A pair of Penn State Altoona student-athletes swept the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference’s weekly men’s volleyball awards on Feb. 3 as outside hitter Jack McKenna, of Manahawkin, New Jersey, was named the conference’s Offensive Player of the Week and libero Adam Chan, of Framingham, Massachusetts, was chosen as its Defensive Player of the Week.
Applications are now being accepted for Penn State Altoona's "Craft It, Pitch It, Win It" competition offered by the Altoona LaunchBox supported by the Hite family. Applications are due by March 17.
The annual African American Read-in at Penn State Altoona will take place on Monday, Feb. 24. This year’s theme is Young Readers. Events include the “Monday Marathon,” a keynote presentation by Shanetia P. Clark, and a community program at the Railroad City Cultural Center in downtown Altoona.
A collaboration between Penn State and Shell USA Inc. is supporting efforts across the University’s mission of research, education and community impact. An initial commitment from Shell of more than $1 million is funding initiatives focused on energy transition, decarbonization, polymer recycling and biodiversity.
State Altoona will hold the annual Altoona Benefiting THON Silent Auction on Thursday, Feb. 13, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the Slep Student Center. All proceeds go to Altoona Benefiting THON.
Penn State Altoona's Eiche Library will present "Pictures and a Thousand Words" from noon to 1:15 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 4, in room 202 of the Eiche Library.
C. David Kimmel will present about the early years of Penn State Altoona, using archival photos and his first-hand account as a student and the first director of Development from the 1950s to the 1970s.
