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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 college’s Capital Union Building.

View a Flickr slideshow of the students.

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 college’s 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.

During the 2011-12 academic year, 27 Penn State Harrisburg students were inducted in the Kappa Delta Pi International Honor Society. Dr. Catherine Surra, director of the School of Behavioral Sciences and Education, and Dr. Patricia Ahrens, assistant professor of education, also were inducted into Penn State Harrisburg’s Sigma Alpha Chapter.

Patricia Kaley has been appointed college registrar at Penn State Harrisburg.

Kaley’s previous experience includes service in the Lebanon Valley College Registrar’s Office, where she held the positions of assistant to the registrar, recorder, assistant registrar, associate registrar, and registrar. She also worked as a consultant for several other colleges and universities. Kaley holds a bachelor’s degree from Lebanon Valley College.