Campus Life

A fall photo of Altoona's Slep Student Center

Penn State Altoona to hold ‘Altoona Expo’ Nov. 5

The event showcases individuals or groups involved in significant academic field trips or scholarly projects, study abroad/study away, research and creative activities, internships or clinical work, community-based studies, or related work through student clubs.
Book cover for Into the Cold Blue

Libraries to host World War II memoirist and his co-author for Veterans Day talk

Penn State University Libraries will observe Veterans Day with a talk by a local World War II veteran and the Penn State faculty member who co-authored his memoir. Jared Frederick, assistant teaching professor of history at Penn State Altoona, and John Homan, co-authors of “Into the Cold Blue: My World War II Journeys with the Mighty Eighth Air Force,” will speak about Homan’s experiences in the war at 7 p.m. Nov. 11 in Foster Auditorium on the first floor of Paterno Library. A virtual attendance option is also available.
2024 Libraries Outstanding Student Employee Award Winners

University Libraries’ Student Showcase celebrates outstanding student work

The Penn State University Libraries’ 2024 Student Showcase and Outstanding Student Employee Awards offered 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.
Ceramic sculpture, shaped like half of a circle with multiple holes in the structure.

'Research Art Collection' showcase in Old Main

"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.