Penn State Altoona's history and honors programs will host a bus trip to Washington, D.C., on Thursday, April 10. Participants will have a full day to themselves to visit the many museums and memorials on the National Mall, as well as check out the blooming cherry blossom trees.
Penn State Altoona’s history and nursing programs will host a trip to the National Museum of Civil War Medicine in Frederick, Maryland, on Saturday, April 12. Participants will tour the museum as well as historic field hospital landmarks with an expert guide. There will be free time for exploring, dining and shopping along Frederick's river walk.
Brian Onishi, associate professor of philosophy at Penn State Altoona, has published a new book. “The Call of the Eco-Weird in Fiction, Film, and Games” is the first volume to identify the eco-weird as an umbrella term for the intersection of environmental thought and weird fiction.
Penn State Altoona women’s basketball forward Avana Sayles, of Venetia, and guard/forward Jaidyn McCracken, of Bellwood, were both voted to the All-Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference team, as the league office announced its postseason awards in the sport on Tuesday, March 4.
Penn State Altoona men’s basketball forward Dwayne Jones, of Philadelphia, and guard Kal-El Gentles, of Austin, Texas, each received a pair of postseason awards from the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference, as the league office released its All-Conference team on Tuesday, March 4.
As one of its strategies to improve student success, retention and persistence to timely graduation, Penn State Altoona today announced its participation in a new grant-funded, peer mentorship project from the Association of Public and Land Universities. This novel program will support six public universities in piloting, refining and establishing peer mentorship models that address barriers to student success.
Opposite hitter Caleb Fries was tabbed as the AMCC’s Offensive Player of the Week, while middle blocker Landen Fisher was named the league’s Defensive Player of the Week.
First- and second-year students interested in transferring to another Penn State campus should plan to attend Link UP on Saturday, March 22, at University Park.
Kelly Munly, associate professor of human development and family studies at Penn State Altoona, and Robin Yaure, professor of human development and family studies at Penn State Mont Alto, co-chaired and facilitated a two-day "Theory Construction and Research Methods" preconference workshop at the November 2024 National Conference on Family Relations in Bellevue, Washington.
