For the Penn State Alumni Association’s We Are Weekend, which has grown into a We Are Week, the Collegian Alumni Interest Group set up a panel of Collegian alums from the 1970-72 era to talk about their experiences on the paper during those tumultuous times. These years were chosen because Read more…
The Collegian Alumni Interest Group’s Nominating Committee has recommended a slate of four candidates to serve on the Board of Directors, including three current members of the board and Christopher Wightman, a 1985 journalism graduate of Penn State who worked as a sports reporter and assistant editor for The Daily Read more…
In the final roundtable of the spring 2022 semester, the Collegian Alumni Interest Group (AIG) sponsored a Zoom forum with two outstanding advertising and public relations specialists who discussed how the Collegian experience and Penn State education contributed to their work in advertising and public relations agencies. Chioma Aduba, EVP Read more…
Three Collegian alumni told current Collegian staffers stories of success and failure informed by their experience at the student newspaper in a March Zoom roundtable sponsored by the Collegian Alumni Interest Group. The roundtable focusing on leveraging mentorships and professional networks featured Lee Womer of LinkedIn, Chuck Hall of business coaching firm Read more…
The board of directors for The Daily Collegian Alumni Interest Group has set a date of July 25 to open the election period for new board members and has determined that there will be at least one vacancy on the board. A committee of board members, chaired by Anthony Layser, Read more…
Three Collegian alumni told current Collegian staffers stories of success and failure informed by their experience at the student newspaper in a March Zoom roundtable sponsored by the Collegian Alumni Interest Group. The roundtable focusing on leveraging mentorships and professional networks featured Lee Womer of LinkedIn, Chuck Hall of business coaching firm Read more…
Author and journalist Michael Weinreb told two dozen students during a Collegian Alumni Interest Group Zoom roundtable in February that his experience working for The Daily Collegian in the 1990s prepared hm for his career, which includes authoring award-winning books and writing screenplays. He said of his fellow Collegian writers, Read more…
The reunion and celebration of The Daily Collegian’s 135th anniversary is 10 months away, which means if you reserve your room now, you can get a reduced rate! The Collegian Alumni Interest Group (AIG) has reserved a block of rooms for the weekend of Oct. 22, 2022 at the Hyatt Place Read more…
A reunion of Collegian alums will be held Oct. 22, 2022 to commemorate the 135th anniversary of the student newspaper. The Collegian Alumni Interest Group (AIG) is hoping to hold the event in the new Donald P. Bellisario College of Communications building. A wing of the former Willard Building has Read more…
Ryan Jones, editor of Penn Stater Magazine, and Jillian Bonnardeaux, counselor for public affairs at the U.S. Embassy in Oslo, Norway, both Penn State graduates and Collegian alums, chatted in November over Zoom with current Collegian staffers about how their experiences on the paper can translate into professional opportunities. James Read more…