As one of its strategies to improve student success, retention and persistence to timely graduation, Penn State Altoona today announced its participation in a new grant-funded, peer mentorship project from the Association of Public and Land Universities. This novel program will support six public universities in piloting, refining and establishing peer mentorship models that address barriers to student success.
Opposite hitter Caleb Fries was tabbed as the AMCC’s Offensive Player of the Week, while middle blocker Landen Fisher was named the league’s Defensive Player of the Week.
First- and second-year students interested in transferring to another Penn State campus should plan to attend Link UP on Saturday, March 22, at University Park.
Kelly Munly, associate professor of human development and family studies at Penn State Altoona, and Robin Yaure, professor of human development and family studies at Penn State Mont Alto, co-chaired and facilitated a two-day "Theory Construction and Research Methods" preconference workshop at the November 2024 National Conference on Family Relations in Bellevue, Washington.
Penn State Altoona swimming head coach Brad Brooks was selected the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference’s Men’s Coach of the Year, and eight Lions men’s swimmers officially earned All-Conference status.
Penn State Altoona faculty members Brian Onishi and Jeff Stoyanoff released a new episode of their podcast, "Horror Joy," titled "Body Horror in ‘The Substance’ and Olga Tokarczuk's ‘The Empusium.’"
Penn State Altoona student-athlete Gabriel Lopez, of Wilmette, Illinois, was named the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference’s Player of the Week in men’s tennis on Tuesday, Feb. 25.
The Penn State Altoona men’s volleyball team picked up its fourth weekly award of the season from the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference on Monday, Feb. 24, when the league office announced that opposite hitter Caleb Fries was its Offensive Player of the Week.
Penn State Altoona infielder Corey Chamberlain, of Claysburg, was selected the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference’s Player of the Week in baseball on Monday, Feb. 24.
Penn State Altoona will host a poverty simulation event from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Thursday, April 3, in the Auxiliary Gym of the Adler Athletic Complex. The poverty simulation is a campus-wide event involving students, faculty and staff as participants or volunteers.
