Brian Black, distinguished professor of environmental studies and history at Penn State Altoona, was recently the opening keynote speaker for the World History Association’s international meeting held June 22-24 in Pittsburgh.
Adam Plucinski, assistant teaching professor of engineering at Penn State Altoona, and Lolita Paff, associate professor of business economics at Penn State Berks, are the 2022-23 recipients of the Jack P. Royer Active and Collaborative Learning Award from the Office of the Vice President for Commonwealth Campuses. The award recognizes Commonwealth Campus faculty and staff who demonstrate innovative teaching practices to enhance student learning and who facilitate student engagement in learning to advance conceptual and applied understanding and competencies.
Penn State Altoona student Jazzmine McCauley was presented with the “Gerhard O. W. Mueller and Freda Adler Undergraduate Student Scholarship” at the annual meeting for the Northeastern Association of Criminal Justice Sciences (NEACJS) held in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, earlier this month.
