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Chancellor receieves Excellence award

3/26/13

Chancellor Lori J. Bechtel-Wherry has been selected to receive the President's Medal of Distinctive Excellence from the University of Pittsburgh Johnstown.

15-year-old prodigy to speak on pancreatic cancer

3/18/13

Jack Andraka is just 15 years old and has created a potentially revolutionary pancreatic cancer detection tool. This “Thomas Edison of the 21st century,” as he is called by his mentor at Johns Hopkins University, will speak at 7:30 p.m. on April 5, at the Devorris Downtown Center at Penn State Altoona.

Board approves 2013-14 room and board rates

3/15/13

Penn State's Board of Trustees Friday (March 15) approved room and board rates for the 2013-14 academic year. The average room and board rate, which includes a standard double room and the most common meal plan, will be $4,685 a semester, a 4.23 percent increase over 2012-13. The increase addresses a projected rise in food and utilities expenses, as well as necessary maintenance, facility renewal and strategic needs.

Delta Health Technologies presents software licenses to Penn State Altoona

3/12/13

A gift in kind presented to Penn State Altoona by Delta Health Technologies LLC will enable the campus' nursing students to utilize electronic medical records software designed to document clinical services in a home health environment. Valued at nearly $300,000, Delta’s gift involves 200 licenses for the medical software package titled ClinicalVirtuoso.

Ride of a Lifetime

Ride of a lifetime

3/12/13

When Josh Johnson laced up his tap shoes and stepped onto the New York City subway to perform for the first time, he had no idea where that train ride would eventually take him.

Altoona offers works of faculty artist Brundage

3/4/13

"Precious," an exhibition of work by faculty artist Susan Marie Brundage, will run March 14 to April 14, in the McLanahan Gallery of the Misciagna Family Center for Performing Arts. A reception will be held from 3 to 5 p.m. March 14, in the Titelman Study of the center.

Altoona offers works of Emerging Artist in Residence Gorcoff

3/4/13

"New Works," by Penn State Altoona’s Emerging Artist in Residence, Jason Gorcoff, will be on exhibit from March 14 to April 14, in the Sheetz Gallery of the Misciagna Family Center for Performing Arts. A reception will be held from 3 to 5 p.m. March 14, in the Titelman Study of the Misciagna Center.

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Associate professor wins Best Paper Award

3/1/13

Tulay Girard, associate professor of marketing at Penn State Altoona, and her co-authors received the Best Paper Award in the Services Marketing track of the 2013 Spring MBAA International Marketing Management Conference held in Chicago.

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Altoona alumna heads to Costa Rica with the Peace Corps

2/26/13

Lauren Hatch, an Altoona native and a May 2012 graduate with a degree in letters, arts and sciences, currently is a research assistant for professor Sandra Petrulionis at Penn State Altoona. But in March, she will embark on her life’s dream when she spends the next 27 months in Costa Rica with the Peace Corps. “When I found out I was accepted,” she said, “I was overjoyed. I started crying. This is something I can say I’ve wanted more than anything else in my life.”

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Steve and Nancy Sheetz

Steve and Nancy Sheetz present major gift to Penn State Altoona

5/14/13

Altoona residents Stephen G. and Nancy L. Sheetz have made a leadership gift commitment to Penn State Altoona to create a Trustee Scholarship and scholarship endowment in support of the Sheetz Fellows program. The commitment is the couple’s second to the campus during For the Future: The Campaign For Penn State Students.

Book by Penn State laureate, associate dean chosen as gold medal winner

5/6/13

"The Restaurant at the End of the World," the second novel by Kenneth Womack, Penn State Altoona's associate dean for Academic Affairs and the 2013-14 Penn State laureate, was selected as the gold medal winner in the 2013 Independent Publisher Book Awards. The novel was honored for Best Regional Fiction (Mid-Atlantic), and Womack will receive the medal on May 29 at a ceremony in New York City.

Wireless networks coming to residence halls on multiple campuses

4/23/13

Housing will begin providing wireless networks this May that will eventually service all Penn State student rooms and apartments. Information Technology Services (ITS) will install and manage the large network for housing that will cover all residence hall buildings at University Park as well as the Altoona, Beaver, Berks, Erie, Greater Allegheny, Harrisburg, Hazleton and Mont Alto campuses. The project will install approximately one access point radio in every three-student room to ensure robust network coverage. The estimated 4,200 access point radios will broadcast both the psu (authenticated) and attwifi (guest network) network IDs.

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Tim Tebow speaks to packed house

4/22/13

"Hard work beats talent, when talent doesn't work hard enough," stated Tim Tebow, when describing his competitive spirit, drive and determination. Tebow, NFL quarterback, Heisman Trophy winner and philanthropist spoke to a record crowd of more than 1,700 people on Tuesday, April 16, as part of the Penn State Altoona Speaker Series.

University Choir and Jazz Band to perform April 27

4/22/13

Penn State Altoona's University Choir and University Jazz Band will perform at 2:30 p.m. Saturday, April 27, in the Paul R. and Margery Wolf Kuhn Theatre of the Misciagna Family Center for Performing Arts.

Ivyside Dance Ensemble hits the stage

4/22/13

Penn State Altoona’s Ivyside Dance Ensemble will perform at 7:30 p.m. April 25 and 26, in the Misciagna Family Center for Performing Arts. Tickets are $5 for Penn State Altoona students and $7 for general admission. Children younger than 12 are free.

College to hold spring Gown Meets Town event

4/22/13

Penn State Altoona's Division of Business & Engineering, the Altoona Blair County Development Corp. and the Blair County Chamber of Commerce are pleased to announce the spring Gown Meets Town student showcase, Friday, April 26, at the Devorris Downtown Center in downtown Altoona.

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Grant recipients and authors honored at annual reception

4/17/13

Penn State Altoona held its annual Research Reception on April 16, 2013. The reception honors those who received external grants and/or who have published books over the last year. Twenty-three grants and ten books were recognized during the reception.