Penn State Altoona setter Mason Grover, of Penfield, New York, was announced as the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference’s Offensive Player of the Week in men’s volleyball on Feb. 10.
Patricia Jabbeh Wesley, professor of English at Penn State Altoona, will read from her works and offer a poetry workshop for the Friends of the Roethke Foundation’s 2025 Poets Laureate Series.
"How Else Can I Tell You," a body of work by Sophie Brenneman, will be on display from Feb. 13 through April 3 in the Sheetz Gallery of the Misciagna Family Center for Performing Arts. The exhibition is free and open to the public.
Penn State Altoona will exhibit “Every Day Prey” by Taylor Pate from Feb. 13 through April 3 in the McLanahan Gallery of the Misciagna Family Center for Performing Arts. The exhibition is free and open to the public.
A pair of Penn State Altoona student-athletes swept the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference’s weekly men’s volleyball awards on Feb. 3 as outside hitter Jack McKenna, of Manahawkin, New Jersey, was named the conference’s Offensive Player of the Week and libero Adam Chan, of Framingham, Massachusetts, was chosen as its Defensive Player of the Week.
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.
