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Program fund created in honor of Clifford Jones
Thu, 10/25/2007
Clifford Jones

Since the creation of Penn State Harrisburg in 1966, Clifford Jones has been a tireless advocate on behalf of the college and its students.

That indispensible legacy is being honored through the newly established Cliff Jones Program Fund for Good Government, announced at the October Alumni Awards banquet.

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College participating in Toys for Tots campaign
Thu, 10/25/2007

Penn State Harrisburg is again participating in the annual Toys for Tots campaign in conjunction with the Harrisburg office of the U.S. Marine and Naval Reserve Center.

Collection bins for the campaign, which runs from November 2 through December 8, will be placed throughout campus for donations of new or gently used toys. Bins will be located in Olmsted Building, the Capital Union Building, Bookstore, and the library on campus.

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College team to compete in regional computer programming contest
Mon, 10/22/2007

A team of Penn State Harrisburg students is sharpening its skills in preparation for competition in the world’s most prestigious computer programming competition.

The students from Penn State Harrisburg will challenge teams from nine other colleges and universities Saturday, Oct. 27 in the regional contest of the 32 nd ACM International Collegiate Programming Contest sponsored by IBM at Shippensburg University.

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Race, crime is focus of newest book from Shaun Gabbidon
Mon, 10/22/2007
Shaun Gabbidon

Penn State Harrisburg Professor of Criminal Justice Shaun L. Gabbidon’s most recent scholarly research has produced a book which “reveals criminology’s quiet obsession with race and crime.”

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Holocaust survivor's poetry and story come to campus Nov. 1
Mon, 10/22/2007

Several years ago, Gail Rosen committed herself to keeping the poetry and story of Holocaust survivor Hilda Stern Cohen alive.

Rosen, a professional storyteller from Baltimore, brings her performance entitled “For Tomorrow: the Story and Poetry of Hilda Stern Cohen” to Penn State Harrisburg Thursday, Nov. 1 at 6:15 p.m. in the Morrison Gallery of the library.

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Forums to address math and science education issues
Mon, 10/22/2007

America’s challenges in science and mathematics education are well documented.

Those challenges, issues, and even successes will be profiled in a day-long public colloquium Friday, Oct. 26 at Penn State Harrisburg.

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Forum to focus on carbon credit initiatives for recycling
Wed, 10/17/2007

“Carbon Credit Incentives for Recycling” is the topic of a free, public forum Monday, Oct. 22 at Penn State Harrisburg.

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Depression Screening Day October 22
Mon, 10/15/2007

It is estimated that 18.8 million Americans age 18 and older have some sort of a depressive disorder.

And nearly half of all college students report feeling so depressed at some point in time that they have trouble functioning.

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Nadine Zahr in concert
Fri, 10/12/2007
Nadine Zahr

Nadine Zahr is anything but the stereotype of the demurring neo-folk singer.

Nominated as Best Female Performer of 2006 byCampus Activities Magazine, the singer and songwriter brings her unique and enthusiastic talents to Penn State Harrisburg’s Stack’s Stage at noon Nov. 12.

The performance is free and open to the public.

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Penn State Harrisburg faculty member's book profiles impact of ‘blaxploitation’ films
Fri, 10/12/2007
Women of Blaxploitation: How the Black Action Film Heroine Changed American Popular Culture

With the Civil Rights movement of the sixties fresh in their perspective, movie producers of the early 1970s began to make films aimed toward the underserved African American audience.

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