Students and their families interested in attending Penn State Mont Alto are invited to the following fall admission events on the Mont Alto campus. Registration for these Admission Office events is available online at montalto.psu.edu/visit or call 717-749-6130.
Penn State Mont Alto will host a campus symposium, titled “Should Freedom of Speech Protect Online Threats?” at 2 p.m., on Sept. 14, in the Wiestling Student Center on campus. It is free and open to the public.
Prospective students and their families can search, filter and experience a realistic, engaging, interactive tour of the Mont Alto campus, complete with rich media, video content, and 360-degree panoramic views from virtually anywhere.
On Sept. 12, Penn State Mont Alto forestry instructors Beth Brantley, Craig Houghton, and Peter Linehan hosted nine members of the Cumberland Woodland Owners Association at Penn State Mont Alto. Rain in the forecast kept many members away but the hardiest came to discuss relevant forest management topics and learn about Mont Alto’s Forest Technology Program and projects.
Penn State Mont Alto has announced its fall 2015 Fall Colloquy Series which presents current research by Mont Alto faculty in an informal environment at a level that is accessible to a general audience. All events begin at 2 p.m. on Wednesdays, in the Heritage Room of The Mill Café on campus. The events are open to the public free of charge. Coffee is provided and discussion is encouraged.
Penn State Mont Alto will host a Campus Symposium entitled “The Confederate Flag: Heritage or Hate?” at 2 p.m., on Oct. 12, in the Wiestling Hall Student Center on the University’s campus. The featured speaker will be the 2015-16 Penn State Laureate and military historian Carol Reardon. She will be joined by Penn State Mont Alto faculty members James Donovan, associate professor of history, and David Seitz, assistant professor of communications.
About 50 members of the Penn State Mont Alto campus community participated in health screening and fitness testing during an Exercise is Medicine (EiM) event at the Multipurpose Activities Center on Oct. 8.
The Penn State Mont Alto Admissions Office invites interested students and their families to attend its fall open house beginning at 9 a.m. on Oct. 17 in the Multipurpose Activities Center. The event begins with an academic fair with faculty members representing Penn State Mont Alto’s associate and baccalaureate degree programs. There will also be a student panel session and campus tours led by current students.
