Penn State Harrisburg's 2012 Martin Luther King, Jr. Commemoration Lecture Series, "A Legacy of Persistence and Hope," kicks off Thursday, Feb. 16 with Omar Tyree, New York Times best-selling author, lecturer and literacy advocate. The series, free and open to the public, culminates this fall with an appearance by Maya Angelou. (more)
Internationally known vocalist and artist Susan Leviton will perform Yiddish women's songs a cappella in Penn State Harrisburg's Olmsted Building Gallery Lounge, Thursday, Feb. 23, at 7:00 p.m. Free and open to the public, the concert, "Women's Voices in Yiddish Song," will be followed by a kosher reception. (more)
Students looking to take a course or two over the summer can choose from a full range of undergraduate and graduate courses offered at Penn State Harrisburg. The first summer session runs May 14 to June 25; the second session runs June 27 to Aug. 10. Registration is open now. (more)
ArcelorMittal Steelton and the United Steelworkers Local 1688, in partnership with Penn State Harrisburg and Penn State York, recently launched Steelworker for the Future in Central Pennsylvania. Steelworker for the Future is an associate degree program, along with advanced industrial credit certificates, designed to prepare students for high-tech, well-paying careers in the steel or manufacturing industry. (more)
A team from industry, government and academia, including Penn State researchers, received "Project of the Year" honors from the Strategic Environmental Research and Development Program. (more)
An upcoming community forum at Penn State Harrisburg will discuss understanding and reporting child abuse. The event is free and open to the public.
The event will be held from 11:50 a.m. to 1:20 p.m. on Jan. 31, in the Morrison Gallery in the campus' library. "Understanding and Reporting Child Abuse" will provide information on -- and the opportunity to discuss -- understanding, reporting and preventing child abuse and neglect, and how these issues affect the campus community. (more)
Dates have been set for two Penn State Harrisburg open houses this spring: Graduate School Information Night on Thursday, March 15, and Undergraduate Admissions Open House on Saturday, April 14. (more)
As a new mom, Christie Fugate admits, she didn't know what "normal" was. "You get all this stuff at your baby shower, (and) you don't know how you're supposed to get it installed," she said. So Christie was grateful to learn about Penn State Hershey Children's Hospital's Pediatric Injury Prevention Program, which taught her how to properly install her baby's car seat. Learn how Penn State is helping ensure car seats will keep baby safe. Penn State for PA (PSU4PA) tells the stories of Pennsylvania residents whose businesses and communities have been transformed by Penn State teaching, research and service. (more)
Penn State Harrisburg senior guard Dorothea Dixon became the ninth women's basketball player in NCAA history across all divisions to record a rare quadruple-double, in a 91-42 victory over Penn State Berks on Saturday, Dec. 3, 2011. (more)