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Graduating students: Prepare for 2014 spring commencement

Tue, 04/01/2014

Graduating students, you’ve made it this far, now make sure you’re ready for commencement!

The Penn State Harrisburg spring 2014 ceremony will take place Sunday, May 11 at 9:30 a.m. at the Giant Center in Hershey.

Fri, 03/28/2014

The Center for Signal Integrity at Penn State Harrisburg will host the Eighth Central Pennsylvania Symposium on Signal Integrity, Friday, April 4 from 8 a.m. to 4:55 p.m. in the Capital Union Building on campus. Signal integrity involves the quality of electrical signals passing through connectors used in electronic devices like computers or cellular phones.

Thu, 03/20/2014

To mark the 35^th anniversary of the Three Mile Island (TMI) nuclear accident, Penn State Harrisburg will host the conference TMI @ 35: The Three Mile Island Nuclear Crisis in Perspective – Analyses, Stories, Policies, March 27 to 28 on campus in the library Morrison Gallery. The conference opens at 3 p.m. on Thursday, March 27.

Wed, 03/19/2014

Daniel Victor, New York Times social media staff editor, will give the final presentation in this spring’s Communications Speakers Series at Penn State Harrisburg on Monday, March 24 at 7 p.m. in the Capital Union Building (CUB). His discussion will spotlight the fast-growing field of social media communications from the vantage point of the New York Times newsroom. One of the field’s young pioneers, Victor is a Penn State alumnus and former Patriot-News reporter.

Tue, 03/18/2014

Penn State Harrisburg faculty and staff will discuss their works, published during the past year, at the college’s annual Creativity, Publishing, and Book Signing Celebration on March 20 at 3 p.m. in the Olmsted Building Gallery Lounge.

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Graduate School Open House March 19

Fri, 03/14/2014

Penn State Harrisburg will hold a Graduate School Open House on Wednesday, March 19 at 6 p.m. in the campus library.

Mon, 03/10/2014

Mural from Oliver LaGrone Cultural Center

Oliver LaGrone and his characteristic phrase, “I say this to say that,” left an indelible mark on those he met.

Students, faculty, and staff recently joined together in the Oliver LaGrone Cultural Center at Penn State Harrisburg to celebrate the life and legacy of the room’s namesake. LaGrone would have turned 107 years old in December 2013.

Thu, 03/06/2014

Penn State Harrisburg will begin offering an integrated undergraduate-graduate program in American Studies beginning in summer 2014. This is the second program of this kind at Penn State Harrisburg. The college also offers an integrated program in Computer Science.

Thu, 03/06/2014

Dr. Daniela Schiller will present Changing Fear Memories on Thursday, March 20 at noon in the Penn State Harrisburg Olmsted Building Gallery Lounge. This discussion will focus on her work on the neural mechanisms of emotional control and potential ways to modify or “erase” fear memories.

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Panelists to discuss cybersecurity

Mon, 03/03/2014

Penn State Harrisburg will host an Academic Perspectives on Current Events discussion on cybersecurity on Wednesday, March 5, from noon to 1:30 p.m. in the Olmsted Building Gallery Lounge.

The event is moderated by Dr. Jeremy Blum, associate professor of computer science. Panelist include:

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