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Teresa Villa Cook graduated from Penn State in 1974, working at The Collegian for most of her time at the university. Her work as a reporter and copy editor at the student newspaper gave her the experience she needed to step right into a decades-long career in daily journalism. Now, Read more…

The Nomination Committee of The Collegian Alumni Interest Group is recommending a slate of candidates for election that includes two existing board members and two Collegian alumni who would be new to the board. They are Robyn Radomski, the current board president, Board Member Karen Pallotta, who created and oversees Read more…

The board of directors for The Daily Collegian Alumni Interest Group has scheduled Aug. 31 through Sept. 7 for the election of new board members. A nominating committee consisting of three board members, chaired by R.J. Hufnagel, will interview candidates to serve on the board and recommend a slate of Read more…

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…

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 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Stacie Coleman resigned from the Collegian AIG board in late May and has been replaced by Nicole Miao, class of 2018.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…

Erin Wright, New York Times Community Manager, and Brad Young, vice president of content and business creative for Prudential Financial, talked with Mikayla Brennan, The Daily Collegian’s new business manager, about professionalism. Wright, a Collegian alumni and PSU journalism graduate, said that professionalism includes knowing what is expected of you, Read more…

In this final roundtable of the fall series sponsored by The Daily Collegian Alumni Interest Group (AIG), Collegian Business Insights Director Adam Rhoad interviews Curt Harler, author and freelance writer, and Rob Amen, Tribune-Review Digital Content Leader, on leveraging business intelligence.