Pamela Blackmon, professor of political science at Penn State Altoona, recently interviewed the Canadian ambassador to the World Trade Organization for a podcast series.
Several Penn State Altoona performing arts groups will hold auditions over the first few weeks of the fall 2023 semester. Auditions are open to all Penn State Altoona students.
Penn State Altoona will hold its annual Day of Dance from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 17. Dancers ages 10 to 18 will learn about various dance styles and topics, including choreography, weight sharing, Scottish Highland, belly dance, and ballet. The tap and music duo Relative Rhythm will also offer workshops for all levels of tap dancers.
Penn State Altoona will host an open dance class with the Allied Motion Dance Company from 1 to 2:15 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 20, in Room 148 of the Misciagna Family Center for Performing Arts.
Five student teams from Penn State’s Engineering Leadership Development program in the School of Engineering Design and Innovation earned recognition in the 17th annual University Design Competition for Addressing Airport Needs, sponsored by the Transportation Research Board’s Airport Cooperative Research Program.
The deadline for fall 2023 submissions to “Hard Freight,” Penn State Altoona’s online student literary magazine, is Tuesday, Oct. 24 at midnight. Up to three entries per student in the categories of fiction, poetry, creative nonfiction, drama, visual art, and multimedia work may be submitted online.
Penn State Altoona's Health and Wellness Center and the human development and family studies degree program are offering a peer advocate program during the fall 2023 semester. Trained students will serve as peer advocates to offer a supportive listening environment with drop-in hours.
The dean's list recognizes the academic excellence of undergraduate students who have met credit load requirements, as outlined by University policy, and who have earned a GPA of 3.50 or higher.