News for Faculty and Staff

Black to lead Gettysburg book discussion

5.17.2013 Brian Black, professor of history and environmental studies at Penn State Altoona, will discuss his upcoming book, "Gettysburg Contested," Tuesday, May 21, 2013 at 7:00 p.m. at the Lutheran ...

Faculty administrative assistants take first place in University-wide sustainability challenge

5.16.2013 Penn State Altoona's "Earth Angels" Green Team members, lead by Michele Kennedy, took first place in the 12% Energy Challenge in the Commonwealth Campus category with 100% participation...

Faculty and Staff Awards Ceremony

5.15.2013 The annual Faculty and Staff Awards Ceremony was held Friday, May 3, 2013, on campus. Penn State Altoona faculty and staff members were honored with accolades such as the Outstanding Lecturer Award, ...

Womack's book selected as Independent Publisher Book Awards gold medal winner

5.7.2013 The Restaurant at the End of the World, the second novel by Kenneth Womack, Penn State Altoona's associate dean for Academic Affairs, was selected as the gold medal winner in the 2013 Independent...

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...

Communications Honor Society to Induct New Members

4.24.2013 Lambda Pi Eta, the Communications Honor Society at Penn State Altoona, will be inducting five new members on April 25, 2013. The induction ceremony will feature Neil Rudel, Managing Editor of the Alto...

Theatre program present final scene presentations

4.24.2013 Penn State Altoona's theatre program will present final scene presentations On April 30, May 1, and May 2 2013 in the Wolf Kuhn Theatre of the Misciagna Family Center for Performing Arts. The eve...

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...