Students in Penn State Altoona’s Criminal Justice Organization took part in the 2023 Federal Mock Sentencing Exercise at the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania in Johnstown on Oct. 24.
Harriett Gaston, an undergraduate studies adviser at Penn State Altoona, presented at the annual Pennsylvania Historical Association (PHA) conference held in October in Camp Hill, Pennsylvania.
At an event held on Oct. 31, leaders from the Student Philanthropy Network announced that the class of 2024 has voted to create the University Park Undergraduate Association Basic Needs Endowment as their class gift. The fund will provide sustained support for students facing hardships in pursuit of their degree.
Penn State Altoona’s fall theater production, “Circle Mirror Transformation” by Annie Baker, will run Tuesday and Wednesday, Nov. 14 and 15, at 7:30 p.m. in the Wolf Kuhn Theatre of the Misciagna Family Center for Performing Arts.
Penn State alumnus and author E.M. Liddick will speak on campus at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 9, in the Edith Davis Eve Chapel. Liddick is author of the memoir “All the Memories That Remain: War, Alzheimer's, and the Search for a Way Home.”
The Altoona LaunchBox supported by the Hite family will present the “Is My Business Bankable” webinar from 12:05 to 12:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov.14, via Zoom. Terry Powers, senior vice president and regional manager at M&T Bank, will help participants determine what they need to do to improve the financial profile of their business.
An in-kind gift to Penn State Altoona from Norfolk Southern more than a decade ago, PSU 2020, a SD60i freight locomotive, had been housed at Curry Rail Services in Hollidaysburg. Now, its ownership will be transferred to the Railroaders Memorial Museum, and it will be stored in the museum’s Harry Bennett Memorial Roundhouse.
Penn State recognizes first-generation students as those whose immediate parents or legal guardians have not completed a baccalaureate degree. Over 35% of students are first generation at Penn State Altoona.
Ivyside Dance Ensemble will present a fall semester dance concert at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday and Friday, Nov. 9 and 10, in the Wolf Kuhn Theatre of the Misciagna Family Center for Performing Arts at Penn State Altoona.
Students in Penn State Altoona's communication program produced a documentary that will air at noon on Nov. 4 on WPSU-TV. “The History of the Pennsylvania Railroad in Altoona” explores the origins of the industry in central Pennsylvania and explains how the railroad in the Altoona area served as a major contributing factor to the nation’s industrial, commercial and cultural development.
