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De Reus invited to speak at Oslo Freedom Forum

5.7.2013 Lee Ann De Reus, associate professor of human development and family studies and women's studies, has been invited to speak at the Fifth annual Oslo Freedom Forum, May 12-15, 2013 in Oslo, Norway...

Women's Softball team wins first AMCC championship

5.6.2013 Penn State Altoona softball beat Pitt-Bradford 8-1 on Sunday morning at Stewart Athletic Field to win its first Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference Championship. The win gives the Lady Lions thei...

Sigma Tau Delta holds annual Initiation Banquet

4.29.2013 Penn State Altoona's chapter of Sigma Tau Delta, the English Honors Society, held its annual initiation banquet on Tuesday, April 23, 2013 in the Misciagna Family Center for Performing Arts. Laur...

Springtime at Penn State Altoona

4.25.2013 Spring weather has finally arrived at Penn State Altoona! Check out these photos from around our beautiful campus....

Project Hope Winners Announced

4.24.2013 Penn State Altoona's Health Advisory Board's Depression/Suicide Prevention committee recently announced the winners of their 2013 Project Hope program. The project challenged the stigma of m...

Students, faculty, and staff plant trees at Flight 93 Memorial

4.24.2013 Twenty faculty, staff, and students from Penn State Altoona, including Chancellor Lori J. Bechtel-Wherry, participated in the second annual tree planting event at the Flight 93 memorial site on April ...

Chen featured in Scientific Research Society spotlight article

4.23.2013 James Chen, assistant professor of mechanical engineering and material science, was recently featured in a spotlight article by Sigma Xi: The Scientific Research Society. Each month, Sigma Xi highlig...

Students, faculty, and staff to participate in second annual Flight 93 memorial tree plant

4.18.2013 Twenty faculty, staff, and students from Penn State Altoona, including chancellor Lori J. Bechtel-Wherry, will participate in the second annual tree planting event at the Flight 93 memorial site on Fr...

Tim Tebow packs the house as part of Speaker Series

4.18.2013 "Hard work beats talent, when talent doesn't work hard enough," stated Tim Tebow, when describing his competitive spirit, drive, and determination. Tebow, NFL quarterback, Heisman Troph...

ASME and Rocket Club take to the skies with rocket launch

4.18.2013 It was perfect weather for Penn State Altoona's Rocket Club and American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) to take to the skies this week. On Tuesday, April 16, members of both clubs met on...