“My Ascension” chronicles Emma Beniot’s recovery journey and advocacy work while addressing the youth suicide epidemic. The screening will be followed by an open dialogue related to preventing youth suicides in Blair County.
Penn State has named transportation industry leader Wabtec Corporation as its 2023 Corporate Partner of the Year. The annual award celebrates corporate partners that have demonstrated exceptional commitment in the promotion and support of Penn State, have excellent track records of philanthropy and research and actively engage Penn State students and alumni in the workplace and the classroom.
Penn State Altoona will hold an informational meeting for first-year students interested in various health professions from 12:10 to 1 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 12, in Room 150 of the Hawthorn Building.
Penn State Altoona’s Student Pathways to Undergraduate Research organization will host an Introduction to Undergraduate Research workshop at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 13, in the Laurel Pavilion.
Best known for playing Dwight Schrute on NBC’s sitcom “The Office,” Rainn Wilson is an award-winning actor, comedian and New York Times best-selling author.
A new approach to reading a medieval French narrative text suggests that gender identity 600 years ago was just as complex as it is today, according to Brooke Findley, associate professor of French and women’s, gender and sexuality studies at Penn State Altoona.
Penn State Altoona women’s volleyball libero Anna Batrus, of Altoona, was announced as the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference’s Defensive Player of the Week on Tuesday, Sept. 5.
Penn State Altoona student-athlete Jack DiTrani, of Hinsdale, Illinois, was selected as the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference’s Golfer of the Week on Tuesday, Sept. 5.
Activist, sociologist and writer George Lakey will speak at Penn State Altoona at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 19, in the Slep Student Center. The visit is part of Lakey’s international promotion tour for his new memoir, “Dancing with History: A Life for Peace and Justice.”