Harrisburg Doctoral Information Night May 15
Penn State Harrisburg will hold a Doctoral Programs Information Night at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, May 15. (more)
Still Life
University Park Airport Emergency Response Exercise
Commencement across Penn State: Spring 2012
Spring commencement 2012 under way
Penn State, Moroccan students problem-solve together
Finals Week Spring Semester 2012
Painting the Lines at Beaver Stadium
Did They Get It Right? - RedTails
Iconic Penn State elm taken down over spring break 2012
We ... are Penn State (December 19, 2011)
Disease stricken matching elm tree slated for removal
Penn State's creamery, from the cow to the cone
PSUHarrisburg
Penn State Harrisburg receives $600,000 NSF grant for STEM education
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)
Penn State Harrisburg awards ceremony recognizes student achievement
Penn State Harrisburg honored graduate and undergraduate students for accomplishments in academics, service, and leadership at the 2012 Student Awards Convocation April 15. A ceremony was held in the campus' Capital Union Building. (more)
First-of-its-kind scholarship will aid students with disabilities
Monday, May 21, 2012Educational 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)
Harrisburg education students inducted in honor society
Monday, May 21, 2012During the 2011-12 academic year, 27 Penn State Harrisburg students were inducted in the Kappa Delta Pi International Honor Society. Catherine Surra, director of the School of Behavioral Sciences and Education, and Patricia Ahrens, assistant professor of education, also were inducted into Penn State Harrisburg's Sigma Alpha Chapter. (more)
Harrisburg students join business honor society
Forty-five students from Penn State Harrisburg's School of Business Administration recently were inducted in Beta Gamma Sigma, an international honors society that recognizes students in the top 10 percent of baccalaureate and top 20 percent of graduate programs at schools accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business International. (more)
Kaley named Harrisburg registrar
Patricia Kaley has been appointed college registrar at Penn State Harrisburg. (more)
Elementary education student receives University service award
Autumn Proctor, an elementary education major at Penn State Harrisburg who graduated May 5, recently received the University's Rose Cologne Keystone Citizen Award. Proctor, of East Berlin, was honored at the annual Student Leadership and Service Awards Ceremony on April 22 at University Park. (more)
Harrisburg men's tennis advances to NCAA Tournament; coach honored
Penn State Harrisburg's men's tennis team won its second straight North Atlantic Conference (NAC) championship match on Saturday, May 5, earning the league's first-ever automatic NCAA tournament bid. The Lions, winners of the league's West Division, defeated East Division champions Colby Sawyer 6-3 to win the conference crown and secure the tennis program's first NCAA tournament berth. (more)
Lions return to NCAA tournament
Last year, Penn State Harrisburg's golf squad became the first team in campus history to earn an NCAA Division III championship tournament berth when it won the North Eastern Athletic Conference (NEAC) championship. On April 21 and 22, the Lions shot a combined two-day total of 650 at the NEAC tournament in Pennsauken, N.J., to win the league title again and earn its second straight NCAA tournament bid. (more)