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.”
As part of our regular “We Are!” feature, we recognize 15 Penn Staters who have gone above and beyond what’s asked of them in their work at the University.
The funding will establish the Rail Center for Research Enhancing Short-line Transportation (Rail CREST), an initiative aimed at developing and deploying affordable technologies to improve the safety, efficiency, reliability and sustainability of short line and regional railroads. Two Penn State Altoona faculty members will lead the national project.
A total of five Penn State Altoona soccer student-athletes were recognized by the College Sports Communicators for their academics, when the CSC announced its 2024 NCAA Division III Academic All-District teams on Tuesday, Nov. 19.
Penn State Altoona’s Ivyside Pride choral group will offer its fall performance, “Joy,” at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday and Friday, Dec. 5 and 6 in the Wolf Kuhn Theatre of the Misciagna Family Center for Performing Arts. The concert features classical, gospel, folk and contemporary selections, as well as African American spirituals.
