April 2009   Stories this Issue Top 10 Penn Staters on TV JoePa To Speak at 3 Alumni Events THON ’09: 46 hours in 4 Minutes 5 Reasons to Attend Blue-White Weekend Penn State’s Young Achievers Readers Respond to Rec Hall Concert Story Memorable Concerts Part 2: BJC Blockbusters City Lights Shine On Friend us on Facebook Arts Festival Alumni Weekend: 5 Days in July Group Profile: Fun in Fort Lauderdale Penn State News A First: World Famous Trio at Penn State Alumni to Vote on University Leadership What Do Children Need to be Successful Readers? Astro Prof on Pluto and the Dwarfs Alum Paul Levine’s Latest Book Hits Stores Penn State Dims Lights for Earth Hour Sports News Nittany Lions Roar into NIT Championship Game With 67-59 Victory Over Notre Dame Penn State, Paterno Open Spring Drills Washington Selected to USA Basketball Committee Gymnast Finalist for National Award Baseball Team Beats No. 16 Ohio State Helpful Links Penn State Alumni Association Affiliate Groups Penn State University Penn State Live The Alumni Store @ Penn State Previous Issues March 2009 February 2009 January 2009 December 2008 November 2008 October 2008 September 2008 August 2008 July 2008 June 2008 May 2008 Unsubscribe Remove   Features Top 10 Penn Staters on TV Chances are good you’ve seen them on TV but you might not have recognized them as Penn Staters. Check out the list of fellow alums who are dishing celebrities, chasing ghosts, reporting on sports, and whipping up trouble in Salem, one of daytime television’s steamiest towns… [FULL STORY]   JoePa To Speak at 3 Alumni Events Ever dreamed of being a blue-chip recruit and warranting a personal sit-down in the family living room with Penn State’s iconic Coach Joe Paterno? If those days are long gone—or never were!—alums can still hear the wisdom and insight of Coach Paterno at one of three alumni events this spring. But hurry, these events will sell out fast! [FULL STORY]   THON ’09: 46 hours in 4 Minutes Penn State senior Maxwell Kruger loves THON but thinks the media coverage of the event has become somewhat…predictable. So the Schreyer Honors College student combined his love of photography and journalism to produce a very quick take on THON ’09. Watch his cool time-lapse video. [FULL STORY]   5 Reasons to Attend Blue-White Weekend How often do Penn Staters get to walk where Nittany Lions roam on fall Saturdays? Not often. But Blue-White Weekend gives football fans a chance to get down on the field and get up close and personal with their favorite football players before a preview of the squad that will face its first opponent come September. Need more reasons to attend Blue-White Weekend? Read on… [FULL STORY]   Penn State’s Young Achievers They live everywhere from Massachusetts to Florida and work in fields ranging from animation and film making to glaciology. What do these young Penn Staters—doctors, lawyers, artists, and others—have in common? Find out. [FULL STORY]   History and Traditions Readers Respond to Rec Hall Concert Story Last month’s story “Rockin’ Rec Hall: 10 Big Shows and the One That Got Away” awakened memories of long-ago concerts in many AlumnInsider readers. Keep reading to find out how some wanted to set the record straight and some added their own votes for big shows. [FULL STORY]   Memorable Concerts Part 2: BJC Blockbusters AlumnInsider continues its look at memorable musical groups and entertainers who’ve played Happy Valley through the years. After more than three decades of struggling to attract big names to Rec Hall, with its limited capacity and bad acoustics, Penn State opened the 16,000-seat Bryce Jordan Center in 1996 and big concerts soon followed. [FULL STORY]     Executive Director's Letter City Lights Shine On One of the great joys of serving as your executive director these last few years has been the growing popularity of our City Lights program, now in its fifth season. These are programs of intellectual and cultural interest featuring a Penn State faculty member or alum with special expertise. We offer City Lights programs in the five major metro areas where nearly 190,000 or 40 percent of our alumni live and work: Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Harrisburg, New York, and Washington, D.C. [FULL STORY]     Alumni Association News Friend us on Facebook Are you on Facebook? The Penn State Alumni Association now is. And with 175 million active Facebook users throughout the U.S. and the world, chances are the answer by most alumni is also “yes.” No longer the purview of tweens, teens, and students, Facebook is now drawing in the over 30 crowd at the fastest rate of all age groups, making the social networking site the perfect place for the Alumni Association’s fan page to connect Penn Staters. [FULL STORY]   Arts Festival Alumni Weekend: 5 Days in July Looking for an easy summer getaway? Look no further. A weekend in State College during the Arts Festival offers an easy, low-cost summer distraction for Penn State alumni and their children. It also offers a chance to reconnect with your friends and alma mater. [FULL STORY]   Group Profile: Fun in Fort Lauderdale The sparkling blue waters of the Atlantic Ocean and wide, white, sandy beaches are across the street, but at least 12 times each year up to 200 of Fort Lauderdale’s finest residents opt for decidedly indoor entertainment. What drives them inside? Hint: It takes place in the fall and involves a certain bespectacled 82-year-old… [FULL STORY]   Calendar of Events Alumni Association Events 04.07.2009 :: Alumni JOBSearch Webinar 04.30.2009 :: Alumni Career Services Alumni Expert Webinar “Working with Executive Search Firms” 04.30.2009 :: “Evening with Joe” in New York City 05.05.2009 :: “Evening with Joe” in Arlington, Va. 05.27.2009 :: “Evening with Joe” in Lehigh Valley, Pa. Affiliate Group Events 04.03.2009 :: Live Auction (Baltimore Chapter) 04.04.2009 :: Cherry Blossoms Cruise of the Potomac (Metro Washington, D.C. Chapter) 04.16.2009 :: Professional Development: Selling Management on Your Ideas (Professional Women's Network of Washington, D.C.) 04.17.2009 :: Sunset Happy Hour (Orange County California Chapter ) 04.18.2009 :: Ag Advocate Alumni APG Reunion (College of Ag Sciences Ag Advocate Alumni Group) 04.25.2009 :: Red Up the Beach! (Orange County California Chapter ) Published by Penn State Alumni Association Copyright © 2009 Penn State Alumni Association. All rights reserved.

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