There are 24 campuses in the Penn State system. The one that gets all the attention, obviously, is University Park, but what about the other 23? That's where we come in with our newest 23 part series, Better Know a Branch Campus. First up: Penn State Abington.
In the next of a series of interviews with the THON 2014 Executive Committee, we sat down with Dom Mirabile, THON 2014 Donor & Alumni Relations Director, to discuss the role of the Donor & Alumni Relations Committee and all things THON.
It has certainly been an exciting week here in Sate College after the NCAA's decision to gradually restore Penn State's scholarships. But for two Pennsylvania legislators, the decision doesn't go nearly far enough.
Over the summer when electronic dance music producer and Penn State student Keegan Tawa was collaborating with vocalist Kathleen Warner, also a Penn Stater, he wanted to fill her in on the concept behind his newest track: "Return To Matter." “Imagine going on an incredible voyage through space and time and finally, at great length, 'Returning to Matter,'” Tawa said to Warner during one of their summer e-mail correspondences.
The men's soccer team played West Virginia last night on the road, pulling off a comeback 2-1 win while playing the Mountaineers in Morgantown for the first time in 24 years. The two teams met last year at Penn State, which resulted in a 0-0 tie.
Penn State Homecoming Executive Director Bobby Walter spoke at tonight's UPUA meeting to address an ongoing nuisance Homecoming is facing thanks to a vocal minority of the alumni base. According to Walter, a small group of alumni is upset about the decision to have former Penn State basketball star and human rights activist John Amaechi serve as Grand Marshal for the parade.