(May 5, 2026) There are times when supporting the Collegian feels like a nice-to-have—something you get back to when schedules open or nostalgia kicks in. This is not one of those times. Today, the Collegian needs its alumni—actively, visibly, and consistently. Whether you can give your time, your expertise, or Read more
The Collegian has several avenues it can pursue in an effort to expand revenue and improve the organization’s bottom line, including grants, subscriptions, donations, and events. That was the advice Penn State Class of 1992 alumnus Kevin Naff offered to the current Collegian staff during his Alumni Interest Group roundtable Read more
There are no trains, and there are no stations. That was the central message Andrew McGill delivered to Collegian students this October as he led a roundtable discussion about career paths and outlined the various steps he took from Collegian managing editor in 2010 to owner of his own consulting Read more
The Penn State Alumni Association has granted Collegian AIG Treasurer Megan Hennigan the Martin R. Cepeda Jr. Award for Alumni Career Advancement and Development. This award recognizes Megan’s work to launch, develop, coordinate, and promote the Zoom Roundtable programs that she and former AIG President Jordan Hyman created to introduce Read more
The Collegian AIG sponsored two Zoom Roundtables with experts early in September and more are scheduled for later this fall. The first was held Sept. 6 with digital marketing expert Krystle Kopacz, CEO at Revmade, an award-winning marketing strategy company. That roundtable can be viewed here. The second, held Sept. 13 Read more
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
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
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
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