In the face of severe financial impacts to the university brought on by the global coronavirus pandemic, on april 23 penn state president eric j. A medical student of johns hopkins university at the time, he and three other colleagues used the intense and unique atmosphere of thon to study the effects of sleep deprivation. The marathon, then known as the interfraternity council dance marathon, made its mark on penn state history as the first thon. Yesterday, many were upset about tweets from sara ganim, a pulitzer prizewinning journalist and penn state alumna, who was, simply, incorrect about the four diamonds fund and where its funds go its pretty cool what the students sacrifice, but i cant understand why psu doesnt open up its books like every other charity. Thon is a studentrun philanthropy committed to enhancing the lives of children and families impacted by childhood cancer. John squatrito, david jobs, lauren rzucidlo and alicia santarsiero. Join us as we continue to take action in the fight. Fraternity and sorority leaders gave a thon history dancing tour through. It includes profiles of key players and coaches and. This post was written by linda friend, head, scholarly publishing services. Women in business was founded in october of 1997 under the direction of jocelyn bennett, the coordinator of minority affairs within the smeal college of business administration.
Penn state dance marathon, the largest studentrun dance marathon in the world, abbreviated and stylized as thon other uses. Penn state s online world campus graduated its first students in 2000 and now enrolls more than 12,000. Our mission is to provide emotional and financial support, spread awareness and ensure funding for critical research all in pursuit of a cure. There have been countless images that will last a lifetime in the history of the penn state football program, and now there is a book that collects them all in one place, fit enough to set on your coffee table. The chase kemberling family sharing their story of resiliency. The official womens tennis page for the penn state university nittany lions. Penn state scrantons 2020 thon dancers pose for a photo during the thon announcement celebration held at the campus in their honor. Paul clifford, the ceo of the penn state alumni association, said his love for penn state, along with his friendship with range, drew him to read and enjoy the books. Penn state has won 8 regular season big ten titles and the first 2 big ten tournament titles in 1995 and 1996. Penn state lehigh valley students danced at thon 2020 penn. In 2000, penn state and the dickinson school of law merged.
The four diamonds fund becomes the official and sole beneficiary of thon. Elizabeth grobinski, a penn state student and thon volunteer, shows off her newly cut locks of hair that she will donate to wigs for kids. Working with past committees throughout her penn state career, suzy said her daughter is excited about finally dancing. Stay up to date with all of berks benefitting thon s events o n our events page. Thats enough people to fill the bjc over four times. Thon aims to provide both emotional and financial support for families supported by four diamonds at penn state childrens hospital, by facilitating lifelong relationships between families and volunteers, fostering a sense of community, and providing yearround support. Ground was broken in 1966 and penn state s college of medicine.
Its still a cute book, but its just different pictures of penn state and school supplies. Penn state worthington scranton penn state scranton. Boxscore for mens ice hockey vs michigan state university on november 9, 2019 at 6 p. This idea has since grown into the largest studentrun philanthropy in the world. Pre thon briefing for thon chairs containing information regarding accessing the bjc, pre thon entrance plan, parking and thon weekend passes. Penn state is a massive community with a huge and fiercely loyal following, so all of our traditions are all the more respected and sacred.
This week in penn state football penn state s thon event is in the books, which means winter workouts will soon be over, too. It does have the words to the alma matter, fight on state, and the nittany lion. The complete illustrated history presents an indepth and entertaining look at the teams, people, and moments that have defined nittany lions football for more than 120 years. I knew it was growing over the years, but then in talking to the students you start realizing decades later the monumental impact that penn state students are making. Just as in years past, penn state students danced to raise money for the four diamonds fund, which assists pediatric cancer patients treated at penn state hershey childrens hospital and their families through superior care, comprehensive support and innovative research. The student dancers in this photograph are performing exercises to avoid musclecramping during the 1980 version of thon. So there you have it, just some of the major penn state traditions that go into gameday. The complete list of thon 2019 dancers wont be released until after the independent dancer couple idc lottery, but most students dancing for specific organizations already know theyve been chosen and got right to work soliciting your dancer mail. A webpage for the book series penn state series in the history of the book published by penn state university press.
The penn state dance marathon, commonly referred to as thon, is a 46. Every year, students try to get as many tickets as possible in the penn state thon lottery, in hopes of securing a coveted dancer position. Join team ftk, our fundraising community that unites four diamonds supporters around the world in the quest to conquer childhood cancer. Founded in 1855 as the farmers high school of pennsylvania, penn state conducts teaching, research, and public service.
In 1977, thon partnered with our sole beneficiary, four diamonds at penn state childrens hospital. This means that a lot of interesting women and nonbinary people are missing from wikipedia. All contributions and inkind donations are fully tax exempt. Today, penn state s thon continues to be the longest dance marathon in the country lasting 46 hours. Today, thon is proud to be the largest studentrun philanthropy in the world. Four diamonds offsets the cost of treatment that insurance does not cover, as well as expenses.
Did you know that 90% of wikipedia contributors are men and only 17% of notable profiles are on women. After 46 hours of dancing, another penn state dance marathon thon is in the history books. Dancers filled the floor of penn states bryce jordan center as thon weekend 2019. Even within harris and calabrias four years at penn state, they continue to see changes within thon. For more awesome penn state facts and history, be sure to check out the s book, the student handbook here at penn state. This is big planning, and it delivers big services, guenter said. Penn state thon looking for inspirational quotes to. Hopefully, they were recycled upon their emptiness. These include promotional videos for our organization, informational videos for the pub. The first dance marathon lasted 30 hours and was held in the hub ballroom. Thon began in 1973 as a 30hour fundraiser and dance competition in the hub ballroom. Topics include professional authorship and the literary marketplace, the history of reading and book distribution, book trade studies and publishinghouse histories, and examinations of and literary property.
Thon has grown to engage more than 15,000 students each year and has inspired other university, high school, middle school, and elementary school students across the nation to start dance marathons of their own all in the hopes of conquering pediatric cancer. Penn state special collections library the four diamonds fund, a fledgling charity at the heart of the penn state hershey medical center, was chosen as the recipient of dance marathons fundraising efforts in 1977. Learn more about how to access policies during this process. Thon rammana, a pair of thai and cambodian drums thon, athon, or a thon, a generic suffix and backformation from marathon, usually used for fundraising events telethon, a televised fundraising event. With hundreds of illustrations and interesting vignettes, this book is a visually exciting and humanoriented history of a major state university. Your guide to sending thon 2019 dancer mail onward state. Held in the white building with the theme of dance the night away, more than 300 couples took part that year in the nositting, nosleeping, 48hour event, held in the mary beaver white building on the university park campus. Shannon williams campus makes thon history penn state scranton sending four dancers to thon. The penn state lady lions basketball team represents pennsylvania state university and plays its home games in the bryce jordan center. In 1973, no one could ever have imagined what they would be starting when the decision was made to have a dance marathon.
Thon was first organized in 1973 by a group of students looking to add excitement to a dreary february in central pennsylvania, and for a way to give back to the community. Our yearlong efforts culminate in a 46hour dance marathon. Everincreasing crowds forced its removal to the more. Dance marathon news newspapers books scholar jstor september 2016 learn how and when to remove this template message. Dance marathons or marathon dances are events in which people dance or walk to music for. February 18, 2019 thank you to all of our volunteers, donors and supporters for their countless efforts in making thon 2019, shape the moment, possible. This book displayed the postcards and told the history of them, just as his fathers books had. Story recap for mens ice hockey at university of minnesota on november 15, 2019 at 8 p. Thats about half of the organizations at penn state university park.
This series publishes books that employ a mixture of approaches. Twenty years after its inception, for the first time in its history, thon. Moving forward, with even more traditions potentially coming to gameday, history could be made soon and often. How different penn state parents are supporting their. Penn state scranton campuss thon organization put its game face on and made the threehour drive to create penn state scranton thon history. Information for tax purposes regarding donations made to thon. For suzy and brad davis, they also plan on supporting their daughter, lainey, who is dancing for live for every victory, the thon organization within hillel.
During the spring semester of 1998, wib received its official charter from the university. In 20, the lady lions became just the 12th program in ncaa division i history to reach 850 wins. Denise has written 5 childrens books involving our beloved nittany lion, this time the lions. Penn state alumnus thomas range writes book about penn. Penn state senior and thon dancer kate malboeuf worked on a crossword puzzle on the floor of the bryce jordan center on feb. At penn state, students thon for the kids, as in kids with cancer. Last week, thon, along with penn state officials, made the decision to cancel all. Theres also a page where you can insert a photo of your baby. Acting as the only thon organization for the penn state scranton campus, it is very important for the members to come to university park and support each year especially since this year they have so.
Thanks to a documentary from penn state public broadcasting, viewers can see some of the magic that goes on behindthescenes to create what is known as thon. Come out to the penn state ifcpanhellenic dance marathon. This is an objective, analytical, and at times critical account of penn state from the earliest days to the 1980s. Campus makes thon history penn state scranton sending. As the face of penn state, his presence expressed a universitywide support. The penn state dance marathon is happy to present to you thon videos. The penn state wgss wiki edita thon will take place on thursday, march 21. Ken shaffer, a penn state graduate and someone who had twice danced in thon, returned to the event with a fresh set of eyes. Thon was first organized in 1973 by a group of students seeking an opportunity to give back to their community. In 2015, two penn state law schools, known as dickinson law in carlisle, pennsylvania and penn state law on university park campus will be in operation.