The Penn State Altoona Alumni Society's sixth annual Community for Kids Golf Tournament, presented by PSECU, has been canceled for 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The University's virtual commencement ceremony is set for Saturday, May 9 at 2 p.m. Additional recognitions will be available on Penn State Altoona's Commencement page.
"The Resilient Writerwheels: Can't is a Bad Word" is Erin Kelly's autobiography, in which she describes living with cerebral palsy and overcoming its challenges.
The issue highlights faculty member Laura Palmer's birding hobby, the return of Allied Motion dance company, a new study-away course in Hawaii, and vignettes about Penn State Altoona alumni now employed at the college.
About 50 participants took part in games and a frozen T-shirt challenge, met Bear E. White, and snacked on pizza and snow cones. A total of $7,027 was raised for Penn State Altoona's Ivyside Eats food pantry.
Due to potentially dangerous winter weather conditions and water temperatures, the Saturday, Jan. 25, 2020, Penn State Altoona Winter Plunge has been moved from Canoe Creek to the Slep Student Center on campus.
The C. David Kimmel Intercollegiate Athletics Enhancement Endowment will be used in support of the college’s Division III athletics teams and benefit student-athletes in perpetuity.
Penn State and Ohio State will engage in a first-of-its-kind competition outside the football field with the two schools facing off to see which can raise the most support for campus food pantries.