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Inside the classroom, Penn State Altoona Professor Sam Findley teaches about ancient studies. Outside, he lives them through the practice of falconry.

Events include film screenings, invited speakers, Black History Month trivia, and the annual African American Read-in.

Penn State Altoona Athletics welcomes nominations of individuals and teams for the inaugural class of the Penn State Altoona Intercollegiate Athletics Hall of Fame.

Sophomore Jack Kusters was selected as the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference’s Player of the Week in men’s basketball.

On Feb. 3, all students, faculty and staff members at every Penn State campus location will receive an email to take the Penn State Community Survey to share their attitudes and experiences of community, diversity and inclusion at Penn State. Every 100 survey takers will have a chance to win an Amazon or Starbucks gift card.

The Penn State Altoona men’s and women’s swimming teams were recognized for their academic success during the fall 2019 semester by the College Swimming and Diving Coaches Association of America.

Penn State Altoona Director of Athletics Brent Baird has announced the formation of the Penn State Altoona Athletics Advisory Council.

Richard Stoller will be on hand Feb. 13 to provide information about the Schreyer Honors College and how current Penn State Altoona students can apply.

Boots to Business: Reboot will be held on Thursday, March 19. Doug Hershey, Founder of ThoughtiQ, LLC, will present business workshops on Feb. 25 and Apr. 2.

Patricia Jabbeh Wesley, professor of English at Penn State Altoona, served as guest editor of “One World, One People: The 2019 DoveTales Anthology,” which was published in December 2019. She had previously served as guest editor of the online version for “DoveTales.”