Penn State Altoona

There is absolutely room on the door, Rose. Move over.

Over the last few days, hundreds of thousands (maybe millions!) of donated Lego pieces were dropped off at Penn State Altoona.

For what?

Stay tuned for all the details, but here’s a hint: We’re going to be “building” a global community!

All kinds of chic here at Penn State Altoona.

Penn State Altoona hosted its fourth annual International Conference on Empirical Economics Aug. 1 and 2, featuring both online and in-person sessions. https://altoona.psu.edu/story/84791/2026/08/06/penn-state-altoona-hosts-international-conference-empirical-economics

This morning, 33 senior business students presented posters highlighting their summer internship experiences and spoke about how they applied classroom learning to real-world organizational challenges.

Well done, and congratulations!

“Swoon: New & Selected Poems,” a new book by Erin Murphy, professor of English at Penn State Altoona and the 2026-27 Penn State Laureate, is featured in two recent review essays. https://altoona.psu.edu/story/84711/2026/08/05/penn-state-altoona-professors-latest-book-praised-reviewers

The Golf Coaches Association of America continued announcing its postseason academic awards on Aug. 5 when the Penn State Altoona men’s golf team was named one of its 2025-26 PLATFORM All-Academic Teams. https://altoona.psu.edu/story/84706/2026/08/05/penn-state-altoona-mens-golf-earns-gcaa-academic-honor

The Penn State Altoona men’s wrestling program joined the State University of New York Athletic Conference (SUNYAC) as an associate member on Aug. 3 when the conference announced an expansion of its men’s wrestling league to 13 teams effective for the upcoming 2026-27 season. https://altoona.psu.edu/story/84681/2026/08/04/penn-state-altoonas-mens-wrestling-program-joins-sunyac-2026-27

Penn State Altoona student-athletes Jack Ankeny, Daniel Batrus, Nicholas Helsley and Nicky Riscica were named to the DIII Cobalt Golf All-America Scholars list. https://altoona.psu.edu/story/84671/2026/08/04/altoona-student-athletes-named-diii-cobalt-golf-all-america-scholars-list

Penn State Altoona is offering beginner tap classes for adults, age 18 and over, from 7-8 p.m. on Fridays starting Aug. 28 through Oct. 2 in the Misciagna Family Center for Performing Arts. There is a $50 registration fee. https://altoona.psu.edu/story/84626/2026/08/04/adult-beginner-tap-classes-open-registration-penn-state-altoona