The Penn State Alumni Association recognized former Penn State Altoona student Joe Keller with the lifelong title of Alumni Fellow, the highest award given by the Alumni Association.
The Penn State Altoona Heritage Committee will receive the Blair County Historical Society's President's Award for its efforts in preserving campus history.
Penn State Altoona’s Ivyside Dance Ensemble will perform at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 10-11 in the Misciagna Family Center for Performing Arts. Tickets are $5 for Penn State Altoona students and $7 for general admission. Children under 12 are free,
Penn State Altoona will host playwright Allyson Currin at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 28 in the Wolf Kuhn Theatre of the Misciagna Family Center for Performing Arts. Following a performance of her play "Love and Whiskey," Currin will offer a question and answer session about her play.
The Penn State men’s basketball program will bring the Blue-White Hoops Showcase back to Altoona on Oct. 15. The scrimmage begins at noon, followed by a clinic for kids 12 and under, at the Altoona Area High School Fieldhouse.
Steve Sherrill's latest book, "The Minotaur Takes His Own Sweet Time," was recently reviewed in The New York Times. The book is a sequel to Sherrill's first novel, "The Minotaur Takes a Cigarette Break." Sherrill, associate professor of English and integrative arts at Penn State Altoona.
