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Lion Shrine Renovation

Penn State Nittany Lion Shrine

(University Park) The Nittany Lion Shrine area was renovated, as a gift from the class of 2012, to improve accessibility, adding lighting, a sidewalk, and large decorative stones.

Jazzmine McCauley

Jazzmine McCauley

Penn State Altoona student Jazzmine McCauley was presented with the “Gerhard O. W. Mueller and Freda Adler Undergraduate Student Scholarship” at the annual meeting for the Northeastern Association of Criminal Justice Sciences (NEACJS) held in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, earlier this month. 

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Global Economics

Penn State Altoona will host its first International Conference on Empirical Economics on Saturday, Aug. 5, via Zoom. More than 200 people from around the globe will participate, lending to a diversity of perspectives and the exploration of a broad range of issues and viewpoints. There will be four concurrent sessions each in the morning and afternoon during which participants will present their research papers.

Jared Frederick

Jared Frederick

Jared Frederick, assistant teaching professor of history at Penn State Altoona, was recently recognized as an Emerging Scholar by three presidential libraries administered by the United States National Archives.

Shannon Morris

Shannon Morris

The Morris family has stepped forward with a gift to create the We Are United Endowment Fund in Honor of Falon Marie Morris at Penn State Altoona.

Shannon Morris

Shannon Morris

The Morris family has stepped forward with a gift to create the We Are United Endowment Fund in Honor of Falon Marie Morris at Penn State Altoona.

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Retirement Savings

Join the Altoona LaunchBox supported by the Hite family for the “Self-Employed? How to Save for Retirement!” webinar. The workshop will take place from 12:05 to 12:30 p.m. on Tuesday, June 16, via Zoom.