The 2019-20 Penn State Laureate visited Penn State Altoona on Jan. 21 as part of his tour across Pennsylvania, offering performances, workshops, and discussions.
The annual African American Read-in at Penn State Altoona will take place Feb. 16–17. This year’s theme is "Black Theatre through a Black Lens," celebrating the African American dramatic literary tradition.
Penn State Altoona Athletics and the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee are participating in the "SAAC for Socks" campaign to collect winter clothing items for those in need.
Penn State Go, the official all-in-one mobile app, is available to download in the Google Play Store and Apple App Store. Penn State Go delivers single sign-on access to features including Canvas, Penn State email, shuttle bus tracking, campus maps, grades, class schedules, tuition bills via LionPATH, LionCash+, library services, Starfish academic advising, and more.
Penn State Altoona's Division of Undergraduate Studies office is the first at the college to achieve level three status as part of Penn State's Green Paws Program.
Erin Murphy's “Human Resources,” a collection of documentary and erasure poems about labor and employment issues, will be published by Salmon Poetry of Ireland in 2021, the 40th anniversary of the press.
Nick Mohammed's new book is titled "Global Radio: From Shortwave to Streaming." His article on flat Earth YouTube videos was recently featured in the "Journal of Social Media in Society."
William Doan, the 2019-20 Penn State laureate, will offer a presentation on "The Anxiety Project" at noon Tuesday, Jan. 21, in the Edith Davis Eve Chapel on campus.
Dr. Jeanine Staples' lecture, titled “And Justice For All: Advancing Social Justice Through Emotional Justice,” will be broadcast Monday, Jan. 27 at 7 p.m. in room 142 of the Hawthorn Building.