Penn State Altoona held its spring semester Business, Engineering, and Information Sciences and Technology Student Showcase event Friday, April 29, 2016, in which students from various disciplines showcased their work through presentations to the college and local businesses. The event is an opportunity for the Blair County business community to see firsthand the work and talent of students while allowing them to build their communication and networking skills.
Students in Art 166 Concepts of Form, are working on their last of three major projects this semester. They were tasked with finding a simple knot design and carving in into stone.
Penn State Altoona held its fall 2015 commencement ceremony Saturday, Dec. 19 at the Jaffa Shrine in Altoona. Steven Wagman, retired vice president for Enterprise Solutions Implementation at Siemens Medical Solutions, USA, was the speaker.
Move-In Day 2015 came amid the various states of the weather today! Faculty, staff, and student Orientation Leaders were on hand to help first-year students unload and settle in to their rooms.
Penn State Altoona held its spring 2015 commencement ceremony Saturday, May 9 at the Jaffa Shrine in Altoona. Cameron Conaway, author and Penn State Altoona graduate, was the speaker.
With the water shortages going on in the US southwest, most of us have taken the time to think about our water usage, but many give little or no regard as to what happens to our used water. When we flush a commode or pull the plug in the sink, that directly effects the water that will eventually come out the other end. When water enters the waste water treatment plant at the University Park campus, it is decontaminated and rendered almost pure. While it is safe to discharge into local streams, Penn State has been spraying the clean water onto open fields, recharging the water table.
Penn State Altoona held its fall 2014 commencement ceremony Saturday, December 20 at the Jaffa Shrine in Altoona. Susan Russell, current Penn State Laureate, was the speaker.
