News for Students

Penn State Altoona to present annual "Sex on Campus" Health Fair

3.19.2013 Penn State Altoona will present the annual interactive health fair "Sex on Campus" on Tuesday, March 26, 2013 from 3 - 7 p.m. in the gymnasium of the Adler Athletic Complex. The event featur...

15-Year-Old Prodigy to Speak on Pancreatic Cancer at Penn State Altoona

3.19.2013 Jack Andraka is just 15 years old and has created a potentially revolutionary pancreatic cancer detection tool. This “Thomas Edison of the 21st century,” as he is called by his mentor at Johns Hop...

Senior Salute Day set for Wednesday, March 20

3.19.2013 Penn State Altoona will host Senior Salute Day on Wednesday, March 20, 2013, from 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. at the Penn State Bookstore on the Penn State Altoona campus. All students graduating in May 20...

Limerick-palooza event cancelled

3.18.2013 The Limerick-palooza event schedule for Monday, March 18, 2013 at 4:00 p.m. in the Misciagna Family Center for Performing Arts has been canceled....

Deadline for April 9 Washington DC bus trip extended

3.15.2013 Penn State Altoona's History Society and Political Science Club are organizing a bus trip to Washington D.C. on Tuesday, April 9, 2013. Students can enjoy such attractions as the Smithsonian Muse...

Penn State Altoona’s Ivyside Dance Ensemble to take the stage

3.15.2013 Penn State Altoona’s Ivyside Dance Ensemble will perform April 25 - 26, 2013, at 7:30 p.m. in the Misciagna Family Center for Performing Arts. Tickets are $5 for Penn State Altoona students and $7 f...

Jim Daniels to present stories and poems about the American working class

3.13.2013 Jim Daniels will present a reading from his selections of stories and poems about working class people in America on Tuesday, March 26, 2013 at 7:00 p.m. in the Edith Davis Eve Chapel on the Penn Stat...

Penn State Altoona works with Hiring Our Heroes initiative

3.13.2013 Penn State Altoona’s Enactus team will work with the Blair County Chamber of Commerce and US Chamber of Commerce in the Hiring Our Heroes initiative. Hiring Our Heroes is a hiring fair for veteran j...

Penn State Altoona hosts spring Gown Meets Town event

3.13.2013 Penn State Altoona's Division of Business & Engineering, the Altoona Blair County Development Corporation, and the Blair County Chamber of Commerce are pleased to announce the spring Gown Mee...

LiveWire online multimedia magazine celebrates 10 years

3.11.2013 2013 marks the ten year anniversary of LiveWire, Penn State Altoona's online, multimedia magazine. The magazine will celebrate with a tenth anniversary event on Wednesday, March 13, 2013 from 5:0...