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a collage of German composers known for writing Lieder

Penn State Altoona to hold Liederabend March 27

Penn State Altoona music faculty Bonnie Cutsforth-Huber and Anthony Cornet, along with Penn State Altoona voice students, will perform 19th-century German Lieder, poems that have been set to music by German composers.
Ink Factory live drawing representing the Destination Unknown program

Penn State Altoona to host ‘Destination Unknown’ career path panel March 25

Penn State Altoona will offer "Destination Unknown: Mapping Career Pathways in the 21st Century" on Tuesday, March 25, from 12:15 to 1:15 p.m. The virtual event features three panelists who have built professional expertise from different academic disciplines. They will answer questions and offer advice to current students about the impact of a college education.
A group of students, faculty, staff and donors posing for a photo at the induction of the 14th class of Sheetz Fellows

Penn State Altoona inducts 14th Sheetz Fellows class

The 14th class of Sheetz Fellows was inducted during a formal ceremony on March 1. A competitive academic program, the Sheetz Fellows offers unique opportunities that aim to ignite and inspire the entrepreneurial mindset of students at Penn State Altoona by fostering critical thinking, ingenuity, leadership and problem-solving skills.
Theatre masks of comedy and tragedy on a yellow background

Penn State Altoona to present Shakespeare spoof March 20 and 21

Penn State Altoona’s spring theatre production, “The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (abridged) [revised] [again]” by Adam Long, Daniel Singer and Jess Winfield, directed by Mary Beth Geppert, will run March 20–21 at 7:30 p.m. in the Wolf Kuhn Theatre of the Misciagna Family Center for Performing Arts.
The Washington Memorial in D.C. surrounded by cherry blossoms

Penn State Altoona to host Washington, D.C., trip on April 10

Penn State Altoona's history and honors programs will host a bus trip to Washington, D.C., on Thursday, April 10. Participants will have a full day to themselves to visit the many museums and memorials on the National Mall, as well as check out the blooming cherry blossom trees.