About 140 Penn State Mont Alto alumni, family members, and friends gathered at The Nittany Lion Inn on Oct. 8 prior to Penn State's homecoming football game vs. Maryland for Penn State Mont Alto’s 8th annual Alumni and Friends Tailgate.
The Citizens’ Climate Lobby, a nonprofit, nonpartisan advocacy group focused on national policies to address climate change, will educate citizens about the effects of climate change and recommend a strategy to combat it during “Carbon Fee and Dividend: A Market-based Solution to Climate Change” from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Oct. 27 in the Multipurpose Activities Center at Penn State Mont Alto. The event is free and open to the public.
Penn State Mont Alto hosted the Penn State University Athletic Conference championship cross-country meet on Oct. 29 at Norlo Park in Fayetteville. This is the first time the meet was hosted in the area. Ten Penn State campuses competed in the meet and about 100 student-athletes participated.
Students who need clothes for an interview, career fair or professional event can peruse donated business attire, try on the items, and keep them free of charge during Penn State Mont Alto’s Career Closet during the afternoons of Nov. 1 to 3 in the Wiestling Hall Student Center.
On Nov. 12, Third Child Productions and the Open Keg Film Project will hold auditions for “A Host of Sparrows ― an independent film that will be shot in south-central Pennsylvania during April and May. Auditions will be held from noon to 4 p.m. in the General Studies Building auditorium on the Mont Alto campus.
About 50 members of the Penn State Mont Alto community and friends gathered today (Nov. 11) at the Veterans’ Memorial near Conklin Hall to honor and thank those who have served in the United States armed forces.
Penn State Mont Alto will host its final fall 2016 Colloquy Series session on Nov. 16 when Steve Holoviak, professor of business management presents, “Can the United States Maintain Its Consumer-based Economy in the Face of the Severe Decline in the Middle Class?” The event will be from 12:30 p.m. to 1:10 p.m. in the Heritage Room of The Millstream Café.
On, Nov. 29, Penn State Mont Alto will participate in #GivingTuesday, a national day that celebrates the power of giving back. All online gifts made to Mont Alto at giveto.psu.edu/givingtuesday will support its 12 varsity sports and be matched dollar-for-dollar.
The Penn State Mont Alto Student Chorale will perform “Never a Brighter Star” this December during two holiday concerts under the direction of Frederick Davison, instructor in music, arts and humanities. The music features a unique blend of traditional sacred and secular holiday choral favorites.
