Feature Stories

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

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.

Penn State Altoona students are experiencing pure joy by spending time with community members with disabilities.

To celebrate the 50th-anniversary release of the iconic album “Dark Side of the Moon” by Pink Floyd, Penn State Altoona will offer tribute performances, immersing audiences in the psychedelic world of the 1970s through music, movement, and light.

Education major Sydney Frank’s biggest inspiration comes from her best friend, who happens to be her little brother.

Assistant Professor of Philosophy Brian Onishi digs into the work of H. P. Lovecraft as he researches "weird fiction" and its "eco-weird" subgenre.

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

From a little girl supported by THON to a college student now supporting the organization, Neya Kratzer is happy to have come full circle.

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.