To learn more about a college or major you're considering, you can sign up for specific listservs, newsletters, etc., related to that college/major. If the college/major you're interested in doesn't have any information listed below, contact the department directly.
Agricultural Sciences
DUS students may sign up for the Agricultural Sciences student newsletter by sending an e-mail request to Matt Stumpf. They can also check out a video overview of each AGSci major.
Arts and Architecture
DUS students can get information about the College of Arts and Architecture from its News website, by subscribing to the Arts and Architecture Student Digest (send an email to aaug@psu.edu; you will have to make a new request each semester) and by subscribing to the Penn State Arts and Entertainment Headlines (visit http://headlines.psu.edu to subscribe). Students are also encouraged to follow the Arts Ambassadors on Instagram @psuartsamb, and the college’s other social media channels.
Smeal College of Business
DUS students can sign up on the web for the Smeal College listserv for first- and second-year students.
Communications
DUS students who would like to be added to the College of Communications first-year listserv should contact Olivia Werner after the first ten days of the semester. Students will need to make this request each semester if they wish to remain on the listserv.
Earth and Mineral Sciences
DUS students may sign up for the Earth and Mineral Sciences listserv by calling the EMS Student Center at 814-863-2751. EMS Undergraduate Announcements publishes news about student events, academics, club meetings, and jobs/internships.
Education
A listserv for DUS students interested in majors in the College of Education is not available.
Health and Human Development
DUS students may sign up for the Health and Human Development listserv by sending an e-mail request to Susan Sanders.
Information Sciences and Technology
iConnect is a good source of information about news and events in the College of Information Sciences and Technology.
Liberal Arts
Sociology and Criminology advisers publish newsletters every fall and spring semester for Sociology and Criminology majors. The newsletters include academic announcements, information about the department, and news about upcoming activities and student accomplishments.
- Criminology (The CRIM Communiqué)
- Sociology (The Sociology Source)
These majors also have online newsletters available:
The Psychology major has a listserv that students can subscribe to by sending an e-mail to LISTSERV@LISTS.PSU.EDU. In the body of the message (not the subject line), begin with a blank line, then type the following: SUBSCRIBE L-PSYMAJOR your name.
To be added to the French (major or minor), Italian (major or minor), or Spanish (major or minor) listservs, contact the respective departments.
Students can join the listserv for the Business and the Liberal Arts minor by sending an e-mail to L-BUSLA-subscribe-request@lists.psu.edu. (No subject or message text is required.)
Eberly College of Science
To sign up for the college's Undergraduate Student Weekly E-Newsletter, see details at http://science.psu.edu/current-students/subscribe-to-newsletter
To sign up for the Premedicine & Prehealth E-Newsletter, see details at http://science.psu.edu/premed/e-newsletter
To sign up for departmental listservs, contact the email addresses below:
- Biology: contact bzd2@psu.edu
- Chemistry: contact mek5461@psu.edu
- Forensic Science: contact cjm5608@psu.edu
- Math: contact cvh11@psu.edu
- Physics: contact rick@phys.psu.edu
- Premedicine and Science: contact subscribe-request@lists.psu.edu (Requests must come from a Penn State email account)
- Statistics: contact mum1@psu.edu