Patricia Jabbeh Wesley, professor of English at Penn State Altoona, has been invited as a featured poet at the 2024 Furious Flower Poetry Conference, to be held at James Madison University from Sept. 18 to 21.
Brian Black, distinguished professor of history and environmental studies at Penn State Altoona, recently served as chair and commentator for two sessions at the World Congress of Environmental History meeting in Oulu, Finland.
The University of Nebraska Press, in collaboration with the African Poetry Book Series, will publish a compilation of the complete works of poet Patricia Jabbeh Wesley, professor of English at Penn State Altoona.
Penn State has announced the selection of 23 faculty members for the Penn State Emerging Academic Leaders program for fall 2024. This initiative highlights individuals who have demonstrated exceptional potential for academic leadership and innovation within their fields.
Todd Davis' eighth book of poems, “Ditch Memory: New & Selected Poems,” has been published by Michigan State University Press. Davis is a professor of English and environmental studies at Penn State Altoona.
Applications are now being accepted for the Technology Council of Central Pennsylvania (TCCP) Women in Mentoring program. Students, faculty and staff across all Penn State campuses have free access to virtual technology programming thanks to a partnership with TCCP spearheaded by Penn State Harrisburg, a longtime member of the council.
Working remotely and from in-person sites at the Harrisburg and University Park campuses, teams spent three focused days in June attending workshops and webinars, collaborating with coaches and each other, as they worked on their projects related to student success and providing opportunities for students in the higher education space.
Penn State Altoona men’s basketball student-athletes Chris Jarosz and Kevin Woodland Jr. were recognized as part of the 2023-24 National Association of Basketball Coaches’ Honors Court.
Erin Murphy, professor of English at Penn State Altoona, was the featured poet on the June 30 episode of “Rattlecast,” a national podcast sponsored by Rattle magazine.
Six Penn State Commonwealth Campuses recently named faculty members as Open Champions, recognizing their work with open education in the third year of Penn State's Open and Affordable Educational Resources Champion Awards.
