Episode 100–The Symbol of Our Best with Mason Reber

It’s our 100th episode! For five seasons, Penn Staters have shared their stories, inspiring past, present, and future generations. We’ve heard from alumni making an impact across every industry, and as our network surpassed 800,000 living alumni this year, we’re just getting started.

To celebrate this milestone, who better to join us than the Symbol of Our Best—the Nittany Lion! For the past three years, Mason Reber has been the man behind the suit, becoming the 54th Nittany Lion in Penn State history. He’s preparing to graduate this month with a degree in civil engineering and serves as an ROTC Army Cadet in the Engineer Corps of the Army Reserves.

Mason shares how he found his way to Penn State, why he took a leap of faith and tried out to be the Nittany Lion, and some of the most memorable moments from his time in the suit.

We’ll be back in 2026 with a new season of The People of Penn State podcast, featuring even more stories from alumni making their mark on the world. Thank you to our guests for sharing their journeys, our team for bringing each episode to life, and our listeners for tuning in, subscribing, and supporting the podcast over the past five seasons. We couldn’t have reached this milestone without you.

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