Campus Life
From Penn State Live: Firing up a stadium filled with Blue and White faithful is an important part of being the Nittany Lion mascot, but becoming the Nittany Lion means much more. It means carrying on the legacy of a proud and time-honored tradition as an important symbol for Penn State and every Penn Stater.…
Sports are a long-standing tradition here at Penn State. Sure, we’ve got a great football team (hence our nickname in the sports world of “Linebacker U”), but did you know that some of the best collegiate wrestlers and fencers in the United States are pursuing degrees at Penn State? This gives us yet another reason…
In 1863, Penn State was designated as Pennsylvania’s land-grant college — a distinction that only Penn State holds and a designation that created a university to educate large segments of society that had not yet been served by higher education. To underscore Penn State’s important relationship with the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Penn State Outreach created…
Apparently, Mother Nature doesn’t realize it is Spring Break this week – State College was hit with one of our biggest snowstorms of the winter! We captured some scenes of Penn State University Park campus, including some shots of the Lion Shrine sporting a snowy coat. Check out the photos on our Flickr site.
It’s what we roar at every Nittany Lion sporting event. It’s the cry we hear across the world when we wear Penn State attire and are spotted by a fellow Penn Stater. It’s who we are. “We are…Penn State!” Used to rouse Nittany Lion spirit today, many Penn Staters believe the cheer originated before the…
We are only 8 days away from THON, which starts on Friday, February 18th. While the World Campus will not have dancers at THON this year (we didn’t raise enough money to get into the dancer lottery), we will be there in spirit while continuing to raise money for THON to benefit the Four Diamonds…
As the momentum builds leading up to THON, I’ve been getting requests from people wanting to dance in THON on behalf of the World Campus. That makes this the perfect opportunity for me to explain how the THON process works AND recruit for next year’s World Campus THON Campaign. Entering the Dancer Lottery Because there…
I’m writing this post on Sunday night, about 30 minutes before the AFC Championship game. Like many of us in Central Pennsylvania and throughout the U.S., I am a diehard Steelers fan, and all I can think about right now is Steelers football. Many kids (and some adults) would say my favorite players are heroes…
Last week, I introduced myself and my daughter, Savannah, as your World Campus THON Co-Chairs. Now I’d like to tell you about our connection to THON, and why it is so important to us. Our History with THON and Four Diamonds I first became involved with The Four Diamonds Fund as an employee in the…
Penn State alumna and former World Campus Psychology Club president Debra Mynar shares: I was fortunate to be one of the few from my brand new degree program to make it to Penn State’s University Park campus for graduation weekend. As a middle-aged mom, I guess I do not resemble the typical new Penn State…