Penn State Altoona men’s basketball forward Dwayne Jones, of Philadelphia, was voted the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference’s Defensive Player of the Year and also received first-team all-conference honors, as the league released its postseason awards on Feb. 27.
Hard Freight Café, an open mic event, will be held at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, March 12, in the Titelman Study of the Misciagna Family Center for Performing Arts.
Students interested in Penn State Altoona’s English major or Writing and Digital Media minor programs are invited to an informal “Meet the English Faculty” gathering on Tuesday, March 12, before and after the Hard Freight Café open mic event in the Titelman Study of the Misciagna Family Center for Performing Arts.
Penn State student organizations and units at campuses across the commonwealth will offer events in honor of National Women’s History Month in March. The theme this year is "Women Who Advocate for Equity, Diversity and Inclusion."
Marissa Carney, Penn State Altoona's media relations coordinator, is one of 21 individuals who have been chosen for the National Association of Anorexia Nervosa and Associated Disorders' first "This Is My Brave" performance.
The Jamie Cordial Hall Foundation, of Greensburg, Pennsylvania, has committed $50,000 to create an endowed program for Penn State Altoona’s Health and Wellness Center. Dale and Michele Cordial created the foundation to honor their late daughter and former Penn State Altoona student, Jamie Cordial Hall.
A $50,000 gift from the late Judy Weber and her husband, Steve Weber, endowed a scholarship for students in Penn State Altoona’s Nursing program and in the Ross and Carol Nese College of Nursing at University Park. Judy Weber graduated in 1977 from the Nese College.
The Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference released its 2024 Softball Preseason Coaches’ Poll on Feb. 20, with the Penn State Altoona Lions predicted to finish third in the conference standings. Utility player Cameryn Feathers, of Martinsburg, was selected as the league’s Preseason Player of the Year.
The event will include discussion and the instruction and practice of basic self-defense techniques with George Kattouf, director of the Academy of Martial Arts.
