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President Erickson's statement regarding NCAA consent decree

Mon, 07/23/2012

Source: Penn State Live; July 23, 2012

The tragedy of child sexual abuse that occurred at our University altered the lives of innocent children. Today, as every day, our thoughts and prayers continue to be with the victims of Mr. Sandusky and all other victims of child abuse.

Against this backdrop, Penn State accepts the penalties and corrective actions announced today by the NCAA. With today’s announcement and the action it requires of us, the University takes a significant step forward.

Thu, 07/19/2012

Independence: A Guide to Historic Philadelphia

Penn State Harrisburg Associate Professor of History and Humanities George Boudreau has written a book that explores the history of Philadelphia, from its founding as a colony and haven for English Quakers in 1681, to its role as the first U.S. capital.

Tue, 07/17/2012

Artifacts from the Library exhibit "From Spectators to Champions: Female Athletes in the Olympic Games"

Photographs from the Library exhibit "From Spectators to Champions: Female Athletes in the Olympic Games"

Who is the most decorated Olympic athlete of all time? (Hint: it’s a woman.) Which Olympic swimmer gained more celebrity for carousing and breaking curfew than for her gold medal backstroke performance? Which athlete starred as Jane in the 1938 film Tarzan’s Revenge?

Find answers and see photos of these and other female athletes in the display “From Spectators to Champions: Female Athletes in the Olympic Games,” through Sep. 14 at the Penn State Harrisburg Library.

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Davisson receives University innovation award

Mon, 07/16/2012

Ryan Davisson and Kevin Morooney, vice provost of Information Technology. From it.psu.edu/connects/recognizes/recipients2012

Ryan Davisson, systems administrator at Penn State Harrisburg, has received the University’s Out of the Box Innovation Award for technology he designed for the college’s iPads.

Apple iPads – a line of tablet computers – lack the ability that traditional personal computers have for multiple users to log on. To accommodate students who rent the devices from the library for classwork or personal use, Davisson developed a technology that automatically erases any preference or software changes when students return them.

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Penn State issues statement on Freeh report

Thu, 07/12/2012

Source: Penn State Live; July 12, 2012

SCRANTON, Pa. -- Today’s comprehensive report is sad and sobering in that it concludes that at the moment of truth, people in positions of authority and responsibility did not put the welfare of children first. The Board of Trustees, as the group that has paramount accountability for overseeing and ensuring the proper functioning and governance of the University, accepts full responsibility for the failures that occurred. The Board, in cooperation with the Administration, will take every action to ensure that events like these never happen again in our university community.

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This summer, research takes students places

Tue, 06/26/2012

This summer, research is taking students places, from rooftops to the Rockies, and even back in time.

Fri, 06/15/2012

Bernadette Lear, Penn State Harrisburg behavioral sciences and education librarian, of Middletown, received the 2012 Donald G. Davis Article Award. The award, presented biannually by the American Library Association’s Library History Round Table, honors an English language article on American or Canadian library history.

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Jones and team named NCAA stat champions

Thu, 06/14/2012

Steve Jones (Harrisburg/Harrisburg H.S.), junior guard on Penn State Harrisburg’s men’s basketball team, was named the NCAA Division III 2012 statistical champion in steals per game, with an average of 4.19 swipes per contest.

The men’s basketball program also earned the 2012 statistical championship in steals as a team, with an average of 15 per game. This is the first NCAA Division III statistical championship for a team in campus history and caps off a historic year for the Lions, who posted a school-record 20 wins.

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Chancellor speaks at international colloquium

Wed, 06/13/2012

Chancellor Mukund S. Kulkarni joined educators from around the world to present “Applied Research: Connecting Education and Industry,” at the Hochschule Darmstadt – University of Applied Sciences International Colloquium, June 14, 2012, in Germany.

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College announces student award winners

Fri, 06/08/2012

Penn State Harrisburg honored graduate and undergraduate students for accomplishments in academics, service, and leadership at the 2012 Student Awards Convocation.

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