Rev. David Hanson was a freshman at Penn State when he founded the United Soul Ensemble. On Saturday, 40 years of participants reunited for a night of singing, dancing and reminiscing.
(Video reporting by Bianca Hooper, edited by Catie Driza.)
2012 Graduate / Public Relations
My name is Catie Driza and I am a senior majoring in public relations with minors in music technology and information sciences & technology.
2012 Graduate / Public Relations
Bianca Hooper is a Public Relations major, and English minor at Penn State. During her college career she has had several internships. Hooper has interned at W.Q.E.D multimedia in the productions department, the Tribune Review as a editorial/news, the Educational Opportunity Centers as a programming intern, and with P.H.E.A.A as a customer service intern. Hooper is also highly involved in student clubs on campus. Currently she serves as the Chaplain for the United Soul Ensemble choir, step & dance team, and as an Account Associate for Happy Valley Communications, a student run Public Relations Firm. In the past Hooper served as the associate editor and Public Relations Coordinator for Absence Magazine, where she launched the 1st St. Valentine promotional contest to increase literary submissions. She has also served as the President of Residence Hall council where she launched the first Alcohol awareness campaign at Penn State Greater Allegheny. Hooper is also a recipient of the Eric A. and Josephine S. Walker Award, a prestigious award given to students who demonstrate good character, scholarship, leadership, and citizenship.
