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Erin Murphy

erin murphy

Erin Murphy, professor of English at Penn State Altoona, will be inducted into Blair County Arts Hall of Fame in October.

Learning Factory

Learning Factory

The outside of the Learning Factory, where thousands of students have worked on industry-sponsored and client-based capstone design projects.

bicycling to class on day one of fall semester

Students bicycling on campus

Bicycling is an easy and popular way to get around on campus. University Park strives to be a bicycle-friendly campus, and several bicycle repair stations have been installed to provide bicyclists further convenience.

Coach James Franklin dropping a can into a recycle bin

Coach Franklin recycling

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.

Sheetz Fellows

sheetz fellows

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.