Penn State Harrisburg’s Schools of Humanities, Public Affairs, and Science, Engineering, and Technology will host visiting scholars for the 2017-18 academic year.
Jennifer Storm, victim advocate for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, will discuss victims, rights and criminal justice advocacy from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 22, in the Olmsted Building Gallery Lounge on the Harrisburg campus. Storm's discussion will also be available online.
Penn State Harrisburg will kick off its Latino Heritage Month celebration from 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 14, in the Student Enrichment Center Theatre on campus. Carlos Ojeda Jr., a youth development expert and entrepreneur, will be the keynote speaker.
Penn State Harrisburg’s School of Public Affairs will present a panel discussion titled “How Homeland Security Evolved and Where We Are Now” from noon to 1:30 p.m. Monday, Sept. 11, in the Olmsted Building Gallery Lounge on campus.
Penn State Harrisburg will hold a Graduate School Open House at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 19, in the college library, providing an opportunity to learn about the college’s more than 30 master’s, doctoral and certification programs including two new master’s programs in civil engineering and mechanical engineering.
Solutions for successfully funding a startup company is the topic of the next Innovation Café and Forum, to be held Sept. 12 on the Penn State Harrisburg campus.
Hengameh Hosseini, assistant professor of health care administration in the Penn State Harrisburg School of Public Affairs, has been named a Fulbright Specialist. She will travel to Semey, Kazakhstan during the 2017-18 academic year.
Penn State Harrisburg will present “Passion of Flamenco” at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 4, at the Student Enrichment Center Theatre on campus. Doors open at 7 p.m. Ticket sales begin Tuesday, Sept. 5.
Emily Mross, business and public administration librarian at Penn State Harrisburg, will present “Recycling the Catalog: Moving beyond traditional research methods for greater discovery.”
The National Science Foundation has joined in supporting Penn State’s goal of taking more of its discoveries to market by awarding Penn State a five-year, $500,000 Innovation Corps (I-Corps) grant to establish the Invent Penn State I-Corps Site in collaboration with Ben Franklin Technology Partner’s TechCelerator, Happy Valley LaunchBox, and Invent Penn State’s Innovation Hubs.
