Two experts talked to students who currently work for Penn State’s Daily Collegian newspaper about their career paths in marketing and branding and how their experience on The Daily Collegian proved valuable in their professional lives. Featured in the roundtable video meeting were Kelly Ruoff, chief branding officer for Root Read more…
The Penn State Alumni Association in September granted The Collegian Alumni Interest Group (AIG) Group of Distinction status at the Lion Level. The association’s Volunteer Services Team noted, “In reaching this level of excellence, your group is placed in the upper tier of our affiliate groups.” The Alumni Association will Read more…
For the first Collegian Alumni Interest Group (AIG) virtual roundtable of the fall, a Collegian news editor interviewed two published authors who are Collegian alums, one of whom was an assistant sports editor and the other an editor-in-chief. The authors, Alecia Swasy and Rick Weber, offered tips on how to Read more…
The Collegian Alumni Interest Group (AIG) annual meeting on Sept. 12 is open to all Collegian alums. It will be held in the Willard Building, the new home of The Daily Collegian and the Donald P. Bellisario College of Communications. It will begin with a tour of the new media Read more…
Lion Legacy Podcast hosts Jared Melzer and Ross Weisbrot interviewed Collegian Alumni Interest Group Board member Dave Jones, noting that, as a 1954 PSU graduate, he was their most tenured guest. It is the 26th Lion Legacy podcast and can be found here. Jones, who served on the Penn State Read more…
The Collegian Alumni Interest Group (AIG) is conducting an election to fill four seats on the board. The deadline for voting is Aug. 19. All Collegian alumni are eligible to cast ballots. Click here to vote. The AIG nominating committee is recommending reelection of three current board members and election of Read more…
Six Daily Collegian editors in chief, five former and one current, spoke about how much their experience on the college paper meant to their lives during a Penn State Alumni Association “We Are” Week event in June. The six, whose terms as editor began in 1953 and run to 2021, Read more…
The Collegian has announced that it will hire a temporary, part-time news adviser who will be responsible for training student news staff members. The news adviser will focus on improving staff skills in multi-media, digital and social media. The position is for 10 months, beginning this summer. The adviser is Read more…
The nominating committee of the Collegian Alumni Interest Group (AIG) has recommended three current board members for election and endorsed a new candidate, Catherine Adriana Rivera Chardon, a 2018 broadcast journalism graduate. Sitting board members who have been nominated are Anthony Layser, Megan Hennigan and Leen Obeidat. Leen was appointed Read more…
Stacie Coleman resigned from the Collegian AIG board in late May and has been replaced by Nicole Miao, class of 2018. Board President Jordan Hyman, who appointed Nicole, announced the selection and said the board is thrilled to have someone with Miao’s skills and enthusiasm agree to join. Nicole is Read more…