The Penn State Harrisburg School of Public Affairs Master of Health Administration program will host the Upsilon Phi Delta Academic Honor Society Induction Ceremony on Tuesday, April 18 from 4 to 6 p.m. in W117, Olmsted Building on campus. Keynote speaker, Dr. Hormoz Ashtyani, will present "Sleep Apnea, The Public Health Perspective, Impediments and Opportunities."
As part of Penn State Harrisburg Center for Holocaust and Jewish Studies speaker series, author Sherry Ostroff will present “A Memoir of Life, Loss and Survival” on Thursday, April 20 from 7 to 9 p.m. in the library Morrison Gallery on campus.
It’s no secret that Penn State includes a network of campuses throughout the state of Pennsylvania, but incoming students may not be fully aware of all the financial benefits attending a campus other than University Park may afford.
Janet Wong, children’s author, poet, and publisher, will visit Penn State Harrisburg to present “Cultural Connections: Celebrating Diversity, Writing, and Poetry” on Tuesday, April 18 from 6 to 8:30 p.m. in the Olmsted Building Gallery Lounge on campus.
Wong will share her path to becoming a writer and poet, read poetry, and discuss how poetry has “the capacity to educate the heart as well as the mind.”
Dr. Richard Brown, assistant professor of management in Penn State Harrisburg’s School of Business Administration will present “The Financial Payout to Corporate Lobbying and Political Connections in the Oil and Gas Industry” on Wednesday, April 12 from noon to 1:15 p.m. in the Olmsted Building Gallery Lounge on campus.
“Orange is the New Black” star and immigration reform activist Diane Guerrero will visit Penn State Harrisburg on Tuesday, April 11 at 5 p.m. in the Capital Union Building gymnasium on campus. Guerrero will discuss immigration and her book titled “In the Country We Love: My Family Divided.”
Penn State Harrisburg and PNC have announced the second chapter of the PNC Thought Leaders Lecture Series, a special event where high-profile speakers from around the world will focus on topics that have a significant impact on the local region.
Jim Dinegar, president and CEO of the Greater Washington Board of Trade, will present the keynote speech for the event from 4 to 5:15 p.m. on Wednesday, April 12, in the Student Enrichment Center theater on campus.