Penn State University Health Services (UHS) is encouraging students to protect themselves against monkeypox in light of cases in Pennsylvania and nationally. Monkeypox is a viral infection primarily spread through prolonged close contact. It is not a sexually transmitted infection (STI), and anybody can be at risk, regardless of gender or sexual orientation.
The results of a confidential university-wide survey show that the majority of Penn State employee and student participants feel safe on campus and view Penn State police officers favorably.
Penn State University Libraries recognized seven outstanding faculty and staff on Tuesday, May 24, from among its more than 500 employees. Faculty and staff based at the Penn State Berks, Harrisburg, Mont Alto and University Park campuses were recognized.
Penn State Mont Alto will hold its spring 2022 Commencement ceremony at 10 a.m., on Saturday, May 7, in the Multipurpose Activities Center gymnasium on the Mont Alto campus. The campus will confer 135 degrees during the ceremony — 74 bachelor’s and 61 associate. Additionally, the ceremony will recognize 2020 graduates who were unable to participate in an in-person commencement due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Penn State's sexual misconduct climate survey will close on April 22. The survey was sent to a random sample of students at all Penn State campuses; students can check their Penn State email for a link to complete the survey. The University-wide survey is designed to assess issues of sexual assault, misconduct and harassment.
Eight Penn State Mont Alto adult-learners were inducted into the Zeta Pi Chapter of Alpha Sigma Lambda, the nation’s oldest and largest honor society for nontraditional students, on Monday, April 11.
The "Race, Equity, and Action" program series at Penn State Mont Alto has helped to open doors of communication about difficult subjects such as how skin color can affect the way people are treated.
Bhante Sujatha has visited Penn State Mont Alto every year since 2010 -- including virtually in 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic -- to talk with campus and local community members about daily life and meditation. Sujatha will meet with students and community members during his visit.
