Alumni Court

About Alumni Court

As a Penn State Alum, you have the opportunity to come back and celebrate the Penn State Glory as a member of the 2023 Alumni Court. The Alumni Court celebrates and recognizes individuals that have strived for success in all of life’s endeavors, following their years at Penn State. Alumni Court provides an opportunity to renew the Penn State spirit and create new memories at the University. If you feel as though Penn State has made a large impact on who you are and where you ended up in life, then we want to hear your story.

Kelsey Meuser

Kelsey Meuser is a second-generation Penn Stater who graduated from the Ross and Carol Nese College of Nursing with her Bachelor of Science in Nursing in 2015 and again with her Master of Science in Nursing in 2020. She is currently practicing as a Family Nurse Practitioner working in adult and pediatric urgent care medicine. She has served on the Nese College of Nursing Alumni Society Board of Directors for the last 7 years and is currently serving on the Executive Board as the Member at Large and Social Media Chair. Kelsey is married to her husband, Derek, who is a 2016 EMS graduate. Together they reside with their dog outside of the Pittsburgh area and look forward to serving Penn State even more in the future.

Molly Sizemore

Molly Sizemore graduated with her Master and Bachelor of Architectural Engineering in 2021. As a student, Molly was heavily involved with the Women in Engineering Program and the Architectural Engineering Department. Molly spent many hours in the Engineering Units tutoring younger peers, grading exams, and running the 3D printing lab. She is now active with the Penn State Alumni Association after serving as a Young Alumni Ambassador in 2021! Today, Molly is the President of the Alumni Society of Architectural Engineers, the Social Media and Marketing Lead for the Women in Engineering Program APG, and a volunteer with the Strategic Messaging Committee as part of the Penn State Engineering Alumni Society! When she’s not living and breathing all things engineering, you can find her crafting and belting out Hamilton songs!

Selection Process

Continue on the legacy of the Nittany Lion Family, as a member of the Penn State Homecoming Alumni Court. In order to have an opportunity to be on this specific court, the Alumni Court nomination form will go out during the summer months. A nominee need only be a Penn State Graduate. The only other requirement that we urge all nominees to have, is a sense of pride and commitment towards this University. After all nominations have been submitted, Homecoming Alumni Relations Captains will be interviewing all applicants in the form of either a phone or zoom interview. The final 2 members of the Alumni Court will then be selected in the coming weeks.

Nominations

The nomination form is available on the homecoming website under the Homecoming Court and Alumni Court tab. The nomination form will close August 31st, so all nominations must be submitted before this date.

Interviews

Begins early September
During the first weeks of the September, Homecoming Alumni Relations Captains will be conducting short Zoom or phone call interviews for all nominees. These interviews are used to select the final two members of the Alumni Court.

Court Selections

The Final Alumni Court Members are selected after all interviews have taken place and Alumni Court captains have a chance to deliberate.

Homecoming Week

October 8th – October 14th
As a part of Penn State’s Homecoming Alumni Court, it is a requirement to be present at Homecoming Week events. Official start and end times for events will be provided to the official members of the Alumni Court as soon as available.