The Daily Collegian Alumni Interest Group

12/11/2025

Dear Collegian friends - in this season of thankfulness and giving, let's work together to make sure that our current Collegian staff - and future generations - continue to enjoy the same opportunities we all had.

Please consider making a donation at the link below toward the Collegian's future, and make sure the Penn State community continues to benefit from the essential reporting produced by a strong student newsroom. Thank you!

In 1901, when Fred Lewis Pattee wrote the Penn State Alma Mater —“For the glory of old State, For her founders strong and great”—his lyrics first appeared in The Free Lance, predecessor to The Daily Read more

11/21/2025

11/14/2025

11/14/2025

The Michigan State challenge continues!

Penn State will face Michigan State on the football field this weekend. But The Daily Collegian and The State News have kicked off our own competition.

11/13/2025

A challenge to support the work of the Collegian's sports staff!

08/28/2025

The Collegian Alumni Interest Group invites all Collegian alumni to attend the AIG’s annual meeting, which will be held Sept 21 in-person on campus and simultaneously by Zoom, and hear Collegian leaders talk about their plans for the 2025-26 school year.

On campus, the meeting will be conducted beginning at 1 p.m. on Sept. 21 in the Donald P. Bellisario College of Communications side of the Willard Building on Po***ck Road. The link to the Zoom meeting is below. Hope to see you there!

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05/20/2025

Very proud of our own Bob Buday and Bill Guthlein, The Collegian’s 2025 Distinguished Alumni, and recipients of the Penn State Alumni Association’s Philip Philip Mitchell award for outstanding service to the university. The awards are in recognition of Bob and Bill’s study of how struggling college news organizations can find a financially sustainable path forward. Thank you Bob and Bill!

02/10/2025

Reminder - this THURSDAY, Feb. 13, at 5 p.m. will be our first AIG Zoom roundtable of the spring semester!

We'll talk about careers in sports journalism, starting at 5 EST Thursday. The event will feature Jenny Vrentas of the New York Times, Dustin Dopirak of the Indianapolis Star, and Giana Han of the Baltimore Banner. Email [email protected] for the link! See you on 2/13!

02/04/2025

Join us via Zoom for the first AIG roundtable of the spring semester! We'll talk about careers in sports journalism, starting at 5 p.m. EST on Thursday, Feb. 13. The event will feature Jenny Vrentas of the New York Times, Dustin Dopirak of the Indianapolis Star, and Giana Han of the Baltimore Banner. Email [email protected] for the link! See you on 2/13!

11/14/2024

Reminder: Tonight at 6 p.m. EST, join us for our November roundtable with alumnus Kevin Naff about generating new revenue streams in a challenging environment for college media. Email [email protected] for the Zoom information!

11/13/2024

Friends - please join us for our November roundtable TOMORROW, Nov. 14, at 6 p.m., for a discussion with Collegian alumnus Kevin Naff about generating new revenue streams in a challenging environment for college media. Email [email protected] for the Zoom information!