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A group of Claysburg-Kimmel high school students poses outside the Sheetz Center for Entrepreneurial Excellence

Claysburg-Kimmel Students

The Sheetz Center for Entrepreneurial Excellence, Altoona LaunchBox Supported by the Hite family, Claysburg-Kimmel School District, and Claysburg Education Foundation teamed up recently to host the Innovation TestLab program at Penn State Altoona.

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Cayli Gill of Family Services Inc. of Blair County will answer questions about and provide information and resources on sexual assault and relationship violence.

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Sunlit woman on a bridge

Penn State Altoona will present “Grounded,” the capstone project of senior integrative arts students, at 7 p.m. on Monday, May 1, in the Wolf Kuhn Theatre of the Misciagna Family Center for Performing Arts.

Penn State Altoona students and faculty participate in a poverty simulation

Poverty Simulation

Penn State Altoona’s Nursing program held a Community Action Poverty Simulation (CAPS) on Thursday, March 30, in the Auxiliary Gymnasium of the Adler Athletic Complex.

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University Jazz Band

Penn State Altoona's University Jazz Band will perform with the Little Balcony Big Band at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, April 26, in the Paul R. and Margery Wolf Kuhn Theatre of the Misciagna Family Center for Performing Arts. This performance is free and open to the public. 

El Yunque National Forest, Puerto Rico

El Yunque National Forest, Puerto Rico

Penn State Altoona will hold an information session about this year’s Alternative Spring Break in Puerto Rico at 12:10 p.m. on Thursday, April 6, in the Slep Student Center. Students who took part in the trip to Puerto Rico will share their service-learning experiences with the campus community. There will also be information available for those interested in future Alternative Spring Break trips.