communications

Stefanie Kempton, assistant professor of communications at Penn State Altoona, was selected to be a Kopenhaver Center Fellow for 2021.

Jerry Zolten, professor of communication arts and sciences and integrative arts at Penn State Altoona, is the 2021 recipient of the Lion's Paw Medal.

Jerry Zolten is featured in a video honoring Sister Rosetta Tharpe, the trailblazing Godmother of Rock & Roll and the First Lady of Gibson Brands.

On Nov. 12, students in Penn State Altoona’s communications degree program visited the WTAJ television studio in Altoona. Students attended the live 6 p.m. news broadcast in the control room, allowing them to see how the people behind the scenes produce a live show.

Elizabeth Pryor will offer her lecture "The N-Word: History, Race, and the College Classroom" at noon on Thursday, April 11, 2019, in the Titelman Study of the Misciagna Family Center for Performing Arts.

Jerry Zolten's film documentary "How They Got Over: Gospel Quartets and the Road to Rock 'n' Roll," which he co-produced and appears in as principle narrator, will be screened March 12 at 7:00 p.m. at the Grammy Museum in Los Angeles.

Jerry Zolten served as an advisor, contributor, and interviewee for the new public radio program, 'Gospel Roots of Rock and Soul.'