Penn State Altoona’s Office of Residence Life will host a series of study breaks from Dec. 12 through 14. Students are invited to de-stress by playing Nintendo Switch and board games, painting, coloring, creating DIY décor, folding origami, and more.
Hugs for Hounds will take place on Thursday, Dec. 8, in the Pond View Lounge of the Slep Student Center. Several therapy dogs will be waiting to comfort and snuggle students, faculty, and staff.
Penn State Altoona had four women’s volleyball student-athletes named to the College Sports Communicators (CSC) organization Division III Academic All-District team.
On Tuesday, Nov. 29, Penn State Altoona will participate in #GivingTuesday, an international day of philanthropy, by advancing the college’s Future Fund.
Penn State Altoona women’s basketball’s forward Avana Sayles of Venetia, Pa., was named the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference’s Player of the Week on Monday, Nov. 21.
Todd Davis, professor of English and environmental studies at Penn State Altoona, was interviewed recently by the journal “32 Poems” about his new book “Coffin Honey.”
Bryan Schlake, assistant teaching professor of rail transportation engineering at Penn State Altoona,, and Gary Babcoke, a 2022 RTE graduate and current project engineer for the Northern Indiana Commuter Transportation District, are featured on a recent episode of the American Railway Engineering and Maintenance-of-Way Association podcast “Platform Chats.”
Penn State Altoona’s Ivyside Pride choral group will offer its fall performance, “Beautiful World,” at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 2, and 2 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 3, in the Wolf Kuhn Theatre of the Misciagna Family Center for Performing Arts.