Feature Archive - Academics

Penn State Altoona Communications students worked in their senior capstone class to create a documentary on the history of the Pennsylvania Railroad that was recently aired on WPSU-TV.

An in-kind gift to Penn State Altoona from Norfolk Southern more than a decade ago, PSU 2020, an SD60i freight locomotive, had been housed at Curry Rail Services in Hollidaysburg. Now, its ownership will be transferred to the Railroaders Memorial Museum, and it will be stored in the museum’s Harry Bennett Memorial Roundhouse.

Collaboration and 3D technology are transforming student learning experiences at Penn State Altoona.

Integrated Social Science Research Lab students and faculty review book on systemic racism in America.

It may not be the journey Paola Jaramillo Calderon imagined she’d take, but she’s putting trust in herself and destiny to get her where she is meant to be.

Matthew Wolff shares his experiences from his summer internship at the Altoona Railroader’s Memorial Museum.

Electro-Mechanical Engineering Technology students partner with faculty to develop energy-producing roads.

Shivam Bhatt was one of seven Penn State Altoona students who graduated from the Schreyer Honors College in spring 2022.

Penn State Altoona’s Motorsports Club gives students the opportunity to build a Baja race vehicle and race it in competitive events across the country.

Jessica Tomasko, a mathematics graduate, shares her experiences at Penn State Altoona and with the Schreyer Honors program.