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Paige McCabe competes in the English discipline

Not Just Horsing Around

Paige McCabe uses her experience showing horses to help achieve her career goals.

Having a Ball

Ryan Long’s summer internship with The Ripken Baseball Experience was a home run.

Participants in the Young Scholars of Liberia (YSL) program

The Mind of the Poem

Faced with a global pandemic, Patricia Jabbeh Wesley reconfigured her Young Scholars of Liberia program to offer a virtual learning experience.

Heidi Manfred conducts a virtual therapy session

Virtual Therapy in a Pandemic

Heidi Manfred, an instructor in human development and family studies, creates a workbook for use during remote therapy sessions

History major, published author

Joe Gagermeier dishes about his love of history and his writing process

A college of dancers participating in Allied Motion's Community Choreography project

Creativity in the time of COVID

Allied Motion Dance Company uses the challenges of the coronavirus pandemic to connect the community through movement

Choosing to Stay

Initially set on transferring to University Park, alumna Min Lo Hsieh found a home at Penn State Altoona

Student participating in the Red Zone initiative

Health Advisory Board focuses on student wellness and success

Penn State Altoona's Health Advisory Board works with students, faculty, and staff to foster social and personal growth with a focus on wellness activities and events.

Visual Art Studies at Penn State Altoona

Altoona alumna pushes the boundaries of art with new position

Sarah Jenkins, a 2013 visual arts studies graduate, has earned a tenure-track position at Alfred State College in New York.

Assistant Research Professor Amy Lorek in the classroom

Learning Across the Ages

Professors Kelly Munly and Amy Lorek go all-in to make Penn State Altoona an age-friendly campus.

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