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Penn State Altoona announces peer advocacy hours for spring 2024

Penn State Altoona's Health and Wellness Center and the human development and family studies degree program are offering a peer advocate program during the spring 2024 semester. Trained students will serve as peer advocates to offer a supportive listening environment with drop-in hours.
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Western PA national parks curator Betsy Keene to speak at Penn State Altoona

Betsy Keene, museum curator of the National Parks of Western Pennsylvania, has been working with Penn State Altoona students on the Flight 93 National Memorial Oral History Project for more than 10 years. Her Jan. 18 presentation, “Preserving Stories in Our National Parks,” will explain the project and talk about plans to make it more widely accessible.
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State DCNR, community explore Penn State Sustainability efforts

Penn State students working with Penn State Sustainability are making an impact in communities across the state and gaining hands-on experience in the field with Sustainable Communities Collaborative projects. These efforts were on display during a recent Campus and Community Sustainability Expo that was co-hosted by State College Borough and Penn State Sustainability. 
Altoona World Languages program held a semester-end celebration

Altoona World Languages program hosts semester-end celebration

The Penn State Altoona World Languages program held a semester-end celebration honoring its best students in French, German and Spanish with certificates for outstanding achievement based on faculty nomination. The program also celebrated the sixth iteration of its Global Conversations initiative, connecting students with native speakers around the globe.