http://live.psu.edu/tag/THON en-us Penn State University Relations live@psu.edu (Penn State Live) Mon, 13 Feb 2012 14:57:41 -0500 http://live.psu.edu/story/57773#rssTHON http://live.psu.edu/story/57773#rssTHON When Elaine Tanella heads to campus, she knows that she is going to have a busy day; not because of a heavy course load, but because she runs the largest student-run philanthropy in the world: the Penn State Dance Marathon, commonly known as THON. A fifth-year bioengineering senior, she serves as the 2012 THON overall chairwoman, a year-long ... Mon, 13 Feb 2012 10:10:26 -0500 http://live.psu.edu/story/57755#rssTHON http://live.psu.edu/story/57755#rssTHON There's a face that is being seen around campus at Penn State DuBois for the first time. It's that of Mathematics Instructor John Tolle. Though he has taught on campus for a few years now, this is the first time anyone here has seen the face under the beard. Tolle volunteered to have his hair and beard auctioned off in support of THON during the ... Mon, 13 Feb 2012 09:40:00 -0500 http://live.psu.edu/story/57752#rssTHON http://live.psu.edu/story/57752#rssTHON 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 ... Wed, 08 Feb 2012 09:43:54 -0500 http://live.psu.edu/story/57669#rssTHON http://live.psu.edu/story/57669#rssTHON Eating their vegetables, working out, getting sleep, and cutting down on caffeine and sugar are just a few things Penn State York students Kaitlyn Dunbar, 19, and Joe Weaver, 18, are doing as they get ready to head to University Park to represent the campus in the 40th Annual Penn State IFC/Panhellenic Dance Marathon (THON), "Brighten Every ... Mon, 06 Feb 2012 15:46:42 -0500 http://live.psu.edu/story/57626#rssTHON http://live.psu.edu/story/57626#rssTHON For the first time since its inception in 2007, the executive speaker series at the Penn State Smeal College of Business, Leadership in Focus: Executive Insights, will host a current Penn State student as a featured speaker. Elaine Tanella, overall chair of the Penn State IFC/Panhellenic Dance Marathon, will be the college's guest speaker on Feb ... Fri, 03 Feb 2012 13:57:33 -0500 http://live.psu.edu/story/57584#rssTHON http://live.psu.edu/story/57584#rssTHON Two Penn State Beaver students will dance in Penn State's upcoming 46-hour Dance Marathon, known as THON, Feb. 17-19 at the Bryce Jordan Center, Penn State University Park. Freshman Angelique Matthews, Division of Undergraduate Studies (DUS), is from Cypress, Calif., and JJ (James) Figas of Beaver is a sophomore in the DUS program. Prior to ... Thu, 02 Feb 2012 10:08:49 -0500 http://live.psu.edu/story/57545#rssTHON http://live.psu.edu/story/57545#rssTHON This year, Penn State Schuylkill students have raised more than $22,000 for THON, the largest amount raised in campus history. THON, believed to be the largest student-run philanthropy in the world, is a University-wide effort and has raised more than $78 million to fight pediatric cancer since 1973. This year, two students: Vincent Carrano of ... Wed, 01 Feb 2012 14:07:37 -0500 http://live.psu.edu/story/57538#rssTHON http://live.psu.edu/story/57538#rssTHON Penn State York's THON Committee is inviting the community to "mangia" (that's Italian for "eat") at a pasta dinner from 4 to 8 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 4, to benefit the 40th annual Penn State IFC/Panhellenic Dance Marathon, lovingly known as THON. The event will take place at the Madison Avenue Church of the Brethren, 646 Madison Avenue, York, Pa. ... Wed, 01 Feb 2012 07:52:21 -0500 http://live.psu.edu/story/57505#rssTHON http://live.psu.edu/story/57505#rssTHON Students at Penn State New Kensington are making their final fundraising push this weekend to benefit the Penn State Interfraternity Council/Panhellenic Dance Marathon, also known as THON. Campus students will be canning Friday, Feb. 3 to Sunday, Feb. 5, at Walmart in Pittsburgh Mills, Golden Corral in Robinson Township, Shop 'N Save on Route ... Mon, 30 Jan 2012 16:48:56 -0500 http://live.psu.edu/story/57481#rssTHON http://live.psu.edu/story/57481#rssTHON For those who haven't taken his classes, mathematics instructor John Tolle is known around the Penn State DuBois Campus as "the guy with the beard." The beard hangs well below his chest, matched by the long hair on his head, usually worn in a ponytail. Now, after years of letting it all grow out, Tolle has agreed to put all of his hair on the ... Wed, 25 Jan 2012 11:10:15 -0500 http://live.psu.edu/story/57398#rssTHON http://live.psu.edu/story/57398#rssTHON "The results are in...dim the lights... here we go...these are Penn State New Kensington's THON dancers...let's go!" That's how "American Idol" host Ryan Seacrest would introduce Joe Mandak, Erin Prager, Andrew Holodnik and Kelsie Nury, this year's campus representatives at the annual Penn State Interfraternity Council/ Panhellenic Dance Marathon, ... Fri, 20 Jan 2012 08:00:30 -0500 http://live.psu.edu/story/57296#rssTHON http://live.psu.edu/story/57296#rssTHON After lengthy consultations with senior-level meteorologists who have experience forecasting weather in locations frequently traveled to by THON volunteers for canister solicitation (referred to often as "canning"), THON has chosen to cancel the third canister solicitation weekend. There are reports of significant icing across these regions Friday ... Wed, 18 Jan 2012 10:59:46 -0500 http://live.psu.edu/story/57239#rssTHON http://live.psu.edu/story/57239#rssTHON With less than a month before the super bowl of fundraising events, the engine of the Penn State New Kensington fundraising machine is revving up with a series of activities that power THON, aka the Penn State Interfraternity Council/ Panhellenic Dance Marathon.... Tue, 17 Jan 2012 13:10:34 -0500 http://live.psu.edu/story/57202#rssTHON http://live.psu.edu/story/57202#rssTHON As of Monday (Jan. 16), Penn State's Dance Marathon (THON) is conducting mandatory "canning workshops" for all Penn State student volunteers who wish to participate in canister solicitation, also known as "canning." These workshops will continue in future years to educate students about personal and travel safety, THON guidelines and policies, ... Tue, 17 Jan 2012 09:31:45 -0500 http://live.psu.edu/story/57194#rssTHON http://live.psu.edu/story/57194#rssTHON With THON Weekend 2012 just over a month away, the Penn State Lehigh Valley THON team is sponsoring their annual talent show and preparing for another canning weekend. At 6 p.m. on Jan. 18, in room 135, the team will sponsor the Penn State LV's Got Talent show. The admission price of $5 in advance or $7 at the door will benefit THON. Tickets ...