There are some interesting things on the Adewumi Campaign YouTube Channel.
After the jump is a Get Out the Vote video that uses "changing clothes" as a metaphor for changing the University Park Undergraduate Association. Check it out!
Sunday night was one that Kirsten Kelly will not soon forget. At around 11pm, it was announced that she would be the 2011 THON Overall Chairperson. Kelly wanted to be the Overall Chair because, in her words, "I believe in the role THON is playing in the fight against pediatric cancer and want to take THON to the next level. I want to take advantage of the opportunities THON has for growth and improvement so we can provide outstanding emotional and financial support to the children, families, researchers and staff of the Four Diamonds Fund."
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Having spent THON 2010 as the Merchandise Overall Chairperson, Kelly has already played a very important role in THON's success. She had this to say about how her experiences in the past year will aid her in the next: "[My experiences] have taught me a lot about communication, leadership and what THON needs in the future. The interaction I had with the THON community through that position will be an asset to my year as the Overall Chair. Not to mention I have tons of THON gear to wear after this past year!"
Read the full post for the next steps on the road towards THON 2011.
Coming on the heels of Dean David Wormley's letter to College of Engineering students and Dean Christian Brady's blog post to Schreyer Scholars, Dr. Eric White, Executive Director of DUS, recently sent an email out to his young charges echoing their sentiments.
White basically said that students do many good things, like THON, but also some things that don't make them look so good, State Patty's being one of them.
Read on for the full email.
Following up on earlier research, Onward State has examined the latest NACUBO College Endowment Study and updated our findings. Nothing groundbreaking here. The economy was poor, and in fiscal year 2009, the Big Ten endowments continued their decline from fiscal year 2008.
Penn State's endowment lost nearly 21% of its value, which is in fact a middle-of-the-road figure relative to the rest of the Big Ten. Northwestern University experienced the largest decrease in endowment value by percent, almost 25%. Purdue escaped 2009 with less damage to its endowment than any other Big Ten university, suffering only a 16% loss.
The news isn't all bad however. The Collegian reported that Penn State, along with many other universities, has experienced an increase in its endowment since the NACUBO numbers were complied.
From a low of $1.26 billion, the university's endowment has risen to $1.46 billion, a 16% increase. Onward State recently solicited the other schools in the Big Ten for their endowment figures from the end of calendar year 2009 to see how Penn State stacked up.
What feels like forever ago, we blogged about a breakdance circle that came together on the floor towards the back of the BJC.
Cumberland Valley THON was lucky enough to get a video of the dancers as they were getting down.
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Our friends over at the Daily Collegian transcribed the lyrics...
Penn State, look around/ See this love that we have found
New decade: 2010/ For the Kids once again
THON THON, THON THON, THON THON, Everybody
BJC, show your pride/ Move your Diamonds side to side
Lions, Tigers, Mud, oh my!/ Joe Paterno, still our guy
Homecoming in the snow/ Sorry to see PJ go
Women volley for three-peat/ National Champs, can't be beat!
The rest is after the jump.