Bob Kasun was announced as the head coach of the Penn State Altoona men’s and women’s volleyball teams on Friday, Dec. 8. Kasun oversees the recruiting, scheduling, and player development for both the men’s and women’s volleyball teams.
The Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference announced its Fall All-Sportsmanship Team on Thursday, Dec. 7, including a student-athlete from each of Penn State Altoona’s five fall sports programs.
The fall 2023 issue showcases undergraduate poetry, short fiction, creative nonfiction, visual art and a faculty spotlight featuring the work of Steven Sherrill, professor of English and integrative arts.
Seven Penn State faculty earned 2023-24 Teaching Transformation and Innovation Grants from the Schreyer Institute for Teaching Excellence to experiment, test or implement a teaching innovation that addresses an important instructional concern.
“Breaking the Silence: Anthology of Liberian Poetry,” an anthology edited by Patricia Jabbeh Wesley, professor of English at Penn State Altoona, was recognized as a 100 Notable African Book of 2023 by Brittle Paper.
Guest lecturers in the Adult Development and Aging course at Penn State Altoona this semester provided students with historical context for understanding the older adults they worked with at Midtown Oaks Health and Rehab Center in downtown Altoona.
Penn State Altoona will host a de-stress room from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday, December 4 through 8, in the Student Success Center, located in room 125 of the Eiche Library.
Penn State Altoona is offering an open call for artwork to regional college students for the juried exhibition “Local Mythos” until Jan. 5. This exhibition will run Feb. 15 through March 21.
Penn State Altoona will offer the Human Dimensions in Healthcare Panel presentation at 12:10 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 5, in Room 150 of the Hawthorn Building.