Still Life
Lady Lions win Big Ten championship
THON 2012 breaks $10 million
THON 2012 going strong
THON 2012 under way
Rube Goldberg Competition: Feb. 11, 2012
We ... are Penn State (December 19, 2011)
Penn State's creamery, from the cow to the cone
Researchers use balloons to unlock mysteries posed by dying stars
Everyday virus proves potent against cancer cells.
Penn State Beaver alumnus Justin Vorbach is the winner of the 2012 Student Keystone Press Award in the category of Cartoon/Graphic Illustration. He was honored for photo and cover illustrations and an editorial cartoon he contributed to spring semester editions of The Roar, Beaver's student newspaper, during his senior year. The Student Keystone Press Awards recognize college and high school journalism that provides relevance, integrity and initiative in serving readers.
Vorbach graduated from Beaver with a bachelor's degree in business in May 2011 and began working as an admissions counselor and the Lion Ambassadors adviser at Penn State New Kensington in October. He can be contacted at jav5121@psu.edu or 724-334-6018. (more)
The Chancellor's Cup, emblematic of bowling supremacy at Penn State New Kensington, is up for grabs once again as campus students, faculty and staff test their mettle in the annual event to determine the best bowlers on campus. The cup currently resides with the "Old Timers," a staff team of Bubba Hileman, Chet Howell, Jim Talliario, Tim Perroz and Carol Perroz. Last year, the veteran keglers held off the "Daily Juicers" by three pins to secure their third consecutive and sixth overall championship. The intramural tournament is held in conjunction with the Alle-Kiski Society's tenth annual alumni bowl-a-thon from 1 to 4 p.m. on Sunday, March 25, at the Wildlife Lanes in Lower Burrell, Pa. The bowl-a-thon is the alumni group's major fundraiser in the spring, and the proceeds support the society's endowed scholarship and campus projects. Lane sponsorships are available for $50 and $100. For information, contact Bill Woodard, 724-334-6049 or uxw1@psu.edu via email. For more on the bowl-a-thon and to download the registration and lane sponsorship form, go to http://www.nk.psu.edu/Information/News/44224.htm#NEWS44224 online. (more)
Penn State sophomore Maddie Sherlock was a freshman in high school when her brother Carl, then 20 and a Penn State student, got sick. A trip to the emergency room of Mount Nittany Medical Center in State College turned into a helicopter trip to the Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, where ultimately he was diagnosed with a pediatric brain tumor. "Why he got a pediatric tumor at the age of 20 no one knows, but it does happen and it did to our family," said Susie Sherlock about her son's diagnosis. She also said, "THON is a wonderful thing, and Four Diamonds is a wonderful thing. We feel very fortunate that the night they life-flighted Carl from Mount Nittany they sent him to Hershey." (more)
People don't have to be an alumna or alumnus of Penn State New Kensington to belong to the Alle-Kiski Alumni Society. Parents of a Penn State graduate or a current Penn State student are welcome to join. Penn State alumni who attended another campus but live in the Alle-Kiski Valley can stay connected to the University through the society, as are people who never attended Penn State but believe in its mission. Based at Penn State New Kensington, the Alle-Kiski Society is the local chapter of the Penn State Alumni Association and represents the 7,000 Penn State alumni living in the Alle-Kiski Valley. The society engages in campus and community projects throughout the year, including social and fundraising events that benefit the society's endowed scholarship. (more)
Alumnus Jerry Rizzo has turned his social media skills and an aggressive approach into a full-time job coordinating social media efforts for the Philadelphia 76ers. Now Rizzo, who graduated in 2011 with a degree in public relations, is demonstrating his broad skill set as the social media coordinator for the Philadelphia 76ers. He manages everything regarding the team's online presence, and Rizzo is hoping to re-energize the Philadelphia basketball community through his work on Facebook, Twitter, Google+, Flickr and YouTube. Rizzo created a lot of buzz in December when he landed a job with the Sixers after he and friend, Hunter Coleman, who earned his Penn State degree in kinesiology in 2011, took it upon themselves to promote the team's new mascot contest. (more)
Penn State New Kensington was founded in 1958 after a study revealed a demand for higher education in the Alle-Kiski Valley. The Weber family of Lower Burrell personifies that study and validates the foresight of the University's and local community leaders. As alumni and friends, the Webers -- Al, Kim, Ryan, Justin and Erin -- are affiliated with the New Kensington campus on various levels. (more)
The Lehigh Valley Chapter of the Penn State Alumni Association will host its annual Phil Grosz Night event at 5:30 p.m. on Feb. 16 at the campus in Center Valley. A buffet dinner will begin at 6 p.m. with Grosz scheduled to speak about new Penn State football recruits and coaching staff at 7 p.m.
Tickets for this event are $16 in advance and $20 at the door. For more information, contact Terry DeGroot by emailing tdegroot@terraformengineering.com. (more)
Lou Ingargiola, class of 1992 in finance, will be named the Penn State Worthington Scranton Alumni Society's 2011 Alumnus of the Year at a campus reception in his honor on Wednesday, Feb. 29.
Ingargiola is president and founder of Ingargiola Wealth Management Group, located in Dunmore, Pa. (more)
For the second year in a row, Penn State has been ranked 20th on the Peace Corps' 2012 rankings of colleges and universities in the large school category. There are currently 65 Penn State undergraduate alumni serving overseas, an increase from last year's 58 volunteers.
"It's exciting to me that students at Penn State have a strong interest in participating in service opportunities," said Nellie Bhattarai, Penn State Peace Corps recruiter. "Peace Corps takes the skills and personality of an individual and uses it to impact others in a community-oriented manner." (more)
The Penn State Board of Trustees on Jan. 20 selected seven Penn State alumni to receive the Distinguished Alumni Award, the University's highest award for an individual. The 2012 Distinguished Alumni are Norman W. Barton, Harold E. Cheatham, Peter J. Cocoziello, Earl K. Harbaugh, Joan Dawson McConnon, Robert D. Metzgar and Thomas J. Ridge. (more)
