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ABOUT STATE COLLEGE ABOUT STATE COLLEGE... • State College is the hub of the Centre Region, which is the geographic center of .

• The population of the Centre Region, including students is more than 120,000.

• State College was selected the nation’s “Best College Football Town” in voting by readers of sportingnews.com in 2000.

• Expanding University Park Airport has regular daily flights to Philadelphia, Cincinnati, Detroit, Washington, D.C., and Atlanta. There are more than 67,000 commercial and charter operations annually at the nearby facility.

• State College was ranked the No. 8 safest city in the nation among 254 metropolitan areas in a 2002 survey.

• State College was ranked No. 9 on Forbes Magazine’s list of “Best Smaller Metros for Business” in a 2004 survey.

• State College was ranked No. 19 in Kiplinger’s “50 Smart Places to Live,” in 2006. The list took into account factors such as the housing market, access to health care, a strong economy, and quality of life factors such as cultural and recreational activities.

• In 2006, State College ranked No. 7 among college towns in The Sporting News ’ Top 99 Best Sports Cities and No. 56 overall. State College was the highest rated college town in the Big Ten.

• Centre County consistently ranks first or second in the state with the lowest unemployment rate.

• The annual Central Pennsylvania Festival of the Arts draws more than 100,000 visitors to State College each July. W W W . G O P S U S P O R T S . C O M

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Nestled in the , the Penn State campus has a charm that easily is identified. The CBS Television show "60 Minutes" once described Penn State as the ideal setting for any Hollywood direc - tor doing a film on college life. Penn State was chartered in 1855 when a faculty of four taught its first students, 11 of whom graduated on 1861. Classes were held in Old Main, which also served as a dormitory. A rebuilt Old Main now is the site of the offices of the University administration, including Dr. , who became Penn State's 16th president in 1995. While Old Main once was all that existed of Penn State, today it sits in the middle of 15,984 acres that make up the University Park campus. Five-hundred-and-forty acres, which includes more than 12,000 trees, are devoted to classrooms and office buildings, residence halls and lab - oratories, with more than 750 buildings comprising the main campus. From Old Main to ...from Pattee Library to the Creamery...from the new Business and Information Sciences and Technology buildings, the or the Center, Penn State's campus has a picture postcard look . 07-08SwimMG:2005 Olympic Yearbook Template 1/28/08 10:46 AM Page 171

Penn State is situated in the middle of State College...the clas - sic "college town." Located in the Nittany Valley in the center of Pennsylvania, State College is renowned for its beauty, charm and youthful lifestyle. Trees and greenery envelope the stately fraternity houses along "Fraternity Row" and the surrounding residential areas. Quaint shops and popular restaurants and taverns share the cozy downtown area with students' favorite fast food shops, contemporary clothing stores and gathering spots. And it all lies in the shadow of the legendary Mt. Nittany in what is affectionately known as "Happy Valley." State College is conveniently located in the heart of the nation's mid-Atlantic region. It is but a few hours drive to New York City, Philadelphia, , Baltimore and Washington D.C. However, State College provides a great variety of entertainment itself with rock concerts at the , skiing, fishing, The Central Pennsylvania Festival of the Arts, numerous student organized events and much more. With a total full-time work force of more than 11,000 faculty, staff, and support personnel, Penn State is Centre County's largest employ - er. The Centre Region – State College and adjacent townships – has approximately 120,000 inhabitants, including Penn State students. 07-08SwimMG:2005 Olympic Yearbook Template 1/28/08 10:46 AM Page 172

To support its broad-based program , Penn State has athletic facilities the equal of any school in the country. On the east side of campus lies perhaps the most recognizable of the athletic venues – 107,282-seat Beaver Stadium and the 15,300- seat Bryce Jordan Center, which opened in 1996. The $55 million academic/athletic convocation and events center is the home for the and Lady Lion basketball teams. Penn State's gymnastics, volleyball and wrestling teams compete in the newly refurbished, 6,846-seat . Other athletic facilities include Jeffrey Field, the home for soccer and lacrosse; baseball and softball fields; Nittany Lion Track; the $16 mil - lion Indoor Multi-Sport facility which houses a state of the art track and a turf practice field; the $2.1 million Sarni Tennis Center as well as an indoor tennis facility; the Bigler Athletic Complex and the Ernest B. McCoy Natatorium with an adjoining outdoor pool; and two University 18-hole golf courses. Penn State tagged $176 million for the construction and renovation of a number of facilities, many of which have recently been completed. Penn State recently refurbished Jeffrey Field, adding stadium seat - ing on each side of the playing field that seats 5,000 fans. The newest addition to the Nittany Lion facilities came in 2006 with the comple - tion of at Lubrano Park, a magnificent 5,400-seat base - ball facility located adjacent to Beaver Stadium. 07-08SwimMG:2005 Olympic Yearbook Template 1/28/08 10:47 AM Page 173

I A total of 245 Penn State stu - I For the third time in the past USA TODAY dent-athletes earned Academic five years, Penn State tied for RATES PENN STATE # All-Big Ten honors in 2006-07, the highest student-athlete grad - USA Today rated Penn Sttate tied for the second highest total uation rate among the nation’s as the BEST school in the in the 13 years of the program. I-A public institutions in 2006. 1 nation in the graduation of its Penn State’s 2,798 honorees Penn State’s 81 percent four- student-athletes. In the NCAA over the past 13 years lead all year graduation rate is well 2006 Graduation Rate Report, Penn State’s Big Ten schools. above the Division I-A national four-year graduation rate for student-athletes average of 63 percent for stu - was 81 percent, 18 points higher than I Penn State tied for first as the dent athletes. the national average. nation’s best public institution according to a U.S. News & I Penn State was one of only 10 I Penn State ranked 14th among pub - I Penn State tied for fourth nationally World Report survey of high NCAA Division I-A institutions to among public institutions and 11th school students (2004). be selected for U.S. News & lic universities for “America’s Best overall in a listing of the best universi - World Report’s 2002 College Colleges” according to U.S. News & I Penn State ranked among the ties in the nation according to a 2003 Sports Honor Roll for athletic World Report. Gallup poll. nation’s top 16 “Hot Schools,” and academic achievement. according to the Wall Street Journal. 07-08SwimMG:2005 Olympic Yearbook Template 1/28/08 10:47 AM Page 174

Russ Sue Jessica Dave Shawna Mark Sandy Sarah Jim Mushinsky Sherburne Montrella-Cronin Yukelson Bowyer Hinish Meyer Grotevant Weaver Director Life Skills Learning Sports Counselor Counselor Counselor Counselor Counselor Program Dir. Specialist Psychologist ACADEMIC COUNSELING Student-athletes are assigned individual counselors who provide MORGAN CENTER MISSION MORGAN CENTER them with advice on academics, academic planning, and career Central to the mission of Intercollegiate Athletics is the PROGRAMS AND FUNCTIONS: choices, as well as keeping them informed about NCAA, Big Ten opportunity for student-athletes to experience a well- and Penn State regulations that may affect them. rounded educational program at The Pennsylvania State CAREER DEVELOPMENT: University. The mission of the Morgan Academic Support Center for Student-Athletes is to provide appropriate aca - PREPARING FOR THE FUTURE SPORTS PSYCHOLOGY - This Program offers a variety of services to aid student-athletes demic support services and University Faculty Senate, GETTING FOCUSED in making decisions regarding their choice of major, resumé and A sport psychologist provides counseling and support to student- NCAA, and academic eligibility infor - cover letter writing, career planning, and gaining professional athletes in the areas of mental preparation strategies for training mation to all student-athletes. These services and infor - employment. and competition, motivation and meaningful goal setting, visuali - mation should assist student-athletes in achieving their zation and performance planning, concentration and mental academic goals while participating in a demanding NCAA STUDY ENHANCEMENT: focusing, coping skill strategies for dealing with adversity, and, in Division I intercollegiate athletic program. These services PREPARING FOR CLASS general, issues pertaining to self-esteem development and stu - should also ensure progress toward graduation through dent-athlete welfare. Study enhancement sessions are mandatory for all first-year stu - timely completion of degree requirements for baccalaure - dent-athletes and are available to upperclassmen as well. ate and graduate programs. NAGLE CHAMPS / LIFE SKILLS PROGRAM 1998 NCAA PROGRAM OF EXCELLENCE TUTORING PROGRAM: SHADOW PROGRAM A HELPING HAND AWARD WINNER The goal of the program is give elementary and middle school The Morgan Academic Support Center offers free tutoring assis - The Nagle CHAMPS (Challenging Athletes' Minds for Personal students the opportunity to tour campus, visit college classes, Success)/Life Skills Program has been a model program and a tance to all student-athletes. and interact with student-athletes on a one-to-one basis. consulting resource for the NCAA since its inception in 1989. The Life Skills Program was developed to better prepare student-ath - MENTOR PROGRAM letes for the challenges of life beyond the athletic arena. THON The MASCSA Mentor Program is designed to help student-ath - Dance Marathon, often referred to as THON, is the largest stu - letes on their road to success by assisting in the development of dent-run philanthropy in the nation, raising more than $34 million transferable study skills. SPEAKERS BUREAU for the Four Diamonds Fund and children's cancer research. The Speaker's Bureau Program provides Penn State student-ath - letes with the opportunity to develop and utilize public presenta - ATHLETIC HONOR SOCIETY tion skills while giving back to the community. SAAB The Athletic Honor Society, Spiritus Leonius, recognizes student- The Student-Athlete Advisory Board (SAAB) consists of one vot - athletes for outstanding performance in athletics, academics, ing member and one or more alternates from each of Penn leadership, and community service. PENN PAL PROGRAM - State's 29 varsity athletic teams. SAAB meets monthly to discuss KEEPING IN TOUCH any new developments within the NCAA, Big Ten Conference, The "Penn" Pal Program enables student-athletes to correspond, and the University that affect the student-athletes at Penn State. on a monthly basis, with fourth-, fifth-, and sixth-grade students in local school districts. 07-08SwimMG:2005 Olympic Yearbook Template 1/28/08 10:47 AM Page 175

PENN STATE TRADITIONS NITTANY LION LEGEND THE NITTANY Penn State’s athletic symbol, chosen by LION SHRINE the student body in 1906, is the mountain Penn State’s Nittany lion which once roamed central Lion shrine was dedicated Pennsylvania. on October 24, 1942, dur - H.D. “Joe" Mason, a member of the ing Homecoming Class of 1907, conducted a one-man cam - Weekend. Animal sculptor paign to choose a school mascot after see - Heinz Warneke and stone - ing the Princeton tiger on a trip with the cutter Joseph Garatti mold - Penn State baseball team to that New ed a 13-ton block of Jersey campus. A student publication Indiana limestone into the sponsored the campaign to select a mas - most recognizable symbol cot and Penn State is believed to be the of Penn State. The shrine first college to adopt the lion as a mascot. was chosen from six mod - Since Penn State is located in the els submitted by Warneke. Nittany Valley at the foot of Mount Nittany, The shrine is a gift of the the lion was designated as a Nittany Lion. Class of 1940 and rests in In regional folklore, Nittany (or Nita-Nee) a natural setting of trees was a valorous Indian princess in whose near Recreation Building. honor the Great Spirit caused Mount The site was chosen Nittany to be formed. A later namesake, because of its accessibility, daughter of chief O-Ko-Cho, who lived the surrounding trees and near the mouth of Penn’s Creek, fell in love the fact that the sculpture with Malachi Boyer, a trader. The tearful would not be dwarfed by maiden and her lost lover became legend nearby buildings. and her name was given to the stately instantly identified by their blue and white mountain. uniforms — but those weren’t the original BLUE & WHITE school colors. Penn State’s student-athletes are A three-member committee representing the sophomore, junior and senior classes was appointed in October of 1887 to devel - op color options from which the student body would select the school’s official col - ors. Dark pink and black was the unani - mous choice of the student body after con - sidering the color combinations presented by the committee. Soon many students and the baseball W

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STATE COLLEGE AREA ocated among mountains and val - finest teaching and research institu - leys in the exact geographic center tions in the land. Penn State’s Lof the Commonwealth of impact is great, from the touring Pennsylvania, Centre County thrives on Broadway shows that visit campus its ability to blend education with indus - to two recent additions: the Penn try, technology, historic shopping districts State Research Park and the and farming communities. 15,261-seat Bryce Jordan Center. The heart of the Centre Region is The ebb-and-flow of students State College, a community featuring the and activity in State College creates best that life has to offer, in education, a vital downtown that always is commerce, culture and recreation. bustling, but this is especially so This mixture of the cosmopolitan and during home football weekends in pastoral works so well that to many the the fall and the nationally-acclaimed Centre Region is known as “Happy Central Pennsylvania Festival of the Valley." The region is frequently ranked Arts every July. near the top of the charts by Money Escape isn’t far away. Less than magazine’s “Best Places To Live" and 20 minutes from campus are quiet Rand McNally’s “Retirement Places towns and villages with charms of Rated Guide." In the late 1980’s, their very own, as well as moun - Psychology Today called State College tains, lakes and roaring streams and the least stressful place in the United brooks. States. Centre County is home to The Pennsylvania State University, one of the

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