Penn State Live is reporting that the 1st Thirty series (can we even call it a series?) will be shown on the Big Ten network in early December. Wondering what 1st Thirty is? “1st Thirty” is the true story of four strangers, living together by chance, who have their life videotaped. A student camera crew […]
The Onward State team would like to wish you and yours a happy Thanksgiving. Enjoy the food and family. We might put a few things up today, but we’ll definitely be back tomorrow.
Did you know that President Spanier has a blog? He keeps it on the Chronicle of Higher Education website. We’d like to post two lists from his blog that are quite interesting. He asked one of the on-campus convenience store managers to provide him with the the top ten best selling non-drink items and the […]
Wow! Sometimes our tips are just great. For instance, we just got a tip from Brittany on Twitter telling us about the Penn State Basketball Team’s edition of Pimp My Room. (And the girl who got her room pimped is in my seminar! score!) It gets a little cheesy at times, but it is enjoyable.
This fall, as we were planning the launch of Onward State, we did a thorough investigation of the other blogs in, well, the Penn State blogosphere. We thought that you might like to see what else is out there. We’re going to do half of the blogs today, and the other half hopefully tomorrow. Penn […]
Graham and Sandra Spanier have pledged an additional $700,000 to the University, for a grand total of $1,000,000. To put that figure into perspective, in five years that money would accumulate enough interest to annually provide full scholarships for seven students. Their gift’s impact will only grow over time. This gift is not their first. […]