The free class is open to anyone over the age of 18 and will feature movement and engagement through modern dance technique and improvisation. Dancers of all levels, styles, backgrounds and experiences are welcome.
Zins brings a wealth of high-level coaching experience, including stints at Division I Florida State University and, most recently, Division II Indiana University of Pennsylvania. He becomes the fourth head coach all-time for Penn State Altoona’s cross country program, and he will also lead the department’s track and field program, which is still in the developmental stages.
Penn State Altoona Athletics, in coordination with the Penn State Altoona Advisory Board, is launching the Varsity A Golf Tournament on Friday, Aug. 1, at Sinking Valley Country Club, home of the campus' golf programs.
Penn State Altoona will host a performing arts series this summer featuring community artists. The cabaret-style events will take place at 5 p.m. on Sundays, July 13, July 27 and Aug. 3 in the Titelman Study of the Misciagna Center for Performing Arts. Ice cream will be served.
Yaw Agawu-Kakraba, professor of Spanish and of African studies at Penn State Altoona, has published his second novel, “The Executioner’s Stepdaughter.”
Penn State will again offer its Top 5 Universal Design for Learning Provost Endorsement Program, a workshop series that helps faculty design course materials and implement instructional strategies, beginning in August 2025.
Penn State Altoona faculty members Brian Onishi, associate professor of philosophy, and Jeff Stoyanoff, assistant professor of English and of women's, gender and sexuality studies, released a new episode of their podcast "Horror Joy" exploring the first three films of the "Final Destination" series.
Shaheed Nick Mohammed, professor of communications at Penn State Altoona, published an analysis of YouTube content created by Anglo-Caribbeans in the Journal of Latin American Communication Research.
Penn State Altoona’s Anna Batrus, of Altoona, who graduated in May after a four-year career with the women’s volleyball team, became the first student-athlete in school history to be named the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference Woman of the Year.
