Permanent Address:

PO Box 210
Bellefonte, Pa. 16823

Kevin Horne

School Address:

kvh5130@psu.edu
(570) 220-4139

205 E. Beaver Ave., Apt. 28

State College, Pa. 16801

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------EDUCATION:
The Pennsylvania State University Dickinson School of Law
J.D. Candidate

University Park, Pa.

Class of May 2017

The Pennsylvania State University

The College of Communications: B.A. in Journalism
The College of Liberal Arts: B.A. in Political Science
Deans List recipient (3 semesters)

University Park, Pa.

Class of May 2014

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
Nittany Valley Society
State College, Pa.
Member of the Board of Directors
May 2013-Present
Appointed to the board of directors for a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that acts as a cultural
conservancy for Centre County, Pennsylvania and the surrounding area.
Assists in fundraising, organizing speaking engagements and publishing books for the nonprofit.
Manages endowments to promote Penn State history education and organizational sustainability.
Onward State/Lazerpro Digital Media Group
University Park, Pa.
Managing Editor Emeritus
Aug. 2011-Present
Assists in managing a staff of 50 writers, photographers and editors in the day-to-day operations of
the most read and followed college news website in the world, including copyediting, publishing and
social media.
Serves as a de facto senior advisor and mentor to promote continuity in the fluid student organization.
Live reported from events of national interest, such as the Jerry Sandusky trial, Penn State Board of
Trustees meetings, head football coach Joe Paternos death and firing, lawsuits filed in the aftermath
of the Sandusky scandal, administrative decision-making, and football games.
Regularly attends police briefings and court proceedings for local news reporting purposes.
Individually wrote more than 1,050 stories about news affecting Penn State students.
Studies police reports and legal motions to write stories on crime in Centre County. Interviews
attorneys, police officers, plaintiffs and defendants to provide context for news articles.
Increased website traffic from 700,000 to 2 million page views per month.
StateCollege.com
State College, Pa.
Freelance reporter and media consultant
Aug. 2012-Present
Writes 15 news articles per month for the local website and serves as a paid digital media consultant.
Covers a wide variety of topics, including Penn States administration, university news, crime,
business, athletics and student life.
In addition to the StateCollege.com publication, news articles regularly appear in the Centre County
Gazette, a 15,000-circulation weekly newspaper, and he the Town and Gown magazine.
Centre Daily Times
State College, Pa.
Reporter
Aug. 2013-Dec. 2013
Selected by professors as one of six students to represent the College of Communications as part of
an independent study with the Centre Daily Times, a daily newspaper owned by McClatchy.
Wrote long-form feature stories and covered local events while meeting tight deadlines.
Penn State Outreach News and Communications
University Park, Pa.
Public relations intern
May 2013-Aug. 2013
Composed news releases and pitched to local media on Penn State community outreach.

 Worked with university leaders to develop positive and creative stories about Penn State initiatives.
PoliticsPA
Harrisburg, Pa.
News intern
May 2013-Aug. 2013
Wrote news stories about Pennsylvania politics for a popular news website.
Covered a wide range of events, including a speech by President Jimmy Carter and political campaign
rallies.
Interviewed political candidates and party leaders to develop stories around election season.

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------STUDENT LEADERSHIP:
Graduate and Professional Student Association (GPSA)
University Park, Pa.
President
April 2015-Present
Elected president of the graduate student body.
Represents graduate student interests to university leaders, including the president and the Board of
Trustees.
Serves on numerous university decision-making bodies, including the Board of Trustees Committee
on Finance, Business, and Capital Planning, which handles the universitys $5 billion budget.
At-Large Delegate
September 2014-April 2015
Served as a voting representative in Penn States graduate student government.
Selected as a graduate student liaison to two other organizations to promote the agenda and vision of
the GPSA and all graduate students at Penn State.
University Park Undergraduate Association (UPUA)
University Park,
Pa.
Off-campus representative
April 2013-April 2014
Elected by 39,000-person study body as a voting member of Penn States student government.
Regularly meets with top Penn State administrators to work on projects and asked questions on behalf
of constituents to increase transparency and accountability.
Press secretary
April 2012-April 2013
Managed public relations and social media for Penn States student government.
Interviewed regularly by student reporters about UPUA projects and initiatives.
Wrote speeches and managed press coordination for Penn States student body president.
University Park Allocation Committee (UPAC)
University Park, Pa.
Student representative
March 2012-May 2013
Elected by 39,000-person study body as a voting member of Penn States allocation committee, which
is tasked with allocating $4 million worth of student fees to clubs and organizations.
Analyzed spending proposals to make sure all clubs and organizations were given proper funding.