Criminal justice major Rachel Kosaka took home top prize in the undergraduate student poster competition at the Pennsylvania Sociological Society’s annual meeting held Nov. 4-5.
Tim Dolney, associate professor of geography and GI science at Penn State Altoona, received the 2022 Pennsylvania Geographical Society Distinguished Service Award.
Ten Penn State Altoona criminal justice students participated in a mock sentencing exercise at the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania in Johnstown on Tuesday, Nov. 1.
Penn State students, faculty and staff with older versions of the id+ card are being asked to submit new photos ahead of re-carding events that will be held University-wide during the spring 2023 semester. There are multiple ways to submit a photo, and photos will be accepted from Nov. 7 through Nov. 23.
The Penn State Altoona men’s basketball team was voted first in the 2022 Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference Preseason Coaches’ Poll, and guard/forward Andruw Harman of Chesapeake, Virginia, was selected the conference’s Preseason Player of the Year.
Penn State Altoona will host a watch party for “Jabari Dreams of Freedom” on Wednesday, Nov. 16, at 6 p.m. in the Wolf Kuhn Theatre of the Misciagna Family Center for Performing Arts. This virtual screening is suitable for grades 3 through 12.
Recent Penn State first-gen students said that finding their way and pushing to get across the finish line instilled them with a sense of pride and accomplishment. Here are what three Penn State alumni had to say about their experiences as first-generation college graduates.