Three New York Times journalists shared experience, advice and insights with about 30 students from The Daily Collegian staff in a Zoom roundtable on Sept. 12 sponsored by The Collegian Alumni Interest Group (AIG). They talked about what drew them to journalism, how the Collegian experience helped them and what Read more…
As expected because no one challenged the slate of candidates recommended by The Collegian Alumni Interest Group Board of Directors, the board now has a new member, and three sitting members were re-elected to three-year terms in balloting that ended Aug. 26. The new board member is Christopher Wightman, a 1985 journalism Read more…
The Daily Collegian Alumni Interest Group (AIG) has tentatively scheduled its annual meeting for Sept. 11. The meeting, to be conducted via teleconference, will begin at noon. At the annual meeting, new officers will be elected, including president, vice president, treasurer and secretary. In addition, the board will discuss its Read more…
Choose may be a bit of an exaggeration. There are four open slots on the board and four candidates from whom to “choose.” Still, it would be great if you did vote. It only takes a minute. We promise. And you have until Aug. 26 to do it! Click here Read more…
The AIG is raising money to benefit Collegian students in commemoration of the 135th anniversary of the student newspaper. Now all we need is YOU! You can choose from several ways to give. One is to buy tickets to the reunion events that will occur during homecoming weekend, beginning with Read more…
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…