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Also on today's calendar: Julia's Cash Bash.
Today's riddle: What do you call a one-legged Big Foot? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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• State of State: Bendapudi outlines the road ahead for Penn State, urges community to get involved (psu.edu) — Major changes are coming to Penn State that will directly affect students, faculty, and staff at Penn State Erie, from a new Office of Student Success to workstreams reviewing academics, enrollment, and Commonwealth Campuses. Over the next few months, leaders will gather input, refine plans, and invite community participation through town halls and engagement opportunities that could reshape how the Erie campus operates and supports students.
• THON 2027 Theme 'Where Our Imagination Shines' Revealed (statecollege.com) — Penn State students, including those at Penn State Erie, now know THON 2027's theme as they prepare for the 46-hour dance marathon supporting families facing childhood cancer. Organizers aim to spread THON's mission more deeply across Pennsylvania, marking 50 years with Four Diamonds and previewing a December Family Carnival where the new logo will be unveiled.
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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Hop Squatch! (Thank you Terri R. for sending it in!)
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