English faculty will be on hand to chat from 6:30 to 7 p.m. and after the open mic that begins at 7 p.m. to share information about course offerings; the new, more flexible version of the English major and its minors; and its concentrations in creative writing and global narratives.
Steve Sherrill, professor of English and integrative arts at Penn State Altoona, will read from his new nonfiction book, “Motorcycles, Minotaurs, and Banjos: A Modest Odyssey," at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 24, in the Titelman Study of the Misciagna Family Center for Performing Arts. The reading will kick off the fall Hard Freight Café open mic event.
After wrapping up his career with the United States Navy, Aaron Kuhn, a second-year animal science student in Penn State’s College of Agricultural Sciences who currently studies at Penn State Altoona, returned home to Hollidaysburg to revive his family farm.
Penn State Altoona will hold an ADHD panel discussion from noon to 1:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 17, in the Slep Student Center. The event is designed to raise awareness of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder and its co-morbidity with other mental health conditions, such as autism, anxiety and depression.
Translated into French, an essay by Brian Black, distinguished professor of history and environmental studies at Penn State Altoona, is used as the conclusion of the book “Vivre et Lutter dans un Monde Toxique: Violence Environnmentale et Sante a l’age du Petrole.”
Representatives from Family Services Inc. of Blair County will be on hand to offer information and resources for interpersonal violence awareness and prevention.
New poems by Todd Davis, professor of English and environmental studies at Penn State Altoona, were published in a special issue of About Place Journal called "The More-Than-Human World."
To celebrate the 50th anniversary release of the iconic album “Dark Side of the Moon" by Pink Floyd, Penn State Altoona will offer tribute performances Wednesday through Friday, Oct. 18-20, at 7:30 p.m. in the Wolf Kuhn Theatre of the Misciagna Family Center for Performing Arts.