cover of May/June 2025 issue featuring illustration by Aaron Meshon
May / June 2025

Life Through a Global Lens • A Bold Approach at IST

Features

Rec Collection

From music superstars to national championships, commencement, THON, and chaotic class registration, Recreation Building has been the site of countless memories made over its nearly 100-year history. Here, readers recount some of their favorite moments in Rec Hall.
Robyn Rydzy '95 Com

The Power of Polaroid

Photography professor Lonnie Graham has spent 30 years traveling the globe with his instant camera, taking portraits of diverse people for his pet project, “A Conversation With the World.” The result is a visual and oral record of the shared human condition.
Savita Iyer

Campus Life

Sports

Simply the Best

The wrestling team set another NCAA championship record while Carter Starocci claimed a historic individual title.
Jeff Rice '03 Com

Alumni

Faculty Expertise

Looking Out for Birds

Biobehavioral health professor and bird lover Joe Gyekis spearheaded Bird Safe Penn State to draw attention to birds killed in window collisions.
Savita Iyer

From the Editor

My Thoughts Exactly

Association News

We Are! Weekend

Kick off summer with fellow alumni at the annual blue-and-white celebration hosted by the Alumni Association.
Robyn Rydzy '95 Com