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Students hold up balloons spelling Pride at the Penn State Altoona Pride Parade

Showing their pride

Penn State Altoona’s Pride Alliance joins with the community to hold the first Pride Parade in the city.

Students Gary Josh Weyandt (with his decorative milk jugs) and Jacob McMullen.

Visual art studies (VAST) students took a field trip designed to show them how to find special things, like treasures, to include in their artwork or to use as raw material, reference, or inspiration.

Finding the Key—and the Gate

Ayodeji Odetola and Devon Reed step up to the challenge of artificial intelligence drone racing.

Gabrielle Davidson sits on the steps outside Oak Hall at Penn State Altoona

Home Is Where the Heart Is

Gabrielle Davidson reflects on her undergraduate career at Penn State Altoona and why it will always be home to her.

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.

Penn State Altoona students Michael Kozik and John Yohn experiment with the Positive Train Control Prime Simulator from PS Technology.

A New Generation of Railroaders

In its eighth year, Penn State Altoona’s bachelor of science degree program in Rail Transportation Engineering remains the only one of its kind in the country.