Penn State Altoona held its spring semester Business, Engineering, and Information Sciences and Technology Student Showcase event Friday, April 29, 2016, in which students from various disciplines showcased their work through presentations to the college and local businesses. The event is an opportunity for the Blair County business community to see firsthand the work and talent of students while allowing them to build their communication and networking skills.
Penn State’s College of Nursing Honor Society, Beta Sigma, selected the Jared Box Project as its spring 2016 service project. The goal of the program is to lift the spirits of children in hospitals by giving them a small plastic storage box filled with games, toys and other activities.
Students and faculty from Penn State Altoona's second degree bachelor of science in nursing program pose with the Jared Boxes they built during their gerontology course.
The WPS Office Solutions 3-D Printer Lab at Penn State Altoona, located on the lower level of the Robert E. Eiche Library, was formally dedicated April 26.
Miniature 3D replicas of the Nittany Lion Shrine, created using the ProJet 460 Plus 3D printer, were printed for guests of the WPS Office Solutions 3-D Printer Lab dedication to commemorate the event.
Donna Bon, director of the Sheetz Fellows Program and senior instructor in entrepreneurship, was presented with two commendations of praise from the state during a Sheetz Fellows meeting April 26.
Steve Sheetz, founder of the Sheetz Fellows Program along with wife Nancy (not pictured), State Representative Judy Ward, Donna Bon, and Jesse Ickes, Sheetz Fellows president celebrate Bon's state accolades.
