PHOTOS: Spooktacular Science 2012

10.13.2012 Penn State Altoona will presented the annual free Spooktacular Science Show, Saturday, October 13, 2012 in the Misciagna Family Center for Performing Arts. The event featured chemistry and physics dem...

Senior Salute Day set for October 17

10.11.2012 Penn State Altoona will host Senior Salute Day on Wednesday, October 17, 2012, from 10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. at the Penn State Bookstore on the Penn State Altoona campus. All students graduating in Dece...

Renowned nature writer and ecologist Maloof to speak about old growth forest

10.10.2012 Nature writer and ecologist Joan Maloof, founder of the Old Growth Forest Network, will speak about old growth forest in the east and the work her organization is doing on Thursday, October 25, 2012 f...

STAR series to feature Dolney December 6

10.4.2012 Timothy Dolney, assistant professor of geography, will present "Every Map Has a Story" on Thursday, December 6, 2012 in the Fireside Lounge of the Slep Student Center. His informal talk is p...

Spooktacular Science returns to Penn State Altoona October 13

10.1.2012 Penn State Altoona will present the annual free Spooktacular Science Show, Saturday, October 13, 2012 in the Misciagna Family Center for Performing Arts. Chemistry and physics demonstrations will run ...

Finding Your Path with Shamsa Anwar set for October 10

9.18.2012 Penn State Altoona's Office of Institutional Equity, Diversity, and International Student Services will present a Finding Your Path event on Wednesday, October 10, 2012 from 12:15 - 1:15 p.m. in ...

Opening week schedule now available

7.31.2012 The schedule of events for opening week of the fall 2012 semester (August 20 - 27) is now available at www.altoona.psu.edu/academic/schedule.php on-line....

Black serves as editor for Journal of American History

5.29.2012 Brian Black, professor of history and environmental studies, recently served as one of three consulting editors for a special issue of the Journal of American History (JAH), the leading journal of the...

Mike Reid - Spring 2012 Commencement Address

5.16.2012 Penn State Altoona held its spring commencement ceremony Saturday, May 5, 2012, at the Jaffa Shrine in Altoona. Mike Reid, Penn State graduate, former Cincinnati Bengal football player, and singer/son...

Penn State Altoona holds spring 2012 commencement

5.7.2012 Penn State Altoona held its spring commencement ceremony Saturday, May 5, 2012, at the Jaffa Shrine in Altoona. About 235 of the 300 graduates processed during the ceremony. Mike Reid, Penn State gra...