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Due to changes in the construction schedule, the construction work originally slated for this Saturday, January 23 at the Penn State Harrisburg library has been delayed, and will now take place on Saturday, February 6 and Saturday, February 13.  As a result, the library will be closed those days.  

Penn State Harrisburg will present a screening of the film “Hate [La Haine],” followed by a faculty panel discussion on Thursday, January 21 at 7 p.m. in 102 EAB, Educational Activities Building on campus, as part of the Penn State Harrisburg Center for Holocaust and Jewish Studies speaker series.

For the 18^th year, Penn State Harrisburg and PenOwl Productions Theatre Company will present a dramatic production as a part of the Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday.  This year, the play, “Tell Mama I’ll Find Her,” centers on family unification after slavery and will be performed on Monday, January 18 at noon and Tuesday, January 19 at 11:30 a.m. in the Capital Union Building at Penn State Harrisburg. 

Dr. Michael Chorney, professor of biology and chair of the biology and science program in Penn State Harrisburg’s School of Science, Engineering and Technology, has received a 2015 Elizabeth Hurlock Beckman Award for inspiring and motivating a former student to make a difference in his or her community.

A book by Dr. Robin Veder, associate professor of humanities and art history/visual culture in Penn State Harrisburg’s School of Humanities, is now required reading in the introductory American studies graduate seminar at the College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia.  

With the support of a grant from the D.R.E.A.M. Partnership, Penn State Harrisburg will once again offer an inclusive post-secondary program in customer relations in spring 2016. The program provides the opportunity for students with intellectual disabilities to complete customer relations coursework in a fully integrated classroom, participate in life skills coursework and campus activities, and explore career opportunities in the workplace.

Brazilian students Matheus Henrique, a senior electrical engineering student; and Ivan Melo Ribeiro, a sophomore civil engineering student, are discovering new experiences every day at Penn State Harrisburg.

Here as a part of the Brazilian Scientific Mobility Program, Henrique and Melo Ribeiro are excited for the different learning and social experiences that studying in the United States has provided for them.

Durell Hines (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), a senior psychology major and president of the Penn State Harrisburg Chapter of Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc., along with other fraternity members, were recently recognized by the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS) of Central PA for volunteering at the society’s “Light the Night Walk,” an event that celebrates a year of fundraising with fireworks, food, games, and a one to two mile walk at dusk.

Penn State Harrisburg will hold its fall commencement on Saturday, December 19 at 9:30 a.m. at the Giant Center, Hershey, Pennsylvania. More than 650 degrees will be conferred at the ceremony.

Commencement is a momentous occasion for graduating students, family and friends. We are inviting you to capture memories and share congratulatory messages via Penn State Harrisburg’s social media platforms.

Penn State Harrisburg will hold its fall commencement on Saturday, December 19 at 9:30 a.m. at the Giant Center, Hershey, Pennsylvania.  More than 650 degrees will be conferred at the ceremony.

Dr. Eva J. Pell, recently retired under secretary for science at the Smithsonian Institution and former Penn State senior vice president for research and dean of the Graduate School, will deliver the keynote address at the ceremony.