AlumnInsider

Penn State fans will be heading into hostile territory as the Nittany Lions play some tough road games this season against Top 20 teams. Fortunately, the Penn State Alumni Association provides a welcome blue-and-white oasis during those times when Penn Staters are outnumbered: Away Game Pep Rallies.
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Buy Game Day Parking Passes Now

Parking passes purchased on the same day as home football games will cost more this season—$40 for cars—it was recently announced by Penn State Intercollegiate Athletics. But fans who plan ahead can save time and money by buying their parking passes in advance.
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Football Saturdays Feature Faculty Huddles

Guiding stars onstage and identifying stars in the night sky. Emerging diseases and the latest in sports medicine. Surveying Pennsylvania’s latest energy boom, the Marcellus shale. These are some of the topics that will be explored during the popular Huddle with the Faculty lectures held before each 2010 home football game.
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Homecoming Weekend Set for Oct. 8-9

With a Top 20 pre-season ranking, excitement is building for the start of Penn State’s football season on Sept. 4. Five short weeks later, it’s Homecoming! The 2010 Homecoming Committee and Penn State Alumni Association have planned a jam-packed weekend for returning alumni around the theme Bonded by Blue and White.
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Pre-Game Fun: Kids Club & Tailgreat

Looking for fun for the kids and the whole family before home football games? Take a break from traditional tailgating and head over to the Bryce Jordan Center, home to both Kids Club activities and The Blue Band Tailgreat Show.
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History and Traditions

Penn State Tailgating: A Timeless Tradition

What do Toll House Pie, a candelabra, and shrimp cocktail have in common? They’re all part of tailgating Penn State style! When did tailgating for Penn State home football games really take off? AlumnInsider investigates and tests a special tailgate recipe along the way.
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Executive Director’s Insights

The Football Letter is Uniquely Penn State

Penn State is a place of long, long traditions. We’ve been enjoying our Nittany Lion mascot since 1904, our “Victory” fight song since 1914, and watching the football maneuverings of a Penn State team since 1887. But there’s another less obvious though equally venerable tradition worth celebrating.
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Alumni Association News

Football Watching Parties All Over U.S.

Football Watching Parties, or “TV Tailgates” as they’re often called, offer Penn Staters everywhere a chance to join with other blue–and–white fans to cheer on the Nittany Lions and keep up those Penn State traditions from scoring pushups to spontaneous outbursts of “We are… Penn State!”
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Jump Start Your Career with LinkedIn

How can Penn State alumni best use social networking sites for a job search, career change, or professional development? Alumni Career Services is offering two webinars on the subject this fall: LinkedIn for Beginners and Advanced Uses of LinkedIn.
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Calendar of Events

Alumni Association Events

9.04.2010 :: Huddle with the Faculty: "Raise the Curtain: What Does a Director Do?"

9.10-12.2010 :: Black Alumni Reunion

9.11.2010 :: Penn State Alabama Pep Rally

9.18.2010 :: Huddle with the Faculty: "Global Health and You: From Helping to Sharing"

9.25.2010 :: Huddle with the Faculty: "Expecting the Unexpected: Threats from Emerging Diseases"

9.26.2010 :: Musical Theatre Program in Houston

Affiliate Group Events

9.04.2010 :: Football TV Tailgate: Youngstown (Greater Fort Lauderdale Chapter)

9.04.2010 :: Football TV Tailgate: Youngstown (Central Virginia Chapter)

9.04.2010 :: Football TV Tailgate: Youngstown (Michigan Chapter)