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Golfer Nicky Riscica in mid-swing.

Nicky Riscica

Penn State Altoona student-athlete Nicky Riscica, of Newtown, was announced as the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference’s Men’s Golfer of the Week on Monday, Sept. 9.

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Penn State Laureate to begin Commonwealth Campus visits week of Sept. 16

Penn State Laureate Michele Dunleavy, professor of dance at the University Park campus, will visit Penn State Altoona, Beaver, Shenango and Behrend the week of Sept. 16 for class visits, performances and workshops. It will be the first leg of her tour across the commonwealth during the 2024–25 academic year.
Golfer Nicky Riscica in mid-swing.

Nicky Riscica

Penn State Altoona student-athlete Nicky Riscica, of Newtown, was announced as the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference’s Men’s Golfer of the Week on Monday, Sept. 9.

A Civil War era cannon sitting in the middle of a field at Gettysburg

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Travel back in time to the 1800s with the Penn State Alumni Association’s Civil War Battlefields Tour. Taking place from Sept. 7-11, 2025, the tour will be led by Jared Frederick, assistant teaching professor of history at Penn State Altoona.

A Civil War era cannon sitting in the middle of a field at Gettysburg

gettysburg-cannon.jpg

Travel back in time to the 1800s with the Penn State Alumni Association’s Civil War Battlefields Tour. Taking place from Sept. 7-11, 2025, the tour will be led by Jared Frederick, assistant teaching professor of history at Penn State Altoona.

A Civil War era cannon sitting in the middle of a field at Gettysburg

Altoona professor to lead Alumni Association’s Civil War Battlefields Tour

Taking place from Sept. 7-11, 2025, the tour will be led by Jared Frederick, assistant teaching professor of history at Penn State Altoona. The immersive journey will take attendees through iconic sites of the American Civil War, including Harpers Ferry National Historical Park in West Virginia; Antietam National Battlefield in Maryland; and several sections of the Gettysburg National Military Park in Pennsylvania.