Adu is an alumnus of the university and is also currently a Fulbright Scholar there where he is working in the department of physics to develop and teach a new undergraduate/graduate degree program in nanoscience and nanotechnology.
In 2016, Jordan Christian graduated from Cristo Rey High School in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and began studying civil engineering at Penn State Harrisburg with the help of a scholarship from his high school. Never forgetting those who had helped him succeed, a few years later, Christian made a commitment to pay it forward by creating a scholarship of his own.
Penn State Altoona contributed $137.8 million to the Pennsylvania economy in FY 2017, and supported, directly and indirectly, 1,724 Pennsylvania jobs, according to a new study measuring the University's impact across the Commonwealth.
Penn State Altoona women’s basketball has been chosen to compete in the Eastern College Athletic Conference’s Division III Championship Tournament, as the conference announced its postseason field of 13 teams on Monday, February 25, 2019.
A pair of Penn State Altoona women’s basketball players landed on the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference’s All-Conference team, which was released on Feburary 26, 2019.
Junior center Cameron Gardner-Nicholson was selected the AMCC's Defensive Player of the Year while also taking third team All-Conference honors, as the league released its postseason awards.
