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Join the Altoona LaunchBox supported by the Hite family for the “Saving for Retirement Under 30” webinar on Tuesday, March 14, from 12:05 to 12:30 p.m. via Zoom.

Audience members listen in at the Hard Freight Cafe event

Hard Freight Cafe

Hard Freight Café, an open mic event, will be held at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, March 28, in the Titelman Study of the Misciagna Family Center for Performing Arts at Penn State Altoona.

Madison Peters

Madison Peters

Penn State Altoona softball’s right-handed pitcher Madison Peters of Bellefonte was chosen as the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference’s Pitcher of the Week on Monday, March 6.

Madison Peters

Madison Peters

Penn State Altoona softball’s right-handed pitcher Madison Peters of Bellefonte was chosen as the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference’s Pitcher of the Week on Monday, March 6.

The 12th class of Sheetz Fellows pose for a photo with Steve and Nancy Sheetz and faculty member Donna Bon

2023 Sheetz Fellows Induction

The 12th class of Sheetz Fellows was inducted during a formal ceremony on Saturday, Feb. 25. Inductees posed for a photo with benefactors Steve and Nancy Sheetz and program director Donna Bon. Front row, left to right: Kassidy Duclos, Katie Cook, Kiera Berkheimer, Hailey Alwine, Kyra Pittman, Emily Smith, Lainie Heuston, Maggie Erickson. Back row, left to right: Jackson Boyer, Geoffrey Biddle, Case Donaldson, Blaise Pierce, Donna Bon, Steve Sheetz, Jadie Pensyl, Kenneth Nguyen, Dominic Corrado, Michael Jackson and Chris Jarosz.
 

The 12th class of Sheetz Fellows pose for a photo with Steve and Nancy Sheetz and faculty member Donna Bon

Penn State Altoona inducts new class of Sheetz Fellows

A competitive academic program, the Sheetz Fellows program offers unique opportunities that ignite and inspire the entrepreneurial mindset of students at Penn State Altoona by fostering critical thinking, ingenuity, leadership, and problem-solving skills.
The 12th class of Sheetz Fellows pose for a photo with Steve and Nancy Sheetz and faculty member Donna Bon

2023 Sheetz Fellows Induction

The 12th class of Sheetz Fellows was inducted during a formal ceremony on Saturday, Feb. 25. Inductees posed for a photo with benefactors Steve and Nancy Sheetz and program director Donna Bon. Front row, left to right: Kassidy Duclos, Katie Cook, Kiera Berkheimer, Hailey Alwine, Kyra Pittman, Emily Smith, Lainie Heuston, Maggie Erickson. Back row, left to right: Jackson Boyer, Geoffrey Biddle, Case Donaldson, Blaise Pierce, Donna Bon, Steve Sheetz, Jadie Pensyl, Kenneth Nguyen, Dominic Corrado, Michael Jackson and Chris Jarosz.