Attendees will hear from Laura Rotunno, associate dean of academic affairs, about the program and application process, which is open now through mid-May for first-, second-, and third-year students.
The Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference continued its celebration of NCAA Division III Week by releasing its 2025-26 Academic All-Conference team on April 9, and it included 116 Penn State Altoona student-athletes.
Grant Risha, distinguished professor of mechanical engineering at Penn State Altoona, has received the Alumni/Student Award for Excellence in Teaching and has been named a 2026 Penn State Teaching Fellow.
Penn State Altoona will host a student vs. faculty and staff basketball game on Thursday, April 23, at 7:30 p.m. in the Arena of the Adler Athletic Complex. The event will include contests and challenges between quarters, as well as a large raffle.
Pearl Gluck, the 2025-26 Penn State Laureate, will visit Penn State Altoona on Tuesday, April 28, at 12:15 p.m. in the Wolf Kuhn Theatre of the Misciagna Family Center for Performing Arts. She will screen and discuss her short documentary films, then take part in a Q&A led by Penn State Altoona professor emeritus Jerry Zolten.
Grant Risha, distinguished professor of mechanical engineering at Penn State Altoona; Maria Truglio, professor of Italian and women’s, gender, and sexuality studies in the College of the Liberal Arts; and Boni Wozolek, associate professor of early childhood/elementary education at Penn State Abington, have received the Alumni/Student Award for Excellence in Teaching and have been named 2026 Penn State Teaching Fellows.
Six student-athletes from the Penn State Altoona swimming program were recognized for their academic excellence on April 7 when the College Sports Communicators released their NCAA Division III Academic All-District swim teams.
Four Penn State Altoona winter sport student-athletes were named to the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference’s Donna Ledwin Winter All-Sportsmanship Team on April 7 as the conference continued its celebration of NCAA Division III Week.
Penn State Altoona student-athlete Gabriel Lopez, of Wilmette, IL, was announced as the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference’s Player of the Week in men’s tennis. Lopez won both doubles and singles in last Monday’s 6-1 victory over non-conference opponent Waynesburg.
Penn State Altoona men’s volleyball’s outside hitter Jack McKenna, of Manahawkin, New Jersey, was selected the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference’s Defensive Player of the Week. McKenna continued to provide steady defense for the Lions, who went 3-1 during their final regular-season stretch of AMCC road matches last week.
