An award-winning poet and storyteller, Ebony Stewart has a powerful voice and a drive to make an impact. Her work hopes to be relatable, remove shame, heal minds, encourage dialogue, and inspire folks in marginalized communities.
"They Call Me Q" tells the story of a girl from Bombay growing up in the Boogie Down Bronx who gracefully seeks balance between cultural pressure and acceptance into American culture. Along the journey, Qurrat Ann Kadwani transforms into 13 characters that have shaped her life, including her Indian parents, Caucasian teachers, Puerto Rican classmates, and Indian and African-American friends.
The 13th class of Sheetz Fellows was inducted during a formal ceremony on Saturday, Feb. 24. A competitive academic program, Sheetz Fellows offers unique opportunities that ignite and inspire the entrepreneurial mindset of students at Penn State Altoona by fostering critical thinking, ingenuity, leadership and problem-solving skills.
In celebration of Women’s History Month, Penn State University Libraries will host a virtual Wikipedia editathon focusing on Native American women activists and environmentalists.
By virtue of its performance during the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference Championships earlier this month, the Penn State Altoona men’s swimming team totaled eight places on the All-AMCC team.
Penn State Altoona student-athlete Sarah Petry, of St. Benedict, earned second-team All-Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference status in the 200-yard freestyle swim, as the league office announced its postseason awards on Wednesday, Feb. 28.
Harriett Gaston, an undergraduate studies adviser at Penn State Altoona, was interviewed for a recent WPSU story. The story focuses on the United States Army restoring the record of wrongfully executed Black World War I soldiers, including one from Altoona.
Gerry LaFemina, who will speak on March 14, is the author of over 20 books, most recently “After the War for Independence” and “The Pursuit: A Meditation on Happiness.”
Penn State Altoona’s spring theatre production, “The Wake of Jamey Foster” by Beth Henley, will run Thursday and Friday, March 21 and 22, at 7:30 p.m. in the Wolf Kuhn Theatre of the Misciagna Family Center for Performing Arts.
Three members of Penn State Altoona women’s basketball team were voted to the All-Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference team. Forward Avana Sayles, of Venetia, was voted to the second team of the All-AMCC squad, while guard/forward Jaidyn McCracken, of Bellwood, and guard Jordan Bisignani, of Pittsburgh, were both third-team selections.
