The student ensemble is directed by Josh Hillard, a part-time music instructor at Penn State Altoona. Musical selections in a variety of contemporary big-band styles will be performed.
Students in the Ross and Carol Nese College of Nursing at Penn State Altoona are using virtual reality (VR) to learn about workplace violence and ways to de-escalate it. VR simulations expose students to real-life scenarios in a safe learning environment and help them develop foundational knowledge and skills associated with workplace violence.
The Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference released its 2024-25 Academic All-Conference team on April 10, including 120 Penn State Altoona student-athletes.
Penn State Altoona’s Ivyside Pride choral group will offer its spring performance, “All Things Under Heaven,” at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday and Friday, April 24 and 25, in the Wolf Kuhn Theatre of the Misciagna Family Center for Performing Arts.
Brian Onishi, associate professor of philosophy at Penn State, and Jeff Stoyanoff, assistant professor of English and of women's, gender and sexuality studies at Penn State, released a new episode of their podcast, "Horror Joy" titled “Cult Horror: ‘Hereditary’ and ‘Midsommar.’”
The Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference continued its celebration of NCAA Division III Week on Wednesday morning by announcing its Team Peak Performer awards for the 2024-25 season.
Penn State Altoona student-athlete Casey Hess, of Annville, was chosen as the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference’s Player of the Week in men’s tennis, as the league office released its weekly awards on April 7.
Five Penn State Altoona winter sport student-athletes were voted to the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference’s Winter All-Sportsmanship Team by their peers, as the league office announced the recognition on April 8.
Penn State Altoona opposite hitter Caleb Fries, of Altoona, picked up his third Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference Offensive Player of the Week award on April 7 when the league office announced its weekly men’s volleyball awards.
Penn State Altoona student-athletes Corey Chamberlain and Jake Hillard earned weekly awards from the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference on April 7 when the league office announced that Chamberlain was its Pitcher of the Week and Hillard was its Player of the Week.