Penn State Harrisburg will present an Academic Perspective panel titled “Police and Community Relations: Academic and Practitioner Perspectives” on Tuesday, September 13 from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Olmsted Building Gallery Lounge on campus.
Penn State Harrisburg will hold a Graduate School Open House on Tuesday, September 13 at 6 p.m. in the college library.
The open house will offer the opportunity to learn about the college’s more than 30 master’s, doctoral, and certification programs; meet with faculty; and obtain admissions and financial aid information.
Dr. Christopher Emdin, an author and associate professor in the Department of Mathematics, Science and Technology at Teachers College, Columbia University, will discuss his New York Times bestselling book “For White Folks Who Teach in the Hood... And the Rest of Y'All Too” on September 9 from 5 to 7 p.m. in Penn State Harrisburg’s Student Enrichment Center theater. This event is FREE and open to the public.
Sometimes, students run out of options when faced with an emergency. This was never more apparent than on and after April 3, 2016, when a devastating fire occurred at the Village of Pineford apartments in Middletown, a home to many of Penn State Harrisburg’s students. Immediately following the fire, students, faculty, staff, alumni, and community members asked how they could help students who lost everything.
Dr. Jane Wilburne, associate professor of mathematics and education, received a Pennsylvania Department of Education grant to co-direct the "Central Pennsylvania Mathematics Content and Coaching Project." The $679,453 grant was awarded to the Lincoln Intermediate Unit and Penn State Harrisburg.
Recent research updates include faculty-authored articles and other contributions, presentations, and the award of a highly competitive dissertation fellowship to a Penn State Harrisburg Ph.D. candidate.
Penn State Harrisburg welcomed more than 1,050 freshman students to campus at the recent New Student Convocation, marking the largest incoming freshman class in the college’s history.