“That was really my passion,” she said of the mentoring program, “because it’s connecting alumni to students. Working with the students is one of my favorite things about being involved with Smeal.”
The board is also currently working to plan a new initiative, Impact Smeal Day, which will take place on Friday, Nov. 15.
“This will be a day when all our alumni can come back and participate in a variety of sessions throughout the day,” said Cruser. “The day will include working sessions, a networking lunch and an open board meeting with updates from Dean Charles Whiteman, Director of Development Todd Sloan, Director of Alumni Relations Jennifer Eury and our task forces.”
Cruser, a Pennsylvania native, was encouraged by her parents to visit Penn State while researching universities, but after visiting she said she never looked back.
“I just loved Penn State as soon as I saw it,” she said. “I knew it was the college for me.”
The Smeal alumni network is more than 74,000 members strong worldwide, with regional business clubs in Philadelphia, Pittsburgh and the Washington, D.C., metro area. For more information, visit the Alumni Relations webpage.