Penn State Harrisburg has received a $600,000 grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to attract and retain academically talented students of under-represented groups into the science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) majors. The grant, with additional funding from the campus, will provide annually 19 renewable scholarships averaging more than $8,000 each to qualified students with financial need. (more)
Educational opportunities have been expanded for students with disabilities at Penn State Harrisburg. An anonymous Penn State Harrisburg graduate has joined with the Charlotte W. Newcombe Foundation to create the campus' first scholarship for students with disabilities. The Charlotte W. Newcombe Foundation Endowed Trustee Scholarship at Penn State Harrisburg will assist students with financial need and will mean greater access to higher education for undergraduates. (more)
Injuries are both predictable and preventable and the leading cause of death and disability for all children 1 to 14 years of age. All children and their families need information on keeping their children safe as they grow and wherever they are. (more)
Jill Buchanan, a nurse practitioner with University Health Services (UHS) has received the 2012 Ally Recognition Award from Penn State's Commission on Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Equity (CLGBTE). Presented during the Lavender Graduation Ceremony held April 20, the Ally Award is given to an individual within the University community who has shown outstanding service regarding LGBTQ concerns. (more)
The Multicultural Resource Center held its 21st Annual Senior Student and Faculty/Staff Diversity Recognition Awards in Robb Hall at the Hintz Alumni Center on April 3. This annual recognition reception honors graduating seniors at University Park who have shown leadership, academic excellence, inspiration and resilience in the face of odds as well as faculty/staff who consistently promote multiculturalism and demonstrate concern for and sensitivity to the needs of multicultural students. (more)
From June 7-9, more than 2,500 Special Olympians and coaches will convene at Penn State's University Park campus for the annual Summer Games of the Special Olympics. Preparation for the four-day event begins days before the athletes arrive and volunteers are now being enlisted to help with dozens of pregame activities. (more)
As the nation marks National Military Appreciation Month in May, Penn State is reporting 40 percent growth in enrollments of active-duty military and veteran students in Penn State's World Campus for 2011, or 14 percent of all online enrollments. This trend is the result of Penn State's dedicated Military Admissions and Advising Team. (more)
Senior Vick Arslanian immigrated from Achrafieh in Beirut, Lebanon to the United States in the summer of 2002. Having learned to read and write English at an early age, one would think the move was fairly easy. It wasn't. Arslanian remembers how difficult it was to adjust to his new life. (more)
Penn State Law alumna Rosa Gomez, staff attorney for the Dream Act and Immigrant Youth Outreach Program at Community Legal Services in East Palo Alto, California, fights for immigrants' rights. (more)
Penn State Law students Rachel Keung and Daniel DeCurtis traveled the distance to the Clinton County correctional facility from their office at the Law School's Center for Immigrants' Rights in less than an hour. But representing their client, the American Bar Association's (ABA) Commission on Immigration, required entering the complex world of immigrant detention which was "quite a journey," said Keung, who had never been in a prison before. (more)
