Penn State Altoona is the link between a Blair County Planning Commission and University Park service-learning project at Chimney Rocks Park in Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania.
Blogging for a first year honors course, students are exploring how Mohsin Hamid's "Exit West," the 2018-2019 Common Read book that uses loaded and sometimes divisive names in striking and sometimes unexpected ways.
Edit Toth, part-time lecturer in art history, has published the book "Design and Visual Culture from the Bauhaus to Contemporary Art: Optical Deconstructions."
LiveWire, Penn State Altoona's online media magazine, is accepting art, photography, video, news essays, articles, and animation submissions from students and staff. Submission deadlines for fall 2018 are September 27 and November 2.
Jerry Zolten recently spoke to students at Dixie State University and took part in a question and answer forum in conjunction with a screening of his film "How They Got Over: Gospel Quartets and the Road to Rock 'n' Roll," at the DocUtah International Film Festival.
Members of the Penn State and the local community are invited to “Gerrymandering 101: A Guide to Redistricting - Does Your Vote Really Matter?” on Monday, October 1, 2018, at 5:30 p.m. in room 141 of the Hawthorn Building.
September is Suicide Prevention Month. Penn State Altoona Alumna Ashley Schreyer is using her own grief to spread awareness and education about suicide and end the stigma surrounding mental illness.