Annual Chapter Picnic

Mark your calendars for Saturday, June 9, 2007 at 11 a.m. for a great day in the sun with the Triangle Penn State Chapter.

 

Please join us at Pullen Park for our annual Chapter barbecue, which will include fun, food, and drink for the whole family. The Triangle Penn State Chapter will provide hamburgers, hot dogs, side dishes, drinks, and dessert. The cost is $5 for an individual or $10 for a family.

 

RSVPs for the picnic will be accepted until June 8, 2006. The picnic will begin at 11:00 a.m. in the “patio” at Pullen Park. During the picnic, we will be accepting membership renewals along with any donations to our Penn State scholarship fund.

 

For more information and online payment go to:
http://trianglepsu.org/specials/picnic2k7.html

 

PSU N.C. Liscense Plates

This year we are going to make a strong push for PSU N.C. Plates. Below is language from the N.C. legislature concerning collegiate insignia plates.

Collegiate Insignia Plates. - The Division must receive 300 or more applications for a collegiate insignia license plate for a college or university before a collegiate license plate may be developed. The color, design, and material for the plate must be approved by both the Division and the alumni or alumnae association of the appropriate college or university. The Division must transfer quarterly the money in the Collegiate and Cultural Attraction Plate Account derived from the sale of in-State collegiate insignia plates to the Board of Governors of The University of North Carolina for in-State, public colleges and universities and to the respective board of trustees for in-State, private colleges and universities in proportion to the number of collegiate plates sold representing that institution for use for academic enhancement. [more]

What we are trying to do is come up with an effective way to make the move in the shortest time possible. If you are interested in helping us, please let us know.

Five reasons to come to the Taste of Durham

Five reasons to come to the Taste of Durham
Just count on your five senses

DURHAM, NC -- On May 26, The Community Chest, Inc. nonprofit produces the third Taste of Durham Festival in a new larger location with ambiance, accessibility, and ample space at the Imperial Center. The festival is outdoors surrounding Winchester Place. The one-day event, from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m., is a buffet for the senses, with choice dishes from restaurants, an array of eclectic bands and musicians, dancers, chef demonstrations, and special activities such an ice sculpture contest, Mardi Gras Parade, and so much more!

You can taste it.

The menu reflects Durham’s bustling culinary scene and growing internationalism. Established restaurants, new eateries, and catering businesses will serve up treats that defy conventional notions of festival food.

You can hear it. 17 Bands Plus 12 Entertainment Performances

TCC continues in their tradition to bring quality national, regional, and local performers and other international and cultural music genres and performers. Four designated stages are welcoming platforms to help support talented and diverse artists and musicians from all walks of the “world.”

You can see it.

Performances, artisans, and festival vendors will display and showcase their talent throughout the day. Watch the streets come alive with the Mardi Gras Parade with fanciful girls handing out beads, various other opportunities for interaction, pods of roving musicians, people dressed in costumes, giant fantastical creatures and puppets, and the imagination and willingness of other participants.

You can smell it.

Smell the bouquet of the wine International Wine Tasting Pavilion. More than 60 wines from around the globe will be available to sample at the wine pavilion.

You can touch it.

Ping Fu Presentation of Taiwan and Chinese Culture will teach about Chinese culture in an interactive way like making dumplings with Playdough, writing Chinese Characters, and cutting paper. Get your hands into Nasher Museum of Art at Duke University Interactive activities to bring out the artist in you. The Scrap Exchange will offer international hands-on creative arts experience at Taste of Durham. Come and make your own flag from colorful parachute fabrics, hats from around the world, musical instruments, or masks and hats for the Mardi Gras Procession, all with reusable materials. We will be offering these free hands-on art experiences throughout the day.

Experience it for yourself and revive all your senses.

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Essentials

Saturday, May 26th, 2007 11am to 7pm
Website: www.tasteofdurham.org
New Location: Outdoors at Imperial Center Surrounding Winchester Place (near Sheraton Imperial Hotel Page Rd Exit 282 off Interstate 40)
4309 Emperor Blvd., Durham, NC 27703
General Admission: $4 advance & $6 at festival. Free admission for children under 12 Time: 11am to 7pm
Tickets available online and sold at Triangle area Harris Teeter locations and Morgan Imports in Downtown Durham
Coins for food and beverages sold separately
Produced by The Community Chest, Inc. (501-c-3) a nonprofit organization

Contact: Kim Ruskan 919-401-2926 Kim Ruskan is a Penn State alumna.

Volunteeer opportunities for this event are available. Contact Taste of Durham for more infromation. [CONTACT]

Wine Tasting - May 18

Wine Tasting

May 18, 2007

All Penn State alumni and friends are invited to join us on Friday, May 18 at 7 p.m. at the Wine Merchant in Raleigh. We will be sampling South African wines.

Admission is $15 for an individual and $25 per couple. This is our third wine tasting. During the first wine tasting we compared Californian and French wines. The second wine tasting 60-plus alumni sampled Italian wines. TriPSU will provide a cheese plate.

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»Directions to the Wine Merchant

Nearly 200 Penn State student athletes earn dean's list during fall

During the most recent semester, 194 Nittany Lion student-athletes earned a 3.50 grade point average or higher to gain Dean's List recognition. The total represents a record-tying 27 percent of the 717 young men and women who were members of Penn State's 29 varsity sports. The 194 total is second only to the 199 Dean’s List students (also 27 percent) during the 2005 fall semester. Dean's List students must complete a minimum of 12 credits in a semester.
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