Penn State Laureate Michele Dunleavy, professor of dance at the University Park campus, will visit Penn State Altoona, Beaver, Shenango and Behrend the week of Sept. 16 for class visits, performances and workshops. It will be the first leg of her tour across the commonwealth during the 2024–25 academic year.
Penn State Altoona student-athlete Nicky Riscica, of Newtown, was announced as the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference’s Men’s Golfer of the Week on Sept. 9.
Taking place from Sept. 7-11, 2025, the tour will be led by Jared Frederick, assistant teaching professor of history at Penn State Altoona. The immersive journey will take attendees through iconic sites of the American Civil War, including Harpers Ferry National Historical Park in West Virginia; Antietam National Battlefield in Maryland; and several sections of the Gettysburg National Military Park in Pennsylvania.
Penn State Altoona’s Spotlight on Teaching and Research (STAR) lecture series continues with a presentation by Professor of Biology Ed Levri and students Nicole Flanders and Gavin Suter.
Penn State Altoona student-athlete Lexi Colaianni, of Pittsburgh, was named the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference’s Player of the Week in women’s tennis on Tuesday, Sept. 3.
Patricia Jabbeh Wesley, professor of English at Penn State Altoona, has been invited as a featured poet at the 2024 Furious Flower Poetry Conference, to be held at James Madison University from Sept. 18 to 21.
The Penn State Alumni Association (PSAA) has announced a $20,000 matching commitment that will grow the scholarship endowment recently established in honor of 2024 Renaissance Fund honorees Roger Williams, retired PSAA executive director, and his wife, Karen Magnuson, retired assistant director of University marketing. In recognition of the Renaissance Fund’s 55th anniversary, the PSAA will match gifts of $550 or more to any named Renaissance Fund with an equal contribution to the Roger L. Williams and Karen L. Magnuson Renaissance Fund.
“Color Intaglio: Fauna, Flora, Figures,” a body of work by Ivyside Juried Art Exhibition winner Yuji Hiratsuka, will be on display from Sept. 12 through Oct. 25 in the Sheetz Gallery of the Misciagna Family Center for Performing Arts at Penn State Altoona.
Join members of The Penguin Project from Altoona Community Theatre as they perform excerpts from their favorite musical theatre songs. After the performance, Michele Dunleavy, Penn State professor of dance and the 2024 Penn State Laureate, will teach all in attendance some basic choreography.
Day of Dance brings students together in a collaborative environment where they can learn from one another and meet their peers from different studios and communities around the region.
