Feature Archive

The Penn State Altoona pep band plays at a home men’s basketball game in February.

Keeping it Peppy

Penn State Altoona’s pep band brings the vibes to home athletic events throughout the year. It’s fun, it’s exciting, and it brings a certain kind of culture to the campus community.

Psychology major Kylee Rishel poses with her certificate and the Nittany Lion after the induction ceremony.

Blazing Their Own Path

Penn State Altoona’s new Tri-Alpha Honor Society offers support and resources for first-generation students

Running With It

Kinesiology student Manna Potter uses her love of running to raise funds for charity.

Neya, Taylor, and Caroline post muscle rub-down

For the Kids

Penn State Altoona raises nearly $70,000 for THON 2024

For the Kids

Get to know Caroline Baum, Taylor Fleming, and Neya Kratzer, who will represent Penn State Altoona at THON Feb. 16–18.

Marissa Carney, Penn State Altoona’s media and public relations coordinator and breast cancer survivor, performs the ceremonial puck drop.

Return of the Purple Puck

For the third time, Penn State Altoona's men's club hockey team participated in the Hockey Combats Cancer campaign.

Thomas’s Gifts

How one young man with a genetic disorder is a teaching tool and an inspiration to a group of Penn State Altoona biology students

Chastity Bey helps a child plant seeds during a school program

On the Rise

Recent recognitions for her work in environmental education are confirming to Chastity Bey that she is on the right career journey.

Fulbright Spotlight

Distinguished Professor Sandy Petrulionis shares her experiences as a Fulbright scholar in Germany

Train traveling around the Horseshoe Curve

Railroad City

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.