Penn State Altoona women’s volleyball libero Anna Batrus, of Altoona, was announced as the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference’s Defensive Player of the Week on Tuesday, Sept. 5.
Penn State Altoona student-athlete Jack DiTrani, of Hinsdale, Illinois, was selected as the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference’s Golfer of the Week on Tuesday, Sept. 5.
Activist, sociologist and writer George Lakey will speak at Penn State Altoona at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 19, in the Slep Student Center. The visit is part of Lakey’s international promotion tour for his new memoir, “Dancing with History: A Life for Peace and Justice.”
The Blair County Suicide Prevention Task Force will share "Talk Saves Lives,” a program developed to teach attendees how to have conversations with peers about suicide and learn the warning signs.
With COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations on the rise in Pennsylvania and across the nation, Penn State is urging its community to continue to take health precautions and follow guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to keep themselves and others healthy.
Jerry Zolten, professor of communication arts and sciences at Penn State Altoona, contributed to and appears in the documentary series "Gospel," which dives into the complex history of Gospel music and preaching.
Students, faculty and staff are encouraged to stop by the Slep Student Center for information about bystander intervention strategies and to receive some self-defense training.
Todd Davis's poem, "The Kingdom of God Is Like This," was featured on an episode of “Poetry Moment,” a weekly show on WPSU, Penn State's NPR affiliate. Davis is a professor of English and environmental studies at Penn State Altoona.