Penn State Altoona women’s basketball forward Avana Sayles, of Venetia, and guard/forward Jaidyn McCracken, of Bellwood, were both voted to the All-Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference team, as the league office announced its postseason awards in the sport on Tuesday, March 4.
Penn State Altoona men’s basketball forward Dwayne Jones, of Philadelphia, and guard Kal-El Gentles, of Austin, Texas, each received a pair of postseason awards from the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference, as the league office released its All-Conference team on Tuesday, March 4.
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.
