Being the mayor of a big city is a tough job. Bob Buckhorn, a Penn State alumni and former lax bro, is the current mayor of Tampa, Florida. We sat down with him to talk about his current job and his time at Penn State.
You may know him as the guy with the awesome hair at the football games, but to Penn State, Greg Drane is the Assistant Director of Athletic Bands. We caught up with Drane for 10 questions on his job and our favorite college marching band.
Walking around campus this week, you may have seen copies of the "Blue & White Print: A Plan for the Future of The Pennsylvania State University" lying around for students to pick up. The nifty 16-page booklet includes suggestions for improvement in five aspects of university life including tradition, academics, shared governance, Board of Trustees, and student government.
We asked, and you all responded with some pretty adorable Penn State love stories. Because of the volume of stories we received, we'll be publishing a few every Friday for you to enjoy. Here are the first three stories.
At a joint meeting this morning between the Penn State Board of Trustees committees on Audit, and Risk and Legal and Compliance, Frank Guadagnino, an attorney retained by Penn State, said Penn State is well on its way to implementing all of the Freeh recommendations.
The Penn State Undergraduate Speaking Center is a new resource for students seeking help with their presentation skills.