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A series of webinars will bring alumni together to learn cooking skills and raise awareness of students experiencing food insecurity.

The annual African American Read-in will take place virtually Feb. 21-22. This year’s theme is "Black Literature Matters," with a special focus on poetry.

As part of the program, trained students will serve as peer advocates to offer a supportive listening environment with drop-in hours.

Penn State's Cooking Classic, held virtually this year, will bring alumni together to learn cooking and related life skills by tapping into the talents across the community.

Penn State will impose revised eligibility requirements for students who wish to participate in fraternity and sorority recruitment beginning spring 2021. The new revisions provide clarity to previous requirements and specify that the only conduct sanction that will disqualify students from participation in recruitment is Conduct Probation with a Transcript Notation when it is still active at the time of recruitment.

It’s time for current students to think about housing for next year! Eligible Penn State students can request housing and receive an invitation to LiveOn with us next year. Returning students have a variety of on-campus housing options to consider, from traditional residence hall rooms to suites and apartments. Log in to eLiving.psu.edu to request housing today.

Penn State has decided to delay the start of in-person classes and transition to a fully remote learning environment for the beginning of the spring 2021 semester at all campus locations. This decision was made following extensive analysis and scenario planning given worsening virus conditions nationally and across the state indicating predictions of rising hospitalization rates in the coming weeks.

Penn State Altoona has announced the fall 2020 commencement student marshals. Student marshals are chosen to represent their academic division based on outstanding academic achievement.

Penn State Altoona held its fall 2020 Student Showcase, supported by the Division of Business, Engineering, and Information Sciences and Technology, virtually on Friday, Dec. 11.

Penn State Altoona Professor Patricia Jabbeh Wesley's latest poetry collection was named one of 32 impressive indie press books from 2020 by the "Independent Book Review."