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81162 hits - Monday, March 5, 2012

KONY 2012, an Invisible Children film, to show on campus March 12

Penn State Altoona will offer a presentation by Invisible Children of their film "Kony 2012" on Monday, March 12, 2012 at 4:30 p.m. in the TV Lounge of the Slep Student Center. Invisible Chi...

6137 hits - Wednesday, October 24, 2012

Penn State Altoona to host Tim Tebow for Speaker Series

NFL quarterback and Heisman Trophy winner Tim Tebow will speak as part of the Penn State Altoona Speaker Series on Tuesday, April 16, 2013. The event will take place at 7 p.m. at the Blair County Con...

5377 hits - Tuesday, March 3, 2009

O.A.R. to rock Adler Athletic Complex

Popular rock band O.A.R. (Of A Revolution) will perform at on Sunday, April 26, at Steven A. Adler Athletic Complex on the Penn State Altoona campus. Doors open at 6 p.m. The concert is presented by t...

4631 hits - Monday, August 23, 2010

PHOTOS/VIDEO: Move-in and orientation 2010

Move-In Day 2010 went off without a hitch as nearly 930 students arrived on campus to settle into their dorm rooms. About 690 of those students were freshman. A volunteer crew of faculty, staff, and...

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4501 hits - Wednesday, November 18, 2009

Dr. William Ayers to speak at Penn State Altoona

Penn State Altoona's chapter of Kappa Delta Pi will present Dr. William Ayers, Thursday, December 10, 2009 in the TV Lounge of the Slep Student Center. Ayers will deliver Democracy and Public...

4271 hits - Tuesday, May 12, 2009

SNAPSHOTS: Spring 2009 commencement celebration a success

Penn State Altoona held its spring 2009 commencement ceremony at 11 a.m. on Saturday, May 9 at the Blair County Convention Center. Degrees were awarded to 218 students. John J. Romano, vice-president ...

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4163 hits - Monday, June 14, 2010

Petrulionis receives grant to fund Mary Moody Emerson project

Dr. Sandy Petrulionis, professor of English and American Studies at Penn State Altoona, and her collaborator Dr. Noelle Baker were recently awarded a Scholarly Editions Grant of $230,000 from the Nati...

4047 hits - Sunday, November 16, 2008

SNAPSHOTS: Theatre production - BIG LOVE

The Penn State Altoona theatre program presented Charles L. Mee's "Big Love" Thursday, November 13 through Sunday, November 16 in the Paul R. and Margery Wolf Kuhn Theatre in th...

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4034 hits - Thursday, August 20, 2009

SNAPSHOTS: Move-in 2009

About 900 students moved onto the Penn State Altoona campus Thursday, Aug. 20, 2009 for the new academic year. Sign-in and unloading, what campus officials call a "well-oiled machine,&quo...

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3931 hits - Monday, August 24, 2009

Announcing the Football Express!

Now you can attend Penn State football games and save money on gas and parking. Beginning August 30, Fullington Bus Line will offer round trip transportation between Altoona and University Park for al...

3849 hits - Thursday, April 14, 2011

Penn State Altoona to launch first Rail Transportation Engineering program in nation

The railroad is charging back as a transportation forerunner in our country. In fact, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, employment in the industry is expected to grow 9 percent by 2018. At ...

3789 hits - Wednesday, May 11, 2011

PHOTOS: Spring 2011 Commencement

Penn State Altoona held its spring commencement ceremony Saturday, May 7, 2011, at the Jaffa Shrine in Altoona. 285 students graduated, including thirteen veterans, some of whom have been deployed thr...

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3626 hits - Thursday, April 16, 2009

Anderson Cooper event cancelled; Madeleine Albright to speak on April 30

Due to professional obligations with CNN, Anderson Cooper has been forced to cancel his scheduled appearance at Penn State Altoona on April 30, 2009. While the college is disappointed with this unfort...

3618 hits - Wednesday, August 26, 2009

SNAPSHOTS: Orientation 2009

Students can't arrive at college and sit in their dorm rooms waiting for their first class! That's why bunches of fun activities took place from move-in-day, Thursday, August 20, th...

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3578 hits - Thursday, February 19, 2009

Penn State Altoona offers a SUGAR sweet event

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3530 hits - Tuesday, April 14, 2009

Spring 2009 Ivy Leaf Magazine now available on-line!

The spring 2009 edition of Penn State Altoona's magazine, Ivy Leaf, is now available online at www.altoona.psu.edu/ivyleaf/sp09. Head to the Web site and read all about Penn State Altoona&...

3512 hits - Friday, August 21, 2009

Penn State Altoona receives historic $2.5 million gift from Steve and Nancy Sheetz

Altoona residents Stephen G. and Nancy L. Sheetz have made a $2.5 million commitment to Penn State Altoona, the largest gift in the 70-year history of the campus. The gift will offer students new oppo...

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3432 hits - Friday, July 31, 2009

Penn State Altoona takes steps toward healthier campus

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