The event showcases individuals or groups involved in significant academic field trips or scholarly projects, study abroad/study away, research and creative activities, internships or clinical work, community-based studies, or related work through student clubs.
While the benefits of an education abroad are vast, many students face financial barriers to participating in these transformative programs. By supporting Penn State Altoona's Study Away programs, you can help make these opportunities more accessible.
For the fourth year in a row, the Penn State Altoona men’s golf team is the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference champion.The Lions shot 300 in the Tuesday, Oct. 15, round of the conference championship tournament at Butler Country Club, finishing with a two-day total of 612 to come in first place out of eight teams by a 27-shot margin.
Seven students from the Integrated Social Sciences Research Lab at Penn State Altoona recently worked with faculty from the Douglas W. Pollock Center at Penn State Harrisburg and representatives from the Pennsylvania State Police, Penn State Health and the Pennsylvania Psychiatric Institute to provide a free crisis management training workshop to first responders and community members in the Dauphin County region.
Penn State University Libraries will observe Veterans Day with a talk by a local World War II veteran and the Penn State faculty member who co-authored his memoir. Jared Frederick, assistant teaching professor of history at Penn State Altoona, and John Homan, co-authors of “Into the Cold Blue: My World War II Journeys with the Mighty Eighth Air Force,” will speak about Homan’s experiences in the war at 7 p.m. Nov. 11 in Foster Auditorium on the first floor of Paterno Library. A virtual attendance option is also available.
Brian Onishi, associate professor of philosophy, and Jeff Stoyanoff, assistant professor of English and women's, gender and sexuality studies, released a new episode of their "Horror Joy" podcast, titled "The Babadook: Queerness in the Basement with S. Trimble."
Penn State Altoona English faculty members Todd Davis and Erin Murphy will read from their work at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 29, in the Titelman Study of the Misciagna Family Center for Performing Arts. The reading will kick off the fall Hard Freight Café open mic event.
Hard Freight Café, an open mic event, will be held at 7 p.m., on Tuesday, Oct. 29, in the Titelman Study of the Misciagna Family Center for Performing Arts. Attendees are invited to read or perform their own work or music or share a favorite piece of poetry or prose.
