Five emeriti faculty members at Penn State Harrisburg have been named to the newly formed Emeritus Academy, a program designed to recognize and promote the ongoing engagement of emeriti faculty in scholarly and creative activities at Penn State.
Penn State Harrisburg's School of Humanities will offer a fall concert at 7 p.m. on Wednesday and Thursday, Nov. 15 and 16, in the Mukund S. Kulkarni Theatre (SEC Building).
Penn State Harrisburg’s International Study Tours provide an opportunity to travel the world and learn through firsthand experience. In spring 2024, the college is offering two London study tours and one France and Normandy study tour. Registration is now open for all tours.
The Center for Holocaust and Jewish Studies at Penn State Harrisburg will host Shira Klein, associate professor of history at Chapman University, at noon on Wednesday, Oct. 25, via webinar. Klein will present a lecture titled “Editing the Holocaust: Distortion of History on Wikipedia.”
Penn State Harrisburg’s School of Humanities will present its fall play, “Clue,” at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 26-27 and Nov. 1-4, and at 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Oct. 28 in the Mukund S. Kulkarni Theatre in the SEC Building on campus.
Penn State Harrisburg recently announced the winners of its People to Watch Awards, graduates from each of the college’s schools who have made a significant contribution to the betterment of society through their personal and professional endeavors.
Penn State Harrisburg has announced the recipients of the college’s annual Alumni Achievement Awards. One graduate from each of the college’s five academic schools earned the accolade thanks to their outstanding professional accomplishments.
John Haddad, professor of American studies at Penn State Harrisburg, has published a book that examines why American missionaries in China transformed from a "soul-saving" movement to one that built institutions of higher learning around the start of the 20th Century.
The Center for Holocaust and Jewish Studies at Penn State Harrisburg will welcome Marion Kaplan, Skirball Professor of Modern Jewish History Emerita at New York University, at noon Thursday, Sept. 28, via webinar. Kaplan will present “Caribbean Haven: The Jewish Refugee Settlement in the Dominican Republic, 1940-1945.”
Whether reporting the news, inspecting cell towers or helping families in need, students at Penn State Harrisburg participated in summer internships to enhance their skills, make professional connections and get a jump start on future career paths.
