Good morning, State College.

Alabama will perform at the Bryce Jordan Center on Friday, Oct.

9 with special guests Oak Ridge Boys. The show starts at 7 p.m. and doors open at 6 p.m. with a presale beginning Thursday, Aug. 20 and general ticket sales starting Friday, Aug. 21 via Ticketmaster.

Berkey Creamery is launching a new ice cream flavor called One Million Scholar’s Chip (vanilla with extra vanilla bean and chocolate chips) on Monday, Aug.

24 to celebrate Penn State awarding its 1 millionth degree; the flavor won a community vote and will be available through year’s end.

Kaléi Crimi, a PSU-Scranton nursing alumna and director at the Wright Center for Community Health, received the Emerging Professional Award this spring.

She leads local efforts to improve care and mentors new health professionals, and she will work to expand hospice and palliative care access in the region.

Students returning to campus will celebrate fall with events from Penn State Alumni Association.

The schedule features a welcome event at Rec Hall on Sunday, Aug. 23, a donut giveaway on Monday, Aug. 24 near the Obelisk, and BASH at the Hintz Family Alumni Center on Wednesday, Aug. 26.

The U.S. Department of Energy visited Penn State to highlight a $100 million investment in mining education, which may support scholarships and related aid (not for physical infrastructure) while funding details remain undetermined.

The initiative aims to double mining graduates to address critical workforce shortages.

Penn State faculty and staff are invited to join colleagues & industry leaders at the Impact Forum to build trusted partnerships that support innovation, workforce development and community impact.

The two-day event will be held Sept. 10 and 11 at CYTO at the Cira Centre in Philadelphia with registration open online through Aug. 31.

Penn State’s Division of Development and Alumni Relations won two CASE awards as its Blue Band Experience program received gold-level honors for donor stewardship and its Chapter Chats program earned bronze for innovative diversity training.

The awards were announced online on July 1 from University Park.

Stuckeman School will host Brooklyn design firm Young Jerks for a lecture and exhibit series at Penn State — the free exhibit 'The Young Jerks Mega Mini Mart' opens Aug.

24 at the Rouse Gallery, runs through Oct. 31, and features a lecture by Christofferson on Sept. 16 at 4 p.m.

Penn State—one of 30 schools— must check its academic, money, and research ties with foreign groups by Aug.

31 to keep its federal funding. The Department of Defense order aims to keep taxpayer money safe.

Thirty-three newly hired deputy sheriffs trained at Penn State’s program became close while preparing for law enforcement careers — they will graduate on Aug.

21, finishing a 19-week course that built teamwork and essential skills for community service.

Carson Hansen and James Peoples were named to the Doak Walker Award watch list by the National College Football Awards Association as Penn State becomes one of six schools with multiple running backs recognized.

Hansen made his second appearance while Peoples will share the backfield in the upcoming season.

Ben Brahmer, a 6-foot-7 senior transfer from Iowa State, is set to join No.18 Penn State 18 days from now + begin its 139th season under coach Matt Campbell at Happy Valley.

He is expected to be a key tight end target for quarterback Rocco Becht.

Penn State offensive coordinator Taylor Mouser praised fall camp performers on Monday and named Iowa State transfer guard Trevor Buhr as MVP while spotlighting offensive tackle Malachi Goodman, wide receiver Zay Robinson and local Finn Furmanek.

The team executed (over 90) plays in a high-intensity practice at Beaver Stadium.

Penn State women’s soccer was ranked number 23 today after a 2-2 tie with Notre Dame; the team will face West Virginia at 7:00 p.m. Thursday at Dick Dlesk Soccer Stadium to climb the polls further.

Three first-year Penn State men's soccer players, Joe Buckley, Noah Forster and Deniel Peluffo-Wiese, are named to the Big Ten Players to Watch list.

The Nittany Lions will open their season against Mercyhurst tomorrow, Aug. 20, at 7 p.m. on BIG (all have international club experience).