Student marshals are chosen to represent their academic division based on outstanding academic achievement. Penn State Altoona will hold its fall 2021 commencement ceremony on Saturday, Dec. 18.
Penn State Altoona forward/center Alexis Cannistraci was selected as the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference’s Player of the Week in women’s basketball on Dec. 13. Cannistraci had a big week in two AMCC games for the Lions, including becoming the Penn State Altoona women’s basketball program’s all-time leading scorer.
Students enrolled in English 487W offered senior seminar presentations on Thursday, Dec. 9, focused on the theme of “Rhetoric and Literature of Social Movements and Social Change.”
Five Penn State Altoona student-athletes took spots on the fall sports chapter of the 2021-22 Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference All-Sportsmanship Team. Individuals who display good sportsmanship throughout the season are selected by a vote of their teammates.
Jungwoo Ryoo, professor in information sciences and technology at Penn State Altoona, has been selected to receive the 2022 University of Missouri Kansas City School of Computing and Engineering Alumni Achievement Award.
Andruw Harman averaged a double-double for the Lions during a 2-0 week of AMCC play that included wins over defending conference champion La Roche and a road victory at Medaille.