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Penn State Altoona women's volleyball team in action

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Penn State Altoona women’s volleyball’s outside hitter Lydia Mock was voted the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference’s Preseason Player of the Year and her team was predicted to finish in third place in the conference this season.

Elizabeth Gatchell in the Penn State Altoona nursing simulation lab

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Elizabeth Gatchell, assistant teaching professor of nursing at Penn State Altoona, has been appointed the simulation lab coordinator for Penn State Altoona’s Nursing program.

Penn State Altoona students recruit new members to student organizations at the annual involvement fair

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Penn State Altoona will host an Involvement and Majors Fair from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. on Tuesday, August 30, outside the Slep Student Center.

Penn State Altoona students recruit new members to student organizations at the annual involvement fair

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Penn State Altoona will host an Involvement and Majors Fair from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 1, outside the Slep Student Center.

Business people joining hands

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The Altoona LaunchBox supported by the Hite family will present “Creating Company Culture” from 12:05 to 12:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 13, via Zoom.

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returning books to the library via remoteLocker

Items checked out from the University Libraries also can be returned using the remoteLocker. By following touchscreen directions including ID card swipe, a user can drop an item for return into a secure bin slot. The slot unlocks automatically, confirmed when a white light bar below it is lit. Once the item lands in the bin, it is considered returned. Library employees check the bin regularly so returned items can be made available again for borrowing.

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Interacting with the remoteLocker

Penn State students and employees may request items for delivery to the remoteLocker and can retrieve them — or select browsable leisure reading titles viewable through windowed lockers — by swiping their Penn State ID card, following instructions on the touchscreen and retrieving each item from a locker door that opens automatically. Retrieved items are then checked out to the user and a printed receipt is available to be retrieved in the black slot below the touchscreen.