Penn State University Libraries recognized 12 outstanding faculty and staff April 11, from among its more than 500 employees. Faye Chadwell, dean of University Libraries and Scholarly Communications, presided over an awards ceremony to continue a tradition of recognizing employees that spans at least 50 years.
Patricia Jabbeh Wesley, professor of English at Penn State Altoona, was invited to share from her work and engage in a Q&A during a virtual reading for Colorado Mountain College on April 9.
Penn State Altoona is offering tap dance classes for adults from 7 to 8 p.m. on Fridays from May 10 through June 14, in the dance studio of the Misciagna Family Center for Performing Arts.
Todd Davis, professor of English and environmental studies at Penn State Altoona, is featured on "The Beat," Knox County Public Library's podcast about contemporary poetry.
Twenty-seven Penn State Altoona students who have been studying French, German and Spanish, were recognized by the college’s World Language Program for their outstanding performance this semester during a luncheon on April 25.
Innovation TestLab, a multi-week program for high school students, offers participants the opportunity to experience a college classroom setting while learning concepts such as customer discovery, research and feasibility studies, critical thinking and presentation skills.
The Craft It, Pitch It, Win It competition, offered by the Altoona LaunchBox supported by the Hite family and the Penn State Altoona Sheetz Fellows Program, was held on April 10. Finalists presented to a panel of three judges about a business or product and their plans to implement new marketing strategies.
Penn State Altoona will host an open dance class from 1 to 2:15 p.m. on Sunday, May 5, in the Dance Studio, room 148 of the Misciagna Family Center for Performing Arts. The free class is open to anyone over the age of 18 and will feature movement and engagement through modern dance technique and improvisation. Dancers of all levels, styles, backgrounds and experiences are welcome.
Penn State Altoona pitcher Madalyn Maynard won all four games in which she pitched last week, helping the Lions go 4-1 against AMCC opponents Mount Aloysius College and Hilbert College and non-conference foe Juniata College.
Jeff Stoyanoff, assistant professor of English and women's, gender, and sexuality studies at Penn State Altoona, was selected as a new member of the Penn State General Education Faculty Scholars.