The Penn State Emeritus Academy will host its fourth lecture, "The Secret History of Walden Pond," this week on Thursday, Dec. 5, at 2:30 p.m. in Foster Auditorium at Pattee-Paterno Library, University Park, as well as on Zoom.
The issue showcases undergraduate poetry, short fiction, creative nonfiction, and visual art. The issue also features a special section titled “Dear Future Self” in which students, faculty and staff reflect on the 2024 presidential election and their hopes for the future.
This eight-day excursion offers students the experience of service-learning by visiting the El Yunque National Forest in Puerto Rico. Students will participate in conservation projects and a disaster relief and resiliency project in the local community.
As part of our regular “We Are!” feature, we recognize 16 Penn Staters who have gone above and beyond what’s asked of them in their work at the University.
Patricia Jabbeh Wesley, professor of English at Penn State Altoona, has been invited to serve as the guest writer to open Carlow University’s 2025 Master of Fine Arts Dual Residency Program in Creative Writing.
Penn State Altoona forward Avana Sayles, of Venetia, was named the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference’s Player of the Week in women’s basketball on Dec. 2.
Penn State Altoona faculty members Brian Onishi and Jeff Stoyanoff released a new episode of their podcast, "Horror Joy," titled "Vampires: Dracula, Salem's Lot, and Midnight Mass." Stoyanoff and Onishi are joined by special guest Christ McAuley of StokerVerse.
Penn State Altoona's University Jazz Band will perform at 2:30 p.m. on Saturday, Dec.14, in the Wolf Kuhn Theatre of the Misciagna Family Center for Performing Arts. Musical selections in a variety of contemporary big band styles will be performed.
Todd Davis, professor of English and environmental studies at Penn State Altoona, had his poem, "Freeze and Thaw," nominated for a Pushcart Prize by the literary journal Chautauqua. His latest book, “Ditch Memory: New & Selected Poems,” and his poem, "Goat Dream," were featured by Verse Daily.
"The Summerset Review," a national literary journal edited by Erin Murphy, professor of English at Penn State Altoona, has been named on a top 10 list of journals that publish “Good, Lasting, Approachable Poetry.”
