Applications are now being accepted for Penn State Altoona's "Craft It, Pitch It, Win It" competition offered by the Altoona LaunchBox supported by the Hite family. Applications are due by March 17.
The annual African American Read-in at Penn State Altoona will take place on Monday, Feb. 24. This year’s theme is Young Readers. Events include the “Monday Marathon,” a keynote presentation by Shanetia P. Clark, and a community program at the Railroad City Cultural Center in downtown Altoona.
A collaboration between Penn State and Shell USA Inc. is supporting efforts across the University’s mission of research, education and community impact. An initial commitment from Shell of more than $1 million is funding initiatives focused on energy transition, decarbonization, polymer recycling and biodiversity.
Penn State Altoona will hold the annual Altoona Benefiting THON Silent Auction on Thursday, Feb. 13, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the Slep Student Center. All proceeds go to Altoona Benefiting THON.
C. David Kimmel will present about the early years of Penn State Altoona, using archival photos and his first-hand account as a student and the first director of development from the 1950s to the 1970s.
Two award-winning poems by Patricia Jabbeh Wesley, professor of English at Penn State Altoona, were selected among the editor’s picks by Kwame Dawes, Managing Editor of Prairie Schooner. Her poetry was also recently featured in Mistake House Magazine's "Soap Bubble Set" and Brittle Paper Magazine.
Jumper posted a 2-2 head-to-head record while finishing in fifth place in the 207 weight class during Sunday’s PA Women’s Collegiate State Championships at East Stroudsburg University.
Penn State Altoona student-athlete Hunter McMullen, of Colver, was announced as the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference’s Men’s Swimmer of the Week on Monday, Jan. 27. McMullen helped to lead the Lions to a 3-0 week that consisted of wins over nonconference opponents Lebanon Valley College, Juniata College and Elizabethtown College.
Selected to the Penn State Altoona Athletics Hall of Fame were Frank "Junie" Moore (men's basketball, 1947–1949), Reese Piper (men's basketball, 1971–1972), the 2000–2001 and 2001–2002 women's basketball teams, Tony Petulla (baseball, 2005–2008), Jimmy Baum (baseball, 2009–2012) and Cord Heine (baseball, 2009–2012). Moore enters the Hall of Fame as a Distinguished Achievement Inductee. The induction ceremony is scheduled for Saturday, May 3, in the Adler Athletic Complex.
