Nine students from across all four of Penn State Altoona's academic divisions participated in the first cohort of the Altoona Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship program.
Students will sample fun and tasty mocktails, get information about alcohol and drug awareness, participate in DUI and impaired simulation activities, and win prizes.
In a move designed to limit the spread of COVID-19 on Penn State campuses, the union representing about 2,600 technical service employees, has agreed to follow University requirements for mask-wearing, regardless of vaccination status. The agreement goes into effect immediately.
Patricia Jabbeh Wesley, professor of English at Penn State Altoona, was a featured speaker for the University of Wah in Pakistan's Lecture Series of Foreign English Professors webinar. Her poem, "The Year of Insanity: to 2017," was nominated for a Best of the Net Award.
Trained students will serve as peer advocates to offer a supportive listening environment with drop-in hours. Students can attend to discuss concerns about stress, relationships, the future, courses, feelings of being overwhelmed, or just to talk.
As part of Penn State's COVID-19 mitigation plans, COVID-19 tests will be required for all students moving into on-campus residential housing who have not shared with the University that they have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19 or provided a positive COVID-19 test result from the last 90 days prior to arrival.
Penn State Altoona will host a Performing Arts Open House on Wednesday, Aug. 25. Attendees will learn about auditions for performing arts groups on campus and meet other students and faculty involved.
