American journalist and public radio personality Sarah Koenig will visit Penn State Harrisburg on Jan. 23 in the Mukund S. Kulkarni Theatre (SEC Building). Koenig is the host and co-creator of the award-winning investigative journalism podcast "Serial," as well as a former producer of the television and radio program “This American Life.”
Penn State Harrisburg will present a performance of “Millie D’s Bar & Grill” at noon on Jan. 20 and 21, in the Mukund S. Kulkarni Theatre in the Student Enrichment Center (SEC) on campus. The performance is free and open to the public.
Brian Zang, a doctoral student in Penn State Harrisburg’s American studies program, received the American Folklore Society's Bill Ellis Prize for his article, "Conservative Cyborg Synagogues: Extending the Virtual Arms and Legs of Religious Communities."
On Dec. 19, the South Food District at University Park hosted the annual Penn State Culinary Challenge, sponsored by the National Association of College and University Food Services.
Penn State Harrisburg’s fall 2019 commencement ceremony will be available for viewing via livestream. The livestream will begin at 9 a.m. with the ceremony starting at 9:30 a.m. on Dec. 21 at the Giant Center in Hershey.
Through community partnerships in food recovery, Penn State is working towards bridging the gap between food waste and food insecurity, creating a more sustainable food system.
Penn State Harrisburg has selected six graduates to serve as student marshals at the fall 2019 commencement ceremony. The graduates will bear the banners representing each academic school, and together with the faculty marshals lead the graduating students during the ceremony processional.
On Dec. 17, Penn State received the Bronze Best Collaborative Program Award in the CASE District V Awards program for the 2019 Penn State Asia Pre-Departure Program. This award is a result of the excellent collaboration between Global Programs and the International Development Office at Penn State.
The Penn State Center for Security Research and Education has announced its spring 2020 grant program to support security-related scholarship and educational programs at Penn State. University faculty and researchers are eligible to apply by Feb. 14, 2020.
Students enrolled in one of two new online Penn State World Campus courses, created in collaboration between the School of International Affairs and the Homeland Security Program, led by the Penn State Harrisburg School of Public Affairs, have the unique opportunity to learn the intricacies of international relations from two former U.S. ambassadors with a combined 60 years of diplomatic experience.
