Jazzmine McCauley received a merit-based scholarship to attend Charleston School of Law and Ziwei "Will" Lin was awarded the Dean’s Merit Scholarship to attend New England Law School in Boston.
Four members of the Penn State Altoona tennis teams were recognized for their success in the classroom by being named to the College Sports Communicators’ NCAA Division III Academic All-District teams.
The Penn State University Libraries’ 2024 Student Showcase and Outstanding Student Employee Awards offered viewers a glimpse into the outstanding achievements and perspectives of part-time student staff, undergraduate interns and graduate assistants who have worked alongside librarians, archivists and staff to further the Libraries’ mission and played a crucial role in supporting the academic and research needs of the Penn State community.
"Research Art Collection," is on display in the Office of Senior Vice President for Research on the third floor in Old Main at University Park. The exhibit showcases the art of research and the research of art and is open to the public.
Jared Frederick, assistant teaching professor of history at Penn State Altoona, has worked with John Homan, a World War II veteran, on the memoir “Into the Cold Blue: My World War II Journeys with the Mighty Eighth Air Force.”
If a picture is worth a thousand words, Annie Taylor hopes videos will bring an invaluable experience — an opportunity to learn about sustainability — to everyone, without traveling far from home. Last year, Taylor, senior assistant dean for distance learning in the Penn State College of Earth and Mineral Sciences, and Kaitlin Farnan, a business instructor at Penn State Altoona, led 20 Penn State students on a trip to New Zealand and Australia to learn about sustainable business practices. Their experiences on that trip were captured on video and are now available online as a collection in the University’s Repository for Open and Affordable Materials.
Penn State Altoona faculty and staff members were honored for their exemplary work and outstanding contributions during the annual Faculty and Staff Awards Ceremony held May 2 on campus.