Feature Stories

Join Penn State Altoona’s ABET-accredited Rail Transportation Engineering program and gain skills to excel in the rapidly growing, modernizing rail industry.

Two Penn State Altoona Career Services initiatives are supporting student success through clothing

After learning about Penn State Altoona’s Ivyside Eats food pantry, Joe Bilka is helping ensure that his fellow students have enough to eat.

An audio drama produced by convergent media students was used as a teaching tool for a Canadian youth workshop this summer.

Student veteran Michael Balmforth believes a new veterans lounge will build community and connection across campus and beyond.

Taking chances and opportunities as they come, Penn State Altoona graduate Haley Hatch has forged a path into environmental education.

A devastating health diagnosis once felt like the end of everything Jen Parrish dreamt of for herself. Now, about to graduate from Penn State Altoona, she is at peace and more confident than ever in her future.

Long enamored by the culture, beauty, and traditions of Japan, Zachary Kowalski was thrilled when he was hired for a 2024 summer internship at Drill Inc., a marketing company in Shibuya, Tokyo. It would be the perfect way to immerse himself in the Land of the Rising Sun, broaden his skill set, and gain professional experience.

Alumnus Jason Levinn shares his experience as a student in Penn State Altoona's Rail Transportation Engineering program.

The summer of 2024 was one to remember for biology graduate Nicole Flanders—one of sand, sunsets, and sea turtles.