Penn State Harrisburg student and faculty authors discussed their works at the college’s annual Publishing Celebration on March 15. The event honors those who have published a book during the past year, highlighting texts ranging from local history, to children’s education, to political interests. View a Flickr slideshow of the event.
This year’s events also incorporated time for authors to autograph their publications, which were available for purchase.
Students in Penn State Harrisburg’s International Affairs Association (IAA) are seeing their mock United Nations conference have global effects.
The college’s recent 40th anniversary Model U.N. provided unique opportunities for college and high school students. More than 200 student delegates from 17 area high schools learned about global issues and practiced maintaining international peace and security at the conference. The college’s IAA club members coordinated the event and used it to kick off a fundraiser to help polio victims in Nigeria.
Dr. Virginia Parkum, researcher, artist, poet and teacher, will present her exhibit, "As We Remember: A Journey through the Holocaust and Its Aftermath in Paintings and Poetry," on Tuesday, April 3 in the Penn State Harrisburg Library. The event is free and open to the public.
Thirty-five Penn State Harrisburg computer science, electrical engineering, mathematics, and information sciences and technology students recently applied the skills they developed in class to solve complex computer programming problems during the college’s annual Programming Competition.
A Penn State Harrisburg tradition, the International Film Festival, March 22–31, this year will feature seven films from around the world, including three that premiered at the Sundance Film Festival. All films start at 7:00 p.m. and will be shown in the Olmsted Building’s Kunkle Auditorium, Room 213C. Admission is free, and the event is open to the public.
Musician and playwright Claudia Stevens will present the original musical drama “An Evening with Madame F” at Penn State Harrisburg, Wednesday, March 28, at 7:00 p.m. in the Olmsted Building Auditorium.
The local chapter of the Alpha Sigma Lambda National Honor Society inducted 30 new members recently at Penn State Harrisburg.
Alpha Sigma Lambda, which is celebrating its 20th anniversary at the college, recognizes adult students who achieve academic excellence. To be inducted, members must be in the top 20 percent of their class, maintain at least a 3.2 grade point average, be 24 years of age or older and have completed a minimum of 24 graded credits in an undergraduate degree program at Penn State.
Students in Assistant Professor of Communications and Humanities Craig Welsh's advanced graphic design class have created a digital poster – designed exclusively from cardboard – for the international One Show’s “Your Onederful World Contest.” Visit Facebook to vote for the project by clicking “like” on the student project photo.
The contest entry receiving the most Facebook "likes" by March 31 will be featured at the 2012 One Show awards ceremony in New York City.
Dr. Jerry F. Shoup, interim director of Penn State Harrisburg’s School of Science, Engineering, and Technology, has received the 2012 Technical Achievement Award from the Central Pennsylvania Engineers Week Council. Chosen for his public, industry, and institutional service, Shoup accepted the award during the National Engineers Week banquet on Feb. 23 in Camp Hill.
An estimated 100 ninth graders from six area schools received an in-depth look at careers related to math and science when Penn State Harrisburg hosted its annual Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) Career Launch on Wednesday, March 7.
The program provides students with an understanding of the course work and requirements necessary to pursue higher education programs in mathematics and science-related areas.
