The Sheetz Center for Entrepreneurial Excellence, Altoona LaunchBox Supported by the Hite family, the Altoona Area School District, and the Altoona Area School District Foundation teamed up recently to host the Innovation TestLab program at Penn State Altoona.
Innovation TestLab, a multi-week program for high school students, offers participants the opportunity to experience a college classroom setting while learning concepts such as customer discovery, research and feasibility studies, critical thinking, and presentation skills.
The Craft It, Pitch It, Win It competition, offered by the Altoona LaunchBox supported by the Hite family and the Penn State Altoona Sheetz Fellows Program, was held April 10. Finalists presented to a panel of three judges about a business or product and their plans to implement new marketing strategies.
Twenty-seven Penn State Altoona students who have been studying French, German, and Spanish, were recognized by the college’s World Language Program for their outstanding performance this semester during a luncheon on April 25.
Penn State Altoona is offering tap dance classes for adults from 7 to 8 p.m. on Fridays from May 10 through June 14, in the dance studio of the Misciagna Family Center for Performing Arts.
Penn State Altoona is offering tap dance classes for adults from 7 to 8 p.m. on Fridays from May 10 through June 14, in the dance studio of the Misciagna Family Center for Performing Arts.
Patricia Jabbeh Wesley, professor of English at Penn State Altoona, was invited to share from her work and engage in a Q&A during a virtual reading for Colorado Mountain College on April 9.
Penn State University Libraries recognized 12 outstanding faculty and staff April 11, from among its more than 500 employees. Faye Chadwell, dean of University Libraries and Scholarly Communications, presided over an awards ceremony to continue a tradition of recognizing employees that spans at least 50 years.
Penn State University Libraries’ 2024 employee award recipients are (top row from left): Sneha Susan Kallinkal, Lori Lysiak, Andrew Marshall, Deb Martin; (bottom row) Brett Spencer, Ruth Kitchin Tillman, Leigh Tinik and members of the Rankism Solutions Community of Practice (top row Jon Wallace, Teresa Slobuski; middle row Linda Sanchez, Jackie Dillon-Fast; bottom row Dawn Amsberry, Meg Massey).
Penn State campuses across Pennsylvania were sites of celebration and recognition May 3-5 as the University awarded more than 14,000 degrees during 2024 spring commencement ceremonies held statewide. Revisit the excitement of commencement with this gallery of photos from Penn State's Commonwealth Campuses.
Penn State University Libraries’ 2024 employee award recipients are (top row from left): Sneha Susan Kallinkal, Lori Lysiak, Andrew Marshall, Deb Martin; (bottom row) Brett Spencer, Ruth Kitchin Tillman, Leigh Tinik and members of the Rankism Solutions Community of Practice (top row Jon Wallace, Teresa Slobuski; middle row Linda Sanchez, Jackie Dillon-Fast; bottom row Dawn Amsberry, Meg Massey).
