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Bronner receives graduate teaching award
Thu, 04/25/2013
Dr. Simon Bronner (right) and Dr. Peter Idowu, assistant dean for graduate studies (left), at the NAGS award ceremony

Dr. Simon Bronner, Distinguished Professor of American Studies and Folklore at Penn State Harrisburg, received the Northeastern Association of Graduate Schools (NAGS) Graduate Faculty Teaching Award, “designed to identify excellence and creativity in curriculum development and implementation and graduate education at the master's and doctoral levels,”  at the organization’s annual meeting, April 12 in New Brunswick, NJ.

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Program helps high school students plan STEM careers
Wed, 04/24/2013

An estimated 120 ninth graders from six area schools will receive an in-depth look at careers related to math and science when Penn State Harrisburg hosts its annual Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) Career Launch on May 7.

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Finance major receives outstanding student award
Wed, 04/24/2013
Moumouni with a representative from PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Penn State Harrisburg finance major Issoufou Moumouni, of Harrisburg, received an Outstanding Student Award from the central Pennsylvania chapter of Financial Executives International (FEI) on Tuesday, March 26 at the organization’s annual Educator’s Night event in Hershey.

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Study tour to explore southern architecture and decorative arts
Tue, 04/23/2013

Penn State Harrisburg’s School of Humanities will offer a six-day study tour, “American Expressive Forms: Southern Architecture and Decorative Arts” (AM ST 479), July 20-25.

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Public policy major receives University-wide award
Tue, 04/23/2013
Michael Passiment

Penn State Harrisburg senior public policy major Michael Passiment, of Carbondale, Pa., has been named one of two recipients of the University’s 2013 Ralph Dorn Hetzel Memorial Award. Passiment is the ninth Penn State Harrisburg student to receive the honor.

Named for Penn State’s tenth president, the award recognizes students for high scholastic achievement, good citizenship, and participation in leadership and student activities.

Passiment’s strong communication and conflict resolution skills were acknowledged in his nomination for the award.

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Alum and benefactor receives international achievement award
Mon, 04/22/2013
Salvatore D. Fazzolari

(Note: Updated from a previous version)

Penn State Harrisburg alumnus Salvatore D. Fazzolari, former CEO and chairman of HARSCO Corporation, was presented with the Business Achievement Award from Beta Gamma Sigma, an international business honor society, on March 15 by the organization’s Executive Director James Viehland at a ceremony held in Harrisburg. Fazzolari, of Mechanicsburg, was nominated by the college.

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Manufacturing CEO to deliver commencement keynote
Thu, 04/18/2013
William Lambert

William M. Lambert, president and chief executive officer of Mine Safety Appliances Company (MSA) and Penn State Harrisburg alumnus, will deliver Penn State Harrisburg’s spring 2013 commencement address on Saturday, May 4 beginning at 9:30 a.m. at the Giant Center in Hershey, Pa. The college will confer more than 650 undergraduate and graduate degrees this semester.

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Faculty members’ textbook earns second award
Wed, 04/17/2013
The Essentials of Computer Organization and Architecture - Third Edition

The third edition of The Essentials of Computer Organization and Architecture (Jones & Bartlett Learning, LLC), co-authored by Penn State Harrisburg Associate Professor of Computer Science Dr. Linda Null and Instructor in Computer Science Julia Lobur has won the Text and Academic Authors Association (TAA) 2013 “Texty” Textbook Excellence Award for computer science and engineering. The award will be presented at the TAA 26th Annual Conference Awards Luncheon in June.

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Engineering students to unveil project during Earth Day activities
Tue, 04/16/2013
Fabrication of the steel bridge. Photo by Gary Rhodes.

The Penn State Harrisburg chapter of the American Society of Civil Engineers’ (ASCE’s) Steel Bridge Team will unveil at noon its first-ever 1/10 scale bridge as part of the college’s annual Earth Day Celebration on Thursday, April 18 on the Vartan Plaza from 10:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. The events are free and open to the public.

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College hosts events recognizing academic research
Mon, 04/15/2013

Penn State Harrisburg Research Week activities are scheduled April 17-19. Held to celebrate faculty and student creative and scholarly accomplishments from the year, the events are free and open to the public.

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