News & Events

Steve and Nancy Sheetz present major gift to Penn State Altoona

5.14.2013 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...

Spring 2013 Gown Meets Town Event

5.9.2013 Penn State Altoona held its spring semester Gown Meets Town event Friday, April 26, 2013. Students from various disciplines showcased their work through presentations to the Blair County business comm...

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

5.7.2013 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 ...

Winner of Student Trading Club Competition Receives $500 Award

4.10.2013 Yohan Lee, a sophomore from Daejeon, South Korea, was announced as the winner of the 2013 spring semester Trading Club competition during an awards ceremony in the Sheetz Center for Entrepreneurial Ex...

You're Invited! Enactus to host Beza Breakfast Apr. 13

4.9.2013 The community is invited to attend a Beza Breakfast, Saturday, April 13, 9 - 11 a.m., in the Sheetz Center for Entrepreneurial Excellence in downtown Altoona....

Small Business Workshop set for April 10

4.2.2013 Sign up now for Penn State Altoona's Small Business Workshop for entrepreneurs, small business owners, and students. Effective Interviewing and Hiring Techniques will be held Wednesday, April 10,...

Entrepreneur In Residence Program to Feature Eric Irwin

3.20.2013 Penn State Altoona is pleased to present the final installment of the spring semester's Entrepreneur In Residence program on Wednesday, April 17, 2013, 8 a.m. - 12:05pm. Eric Irwin, Certified Pub...

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...

Dan Leri is featured entrepreneur in residence March 20

2.22.2013 Registration is now open for Penn State Altoona's next installment of the Entrepreneur in Residence program, scheduled from 1 - 5 p.m. on March 20, in the Sheetz Center for Entrepreneurial Excell...