Dr. Bing Ran, associate professor of public administration in Penn State Harrisburg’s School of Public Affairs, recently was elected as chair of the Organizational Theory Division of the Administrative Sciences Association of Canada (ASAC) after serving as the divisional coordinator and editor over the past two years.
Dr. Beverly Cigler, distinguished professor of public policy and administration in Penn State Harrisburg’s School of Public Affairs, has received the 2015 Leslie A. Whittington Award for Excellence in Teaching, given by the Network of Schools of Public Policy, Affairs, and Administration (NASPAA).
Dr. Ronald Huss, associate vice president for research and technology transfer at Penn State, will present “Technology Transfer and Intellectual Property at Penn State” on Wednesday, September 23 from noon to 1:30 p.m. in the Olmsted Building Gallery Lounge on campus.
Huss will discuss the Penn State technology transfer process, the different types of intellectual property, entrepreneurship, and more.
Penn State Harrisburg will hold a Graduate School Open House on Thursday, September 17 at 6 p.m. in the campus library.
Guests will have the opportunity to meet with faculty and learn about Penn State Harrisburg’s more than 30 master’s and doctoral degrees. Information also will be available on financial aid, post baccalaureate certificates, joint degree programs, and more.
Enjoy a round of golf while supporting local athletes at the 6th annual Penn State Harrisburg golf tournament, presented by Orthopedic Associates of Lancaster.
Penn State Harrisburg has named alumnus Kevin Harter as the college’s first professor of practice. As such, Harter, the former chairman, president and CEO of Saladax Biomedical, Inc., will lead Penn State Harrisburg’s new entrepreneurial center. He will serve jointly in the School of Business Administration and the School of Science, Engineering, and Technology.
Data users from across the Commonwealth are set to gather at the Holiday Inn Harrisburg/Hershey for the Pennsylvania State Data Center’s (PaSDC) 2015 Data User Conference on Sept. 17. The annual conference serves as Pennsylvania’s most comprehensive single-day forum for research and development in demographic data.
Penn State Financial Literacy Manager Daad Rizk has compiled a list of six basic financial tips to help students successfully adapt to life away from home.
