The NCAA announced its 64-team Division III Women’s Volleyball Championship Tournament field on Nov.18, officially selecting the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference champion Penn State Altoona women’s volleyball team to its postseason.
Penn State Altoona forward Dwayne Jones, of Philadelphia, was chosen as the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference’s Player of the Week in men’s basketball on Nov. 18.
Tri-Alpha recognizes the academic achievements of first-generation college students who must have 30 credits and a 3.2 GPA. Inductees will receive a pin and certificate.
The 22 nursing majors included members of the Altoona chapter of Student Nurses Association of Pennsylvania and students enrolled in the Community and Family nursing course. They conducted blood pressure screenings and provided interactive game for attendees to test their knowledge of CPR, AED use and other life-saving measures.
Yaw Agawu-Kakraba, professor of Spanish and African studies at Penn State Altoona, gave a lecture on and readings from his award-winning novel, “The Restless Crucible,” at the Pagya Literary Festival in Accra, Ghana, on Oct. 19.
Todd Davis, professor of English and environmental studies; Carolyn G. Mahan, professor of biology and environmental studies; and author Noah Davis are the editors of “A Literary Field Guide to Northern Appalachia,” published by the University of Georgia Press.
Penn State Altoona goalkeeper Sasha Mohoruk, of State College, and defender Owen Myers, of Spring Grove, were both voted to the All-Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference team in men’s soccer, the league office announced on Tuesday, Nov. 12.
Penn State Altoona student-athlete Eugene Heyman, of Boiling Springs, was selected as the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference’s Men’s Swimmer of the Week on Monday, Nov. 11, when the league office announced its weekly awards. Heyman had two individual first-place finishes and also was part of a relay first place in the Lions’ sweep of conference opponents Alfred State College and Pitt-Bradford.
World Kindness Day is Wednesday, Nov. 13, but at Penn State Altoona, we are celebrating all week. Events include a friendship-themed Taco Tuesday, sweet treats, and displays of affirmations on Kindness Trees throughout campus.
Penn State's Sustainable Labs Program, now in its third year, is enhancing sustainability in research labs across the University. The program has expanded to multiple campuses with more than 70 labs and 600 researchers as part of current or past cohorts.
