The recent college-sponsored study tour to Rome not only featured stops at many of the Eternal City’s tourist spots, but a week-long emersion into the culture and language of Italy.
Thirty-two students took advantage of the trip organized by the Penn State Harrisburg Honors Program. They were accompanied by two assistants and three faculty and staff. Students ranged from freshman to seniors and from 18 to 40 years of age.
Electrical Engineering and Electrical Engineering Technology undergraduate students from Penn State Harrisburg walked away with a third place award in the annual Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Region 2 Student Activities Conference at the University of Cincinnati April 13 to 15.
Penn State Harrisburg junior Brighid Wood’s touching online video tribute of condolences from colleges and universities nationwide to the Virginia Tech community is attracting national attention.
Retired Penn State Harrisburg faculty Member Richard Ammon has been named the 2007 Outstanding Pennsylvania Author by the Pennsylvania School Librarians Association.
The award, which is presented to an author or illustrator who has made notable contribution in children's or young adult literature, was given to Dr. Ammon at the organization’s annual conference in Hershey.
An initiative by Gov. Edward G. Rendell to build partnerships between Pennsylvania's colleges and universities, communities, and companies includes $400,000 in grants to Penn State Harrisburg.
Mechanicsburg resident Alexander Guk has only been a resident of the United States for 10 years, but his rapid ascent in the business world has earned him a prestigious Penn State recognition.
The vice president of technology for the Harrisburg-based Webclients Internet firm, Guk recently received the Alumni Achievement Award from the Penn State Alumni Association during ceremonies in University Park.
A three-day conference aimed at enhancing the education of English language learners in the region comes to the Holiday Inn Harrisburg East June 18 to 20.
A Penn State Harrisburg graduate who has led an area effort to provided skilled workers to employers is now taking the same initiative statewide.
Robert Garraty, a Hummelstown resident who holds two degrees from the college — Master of Public Administration ’91 and Ph.D. in Public Administration ’03 — has been named executive director of the Pennsylvania Workforce Investment Board by Gov. Edward G. Rendell.
