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In 2006, Vicidomini was diagnosed with lymphoblastic lymphoma. "That's kind of when my life turned upside down," Vicidomini said on the 'Today' Show. This also marked the beginning of Vicidomini's experience with Four Diamonds organization, which helped the Vicidominis pay for costs that insurance didn't cover for the treatment. "It gives you hope. It gives you a little sense that you can have a regular life," Dennis Vicidomini, Nick's father, said. In 2007, Vicidomini attended his very first THON. "It was the best weekend of my life up to that point," Vicidomini said on the TODAY Show. "That...

Ag Sciences receives donor support for Millennium Scholars Program Susan Bedsworth May 06, 2021 UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — The Penn State Millennium Scholars Program in the College of Agricultural Sciences has received a generous increase in support thanks to philanthropic gifts from two of the college’s alumni. Paul Heffner pledged an estimated $1 million estate gift to benefit the Paul Heffner Scholarship in the College of Agricultural Sciences, which he created in 2010. First preference for the scholarship has been denoted for Millennium Scholars students. Duane Norman and his wife, Roslyn...

Though Black faculty members have been part of the Penn State community for over 60 years, “the challenges facing Black faculty are no less formidable” in 2021, according to the second “More Rivers To Cross” report. As a follow-up to the first report published in January 2020, biobehavioral health professor Gary King and an independent group of Black faculty members published part two of “More Rivers To Cross” on March 25. The 2020 report, which was 93 pages long, examined issues of representation at Penn State and the “racially biased” responses from s...

For Dayna Patterson, the STEM field has been part of her life for nearly a decade. However, as a Black woman, she’s met few students and professionals in the field

Now that you’ve accepted your offer to Penn State, and maybe even found a roommate, you might be wondering what comes next. If this is you, it’s time to pick your housing option for your freshman year in Happy Valley! Choosing where you want to live can certainly be a challenge. Each residence hall complex has its own set of advantages and disadvantages. To make your choice just a little bit easier, we broke down the options. North Halls North Halls offers renovated suite-style and temperature-controlled rooms in its buildings. With North Halls being the smallest residence hall complex ...