May 21, 2001
University Park, Pa. – Tysen Kendig has been appointed Manager of the News Bureau in the Department of Public Information at Penn State’s University Park campus, effective June 1.

In his new position, Kendig will be responsible to the Director of Public Information and the Vice President for University Relations for the management of executive and administrative issues, needs, and projects in providing public relations counsel, direction, and services. He will administer the University’s coverage of institutional missions such as teaching, research, and outreach, and monitor the placement and development of stories to attract local, regional, and national media attention.

In addition, Kendig will supervise the daily activities of the News Bureau and its staff, guiding the production of Penn State Newswire and responding to media requests for information about the University as related to administration, education, and sensitive campus issues. He will also act as spokesperson for the University, prepare official statements, and advise administrators on media impact.

A 1995 baccalaureate degree graduate of Penn State in journalism with a minor in geography, Kendig joined the University’s public information staff in January 2000. He previously served as Associate Director of Public Relations at Rider University in Lawrenceville, N.J. for more than three years. He has also held reporting and editing posts at The Trentonian, a daily newspaper in Trenton, N.J., and has been a freelance writer for several local and national publications.

As a Penn State undergraduate, Kendig wrote and edited for Blue-White Illustrated magazine and The Daily Collegian.

Kendig succeeds Christy Rambeau, who retired from the University on May 31 after serving nearly 12 years as Manager of the News Bureau.

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Contact:  Bill Mahon, Department of Public Information, (814) 865-7517 or bmahon@psu.edu.