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A group of young people dance on a stage. One girl is in focus with her hands waving in the air

Let's Dance Movement Workshop

Penn State Altoona will host the Let’s Dance Movement Workshop at 5:30 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 16, in room 148 of the Misciagna Family Center for the Performing Arts. This event is free and open to the public.

A group of young people dance on a stage. One girl is in focus with her hands waving in the air

Let's Dance Movement Workshop

Penn State Altoona will host the Let’s Dance Movement Workshop at 5:30 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 16, in room 148 of the Misciagna Family Center for the Performing Arts. This event is free and open to the public.

Artwork by Zoraye Cyrus depicting gray braided hair

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“Familiar Strands,” a body of work by Ivyside Juried Art Exhibition winner Zoraye Cyrus, will be on display from Sept. 12 through Oct. 24 in the McLanahan Gallery of the Misciagna Family Center for Performing Arts. The exhibition is free and open to the public.

A police officer speaks with three women who are reading from a pamphlet at a table with promotional items in a hallway.

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Penn State Altoona Police Officer Amanda Brant speaks with Penn State Altoona nursing students as part of the “In Her Shoes©” Intimate Partner Violence simulation.

Artwork by Zoraye Cyrus depicting gray braided hair

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“Familiar Strands,” a body of work by Ivyside Juried Art Exhibition winner Zoraye Cyrus, will be on display from Sept. 12 through Oct. 24 in the McLanahan Gallery of the Misciagna Family Center for Performing Arts. The exhibition is free and open to the public.

People gather at various tables in a large lecture hall, engaging with exhibitors beneath a large blank screen.

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Second degree nursing students in the Ross and Carol Nese College of Nursing at Penn State Altoona interact with nursing faculty and staff from Penn State Altoona and University Park as well as staff members from Penn State Altoona's Health and Wellness Center, Office of Student Accountability and Conflict Response, and University Police as part of the “In Her Shoes©” Intimate Partner Violence simulation.

A police officer speaks with three women who are reading from a pamphlet at a table with promotional items in a hallway.

in-her-shoes-1.jpg

Penn State Altoona Police Officer Amanda Brant speaks with Penn State Altoona nursing students as part of the “In Her Shoes” Intimate Partner Violence simulation.

Students from Bio Club and Tribeta volunteering at Office Madness to raise money for The Giorgio Foundation.

Office Madness

Students from Bio Club and Tribeta volunteering at Office Madness to raise money for The Giorgio Foundation.

The fin of a shark skimming through the water

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Penn State Altoona will host a screening of the iconic movie “Jaws” at 8 p.m. Friday, Sept. 13, in the Misciagna Family Center parking lot.