Penn State Altoona alumnus Jesse Knowlden spent a year working with the Ohio Innocence Project at the University of Cincinnati College of Law. During that time, he was part of a team that helped free a man who had spent 15 years in prison for a crime he didn't commit.
Nature writer and humorist Mike Branch will read from his most recent book "How To Cuss in Western (And Other Missives from the High Desert)" at noon on Thursday, September 13, 2018, at Penn State Altoona's Edith Davis Eve Chapel.
Shear will present “Confronting difficult histories: Blurring researcher-teacher-student identities to engage in transformational dialogues” as part of the Spotlight on Teaching and Research (STAR) Series.
Through a unique division within Penn State University Police, students support police officers with various security and traffic control efforts while gaining important experience that prepares them for their career goals. Student auxiliary officers are employed by University Police at Penn State University Park and Altoona campuses.
Brian Black was an invited speaker at the 2018 Petrocultures Conference at the University of Glasgow in Scotland. The conference is an international gathering of scholars from a variety of fields who study the intersection of energy and culture.
The two English faculty members will read from their new books of poetry on Thursday, September 6, 2018, at 4:30 p.m. in rooms 101-103 of the Misciagna Family Center for Performing Arts.
