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Pep Rallies to Fire Up Football Faithful

It’s tough to be blue and white in a sea of Orangemen or red Buckeyes or yellow Hawkeyes. So when the Penn State football team is on the road this fall, the Nittany Lion faithful can gather together at game-day pep rallies organized by the Penn State Alumni Association.
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Tailgreat in 2008

Penn State fans looking for a break from traditional tailgating can head to the Bryce Jordan Center three hours before kick off on home game Saturdays for The Blue Band Tailgreat Show, presented by the Bank of America Penn State Rewards Program. It’s free fun for families and fans of all ages.
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Executive Director's Letter

Academic Year Begins Anew

This week, the Penn State campuses across the Commonwealth roared back to life with more than 85,000 students arriving in dorms, unpacking at apartments, and settling in for another academic year. The arrival of this great, teeming encampment of the human mind reminds me of how much value our Alumni Association adds to the quality of academic life for our students and faculty.
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Alumni Association News

Homecoming Activities Set for Oct. 17–18

Although late summer and early fall might mean back-to-school shopping and county fairs in most of the country, at Penn State it signals the start of another football season. And once football starts, the Homecoming weekend festivities of Oct. 17–18 are not far off.
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Events Welcome Students Back

The Lion Ambassadors and the Blue & White Society, two student groups affiliated with the Penn State Alumni Association, will welcome students back with two of their biggest events of the year: “Be a Part from the Start” and the Blue & White Bash.
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Spotlight on Groups

Greater Scranton (Pa.) Chapter

Ten bucks still goes a long way in Scranton, Pa. For $10 in annual dues ($15 for couples), members of the Greater Scranton Chapter of the Penn State Alumni Association enjoy an annual all-you-can-eat pizza party, discounts to Scranton area restaurants and businesses, and a full calendar of Penn State-related activities.
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Penn Staters at Dewey Beach

Some planned their vacations around it. Some came for the weekend. Some wandered in off the street. In all, more than 200 Penn Staters converged on the Northbeach Restaurant and Bayside Bar in Dewey Beach, Del., on July 26 for the 10th Annual Penn State Beach Happy Hour.
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History and Traditions

Field of Dreams: Beaver Stadium

Even on a scorching day in early summer, the field at Beaver Stadium is a carpet of lush green grass amid the concrete and steel of the empty stadium. No yard lines or end zone paint will appear for several months. Standing near midfield is the man responsible for keeping the turf in shape.
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Calendar of Events

Alumni Association Events

08.30.2008::Huddle with the Faculty: Kim Cook, professor of music, “Getting to Know the Cello: A Conversation with Penn State’s University Laureate”

09.06.2008::Huddle with the Faculty: Sridhar Anandakrishnan, associate professor of Geosciences, Earth and Environmental Systems Institute, “Ice is Hot: What is the Ice in Antarctica and Greenland Really Doing?"

09.09.2008::Alumni JOBSearch Webinar

09.13.2008::Syracuse Away Game Pep Rally sponsored by Bank of America

09.18-21.2008:16th Annual Penn State Civil War Battlefield Study Tour Stonewall Jackson’s Way: The Valley Campaign of 1862

09.20.2008::Huddle with the Faculty: Sarah Rich, associate professor of Art History, “Andy Warhol: Superstar in the Supermarket”

09.27.2008::Huddle with the Faculty: John Sanchez, associate professor of Journalism and News Media Ethics, “After 500 Years of First Contact: Exploring Contemporary American Indian Identity”

Affiliate Group Events

08.30.2008::Football Party (Annapolis Chapter)

08.30.2008::Football Viewing gathering (Daytona-Palm Coast)