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…
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…
Iris Grossman, senior manager for global communications at Johnson & Johnson and a Daily Collegian alum, told current Collegian students in a Zoom roundtable, “The Collegian set me up to get my first job.” Nancy B. Kennedy, another Collegian alum and a published author of nonfiction books for young adults, Read more…
The board is looking for a diverse group of Collegian alums who are interested in engaging fellow alumni, mentoring current Collegian students and promoting the Collegian. This year, the board sponsored two series of Zoom Roundtables for students, created a mentoring program, provided guidance to the business staff to generate Read more…