Penn State's very own Savoir Faire, an all-female acapella group will be performing with The Sing-Off Live tour when they stop by the Bryce Jordan Center on Friday. The group will open for the season four finalists from the hit TV show, as well as perform the final song with the groups.
Penn State's chapter of the Alpha Chi Omega sorority will be promoting "Healthy Relationships Week" this week as part of a nation-wide effort to raise awareness for healthy relationships and prevent domestic abuse.
Thanks to a semester-long campaign from the United Students Against Sweatshops (USAS), Penn State will no longer have licensing agreements with clothing companies that support sweatshops in Bangladesh.
Former Penn State walk-on and starting quarterback Matt McGloin certainly had an interesting rookie season in the NFL. He went from not having his name called on draft day, to landing a job on the Oakland Raiders and eventually taking over for Terrelle Pryor as the team's starter. And millions of people got to watch him play.
Remember Code Blue? Neither do we. In an effort to reenergize the students rewards world, Penn State released the We Are! app, a loyalty rewards system to replace the former and grossly underutilized fan loyalty program. The goal is to generate interest around some of Penn State's non-revenue sports teams and reward students for attending games. The app was not widely publicized -- which was probably Code Blue's ultimate fate -- but it has recently been advertised in the Bryce Jordan Center during basketball games.
Buffalo Sabres owner and benevolent Penn State donor Terry Pegula was name a recipient of the Distinguished Alumni award, the highest honor the University can bestow on a graduate.