Penn State's senior class has voted to go green for the second year in a row with 2015's winning class gift option -- the Solar Panel Array. "The solar array will build awareness of our energy-reduction efforts and proclaim Penn State's strong commitment to sustainability and a greener future," said student Tara Bendler.
Twelve Penn State Altoona students attended the 2014 National Collegiate Entrepreneurs’ Organization Conference, held Oct. 30-Nov. 1. Bottom row, left to right: Chantel DeGennaro, Morgan Keirn, and Karly Bish; Second row, left to right: Sheetz Fellows Director Donna Bon, Faridah Bada, Jesse Ickes, and Catherine Anderson; Third row, left to right: Sheetz Fellows Project Coordinator Sue Stevens, Dylan Leazier, Frank Amabile, and James Martinez; Fourth row, left to right: Collin Reinhart, Steve Mullen, and Justin Merrell.
Sheetz Fellows from Penn State Altoona attended the 2014 National Collegiate Entrepreneurs’ Organization Conference, held Oct. 30-Nov. 1. Bottom row, left to right: Chantel DeGennaro, Morgan Keirn, and Karly Bish; Second row, left to right: Sheetz Fellows Director Donna Bon, Faridah Bada, Jesse Ickes, and Catherine Anderson; Third row, left to right: Sheetz Fellows Project Coordinator Sue Stevens, Dylan Leazier, Frank Amabile, and James Martinez; Fourth row, left to right: Collin Reinhart, Steve Mullen, and Justin Merrell.
Pull out the gym shorts and sweatbands and start practicing your serve - it's time to take the chancellor down in the Altoona Benefiting THON ping pong challenge. The event takes place December 3, 11:30 a.m. - 1 p.m. in Slep Student Center. $3 per game, and all of the money raised goes toward THON.
Nittany Lions Football Coach James Franklin dropped his recyclable into the bins at the 2014 Central Pennsylvania Festival of the Arts. The Fest Zero team, headed by 1994 Penn State graduate Brad Fey, is working on zero waste for the yearly event.
Penn State Altoona held its fall 2014 commencement ceremony Saturday, December 20 at the Jaffa Shrine in Altoona. Susan Russell, current Penn State Laureate, was the speaker.
A presentation by a Los Angeles-based film director and a roundtable discussion with faculty members from the Department of Film-Video and Media Studies highlight a free public session at 8 p.m. on Feb. 5 in 101 Thomas Building.
