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Penn State Harrisburg chef wins regional culinary challenge

Emily Getz, a cook for Housing and Food Services at Penn State Harrisburg, earned first place in the Mid-Atlantic region at the National Association of College and University Food Services 2025 Culinary Challenge, taking home an American Culinary Foundation gold medal for the dish she prepared.
Blue gloved hands using a pipette to transfer liquid into small, labeled test tubes arranged in a white plastic holder. Another gloved hand is holding a small purple container.

Two campuses earn ‘Research Colleges and Universities’ Carnegie Classification

Penn State Behrend and Penn State Harrisburg have received the new Carnegie Classification for “Research Colleges and Universities” — a designation awarded by the American Council on Education and the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching that recognizes institutions with at least $2.5 million in research and development expenditures from external and internal funding in an average year. Overall, Penn State retained its Research 1 (R1) standing, indicating the highest levels of research expenditures and doctorate production.