Penn State's Irvin Hall

“Dear Irvin” A note from your faculty adviser Spring/Summer 2018 Dear Irvin Hall residents: Can you tell me what these three people have in common: the dean of Earth & Mineral Sciences, the president of Penn State and Penn State’s just-named Inventor of the Year?   Think about it and I’ll get back to this at the end… So, some of you are about to complete your first year at Penn State, and a few of you are about to complete your degree.   Congratulations!   Of course, rising juniors and seniors deserve credit for getting through the year as well, but earning that hard-fought degree and getting accustomed to and hopefully thriving in a large university setting are special challenges you’ll never forget.   I hope you created and strengthened friendships during the year and found that living in Irvin helped you reach whatever goals you had set in the fall.   Those of you who attended the 40 th anniversary celebration saw people who met here over three decades ag