News Top 10

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797 hits - Wednesday, May 8, 2013

Spring 2013 Commencement

It was a lovely day to graduate! The sun was shining for the class of 2013 as they enjoyed their commencement ceremony, held Saturday, May 4 at the Jaffa Mosque in Altoona. About 230 of the 275 gradu...

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563 hits - Tuesday, May 14, 2013

Steve and Nancy Sheetz present major gift to Penn State Altoona

Altoona residents Stephen G. and Nancy L. Sheetz have made a leadership gift commitment to Penn State Altoona to create a Trustee Scholarship and scholarship endowment in support of the Sheetz Fellows...

449 hits - Thursday, April 25, 2013

Springtime at Penn State Altoona

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

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350 hits - Monday, April 29, 2013

Sigma Tau Delta holds annual Initiation Banquet

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...

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347 hits - Wednesday, April 24, 2013

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

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 ...

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346 hits - Wednesday, April 24, 2013

Project Hope Winners Announced

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...

302 hits - Monday, May 6, 2013

Women's Softball team wins first AMCC championship

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...

272 hits - Tuesday, April 23, 2013

Chen featured in Scientific Research Society spotlight article

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...

247 hits - Tuesday, May 7, 2013

De Reus invited to speak at Oslo Freedom Forum

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...

239 hits - Tuesday, May 7, 2013

Penn State Altoona’s Pechter Business Plan competition yields two first place teams

Five students earned cash awards as winners of Penn State Altoona’s Pechter Business Plan Competition, held Friday, April 26, 2013, during the Gown Meets Town Student Showcase event at the Devorris ...

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