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Lexi Triforo surveys the landscape during a field trip with her students to Hochosterwitz Castle in Austria.

Oh, the places she’s gone

From skepticism to success, former Penn State Altoona student Lexi Triforo’s college career was the springboard to a journey she never imagined.

A mural spearheaded by Pam Etters near the Pacifica Fernandez Elementary School in Costa Rica

Murals Do "Talk"

Pam Etters uses the same tools she applies as a soccer coach off the playing field as part of the Murals Talk art project, which aims to positively impact people and communities.

Courtland Pannebaker and the Gambell School District

Impact on an Island

Alumnus Courtland Pannebaker finds a classroom and a community on an isolated Alaskan island.

A day on the river: Jacobson enjoys the river Saale with other volunteers and students in 2021

The Gift of Language

Penn State Altoona alumnus Haldan Jacobson used language study to unlock doors of discovery.

Stone Age Artist Goes Virtual

Works by retired professor Michael Lucas are featured in the Orthodox Arts Festival, an international virtual show based in England.

A CHANCE for Change

Penn State Altoona alumna Angie Spagnoli will travel to Romania next year as part of a University program aimed at conservation.

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.

A group of students poses with two of the Mentee-Mentors and Patricia Jabbeh Wesley after the closing program on July 23 in Monrovia, Liberia.

Changing the Message

Professor Patricia Jabbeh Wesley combines her love of writing and teaching with her love for her homeland through the Young Scholars of Liberia educational initiative.

With the archivist at Bishopsgate library and archive

London Calling

A study abroad trip allows students to experience life in London while increasing their knowledge of British literature, culture, and history.

Endangered Ohia Tree forest type on the flanks of Mauna Kea Volcanon on the Big Island

Environmental Studies in Hawai'i

A new environmental studies course at Penn State Altoona includes a two-week, on-site study in Hawaii.

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