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No Such Thing as a Self-Made Man

Without the support and guidance he received as a student at Penn State Altoona, Steven Snowden says he has no idea where he would be today.

Calvin Spector (front) and Garret Blum (background) work in the caboose at the Altoona Railroader’s Memorial Museum

Working the Rails

Students in Penn State Altoona’s AREMA chapter are getting back as much as they’re giving through their volunteer experiences.

Penn State Altoona alumni makes top 25 under 40 list in railroad industry

Penn State Altoona alumni Alexander Ricci has been recognized as one of "Railway Age’s" 2023 Fast Trackers.

Steve Farella on graduation day in spring 2021

The opposite of addiction

Three students from Penn State Altoona’s Human Development and Family Studies program use their stories of addiction to help others stand with them on the side of recovery.

$J.T. Temchack at Prince Gallitzin State Park, PA$

Rumble & Scream

For 2019 graduate J.T. Temchack, Rumble & Scream is more than a band or music project. It’s a way of life. It’s an identity.

Andrew Kennedy with the Union Pacific Big BOy

The Ultimate Railfan

Andrew Kennedy follows his passion—and amasses content for his YouTube channel—through Penn State Altoona's Rail Transportation Engineering program.

Seminar Forest Reboot

A collaborative campus effort leads to a spruce up of Seminar Forest.

Kevin Karpovich at his graduation ceremony

To Stand on the Other Side

Three students from Penn State Altoona’s Human Development and Family Studies program use their stories of addiction to help others stand with them on the side of recovery.

Sam Fiore, Jackson Boyer, and Brad Shaffer.

Inspiring Entrepreneurial Excellence

Three Sheetz Fellows return to the Young Entrepreneurs Academy, this time in mentorship roles.

(Body) Building His Best Life

Tiago Vieira Marques uses his passion for weightlifting as the foundation of his future.

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