Behavioral Sciences and Education News

College to host meeting on educational standards
Fri, 04/19/2013 - 1:17pm
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Penn State Harrisburg teacher education programs will host a meeting for school administrators and faculty to examine Common Core States Standards on Tuesday, April 23 from 9:00-10:30 a.m.

A system developed to provide consistent and clear guidelines for student learning, the Common Core States Standards use teacher, parent, and community leader suggestions to build on existing state standards. Forty-five states, including Pennsylvania; the District of Columbia; and four U.S. territories have already adopted the standards.

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Students present honors theses
Thu, 04/11/2013 - 9:43am
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Megan Kreiser, winner of the 2012 Jeffrey and Jean Merritt Honors Thesis Award

Media-imposed perceptions of beauty, environmental technologies, sleep and behavioral disorders, and English literature are among the broad array of topics that eight Penn State Harrisburg Honors Program students will discuss during the college’s spring 2013 thesis presentations, Thursday, April 18, 11:45 a.m.-1:20 p.m. in W-132 Olmsted and Friday, April 19, 1:00-2:30 p.m. in W-107 Olmsted. 

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Summer academy provides opportunities to young writers
Wed, 04/10/2013 - 2:33pm
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Young Writers Academy

Young writers eager to practice their storytelling will discover new tools this summer at Penn State Harrisburg’s Young Writers Academy, June 24-28, from 9:00 a.m. until noon on campus. Registration is now open.

A weeklong enrichment program for writers in grades 3-12, the academy is instructed by local teacher consultants, fellows of the National Writing Project, a national organization that strives to improve students’ writing and learning, specifically, by professionally developing teachers of writing.

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Undergraduate Open House April 13
Tue, 04/09/2013 - 9:49am
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Penn State Harrisburg will host an Undergraduate Open House on Saturday, April 13 at 9:00 a.m. in the Capital Union Building.

The event will present information to prospective students about the college’s more than 30 bachelor’s degree programs and options for completing the first two years of study leading to more than 160 undergraduate majors offered throughout Penn State.

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Faculty and staff recognized at awards ceremony
Mon, 04/01/2013 - 10:08am
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Faculty and Staff Recognition Program

Penn State Harrisburg recognized outstanding employee contributions at the 2013 Faculty and Staff Recognition Program on Thursday, March 28. Nominated by the college community and selected by various award committees, several faculty and staff members received awards. View a Flickr slideshow of the winners.

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Undergraduate students participate in literary conference
Mon, 03/18/2013 - 10:09am
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Students, from left, are Emily Kramer, Paige Erin Wealand, Gabrielle LeGrendre, Remy Babich, and Errick Pfuhl.

Accompanied by Assistant Professor of Creative Writing and English Composition Jen Hirt, five Penn State Harrisburg students participated in Susquehanna University’s ninth annual Undergraduate Literature and Creative Writing Conference “Freedom of Thought” on Feb. 18. At the full-day conference, students from around the country present their literary works on differing themes and cultural issues to an audience of fellow writers, teachers, and scholars. Discussion about the intellectual and creative challenges of literary study follows each presentation.

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Building expansions mark campus growth
Thu, 02/28/2013 - 1:46pm
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Rendering of the completed Educational Activities Building project.
The redesigned Capital Union Building features a new 6,000-square-foot Fitness Center and additional locker rooms.

On March 1, Penn State Harrisburg dedicated its new fitness center and broke ground for an addition, including classroom and laboratory space, to the Educational Activities Building (EAB).

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Summer registration now open
Mon, 02/04/2013 - 4:41pm
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Summer Sessions 2013

Registration for the Penn State Harrisburg summer sessions is now open for all students.

Students seeking to take courses over the summer can choose from a full range of undergraduate and graduate courses. Flexible options include on campus and online courses, some courses at the Penn State Hershey Medical Center, programs for educators, a study tour, and consecutive scheduling for certain required classes. The first summer session runs May 13 to June 21; the second session runs June 26 to August 7.  

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Napoli re-appointed to national committee
Thu, 01/31/2013 - 5:25pm
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Mary Napoli

Mary Napoli, associate professor of literacy education, has been selected to serve a second term on the committee that chooses the National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) Award for Excellence in Poetry for Children. Her second three-year term runs through 2015.

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Trustees approve addition to Harrisburg's Educational Activities Building
Fri, 01/18/2013 - 4:46pm
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UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Penn State's Board of Trustees today (Jan. 18) approved the final plans to renovate and construct an addition to the Educational Activities Building at Penn State Harrisburg.  Trustees also authorized the awarding of contracts for construction of the $19.5 million project.

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